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Surviving Endometriosis: I’ve become much stronger and very thankful for what I have

March is Endometriosis awareness Month. So for the month of March I shall be sharing some inspiring stories or testimonies rather from several of courageous women. Women hailing from all over the world from all walks of life; all has linked together; in the unity of Sisterhood. They have come together with one cause -and that is to help bring awareness to Endometriosis, with the faith that a cure will be found. To date there is no cure, only subjective treatments. Approximately 176 million women and girls worldwide suffer from endometriosis; 8.5 million in North America.

Symptoms include:

painful and frequent urinationAllow me to introduce you to a beautiful young woman, who’s willing to share her Endometriosis Testimony. Sara Gregory.

pelvic pain apart from menses
severe menstrual cramps
backache
painful intercourse or pain associated with sexual activity
painful bowel movements
fatigue
bloating
constipation
menstrual diarrhea
pain with exercise
painful pelvic exams

The summer before my freshman year in high school, I woke up in tremendous pain. I was hurting from my upper back to the tips of my toes. It was the worst pain I had ever been in. We called the doctor, but he thought it was just hemroids caused by the medicine of a knee surgery I had a few weeks before. I took pain pills that made me sick and would get in a hot bath at 3 am. I couldn’t get any relief no matter what I did. Finally, the doctor said I needed a CT scan. Daddy almost had to drag me to get me to the car. Between the pain and the drugs I couldn’t walk or even think straight. I had to drink disgusting banana flavored Barium on an empty stomach and have an IV poked in my arm. They found out that I had a blind pouch in my belly. I was sent to the only OB/GYN that would see me at such a young age.

He is AMAZING. I had emergency surgery that night and another the next day. We found out that I have only one kidney, two uterus, and about 600cc of blood built up in a blind pouch from one uterus not having an opening. The blood was drained, and he did some reconstructing. I had immediate relief when I woke up from surgery, but that didn’t last long. A different pain eased its way into my belly, and I had a laparoscopic surgery a few months later. I was diagnosed with stage three endometriosis when I was 13. I was sent to Atlanta, Georgia for more surgery, and they said the endo shouldn’t come back. It did. Since then, I have created my own website for endometriosis awareness and support. I’ve become much stronger and very thankful for what I have.