My story and how I became diagnosed with endometriosis

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At around age 12 I was having very painful periods but my mom told me it was normal or its all in your head. I started getting ovarian cysts and they were rupturing when I was 14 making everything worse and more painful. I was never properly diagnosed because I never complained I just deal with the pain. I had very very heavy periods growing up, soaking pads all the time I couldn't wear tampons. When I started having sex it was excruciating but again I dealt with it. When I was 23 I ended up going to emergency because I almost fell to the floor in pain, another cyst ruptured. Fast word so many tests and a laparoscopic surgery, emergency surgery I had a 10cm cyst removed, I saw 3 doctors until finally I was diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis and the doc said it was too late. I had a total hysterectomy taking all of my reproductive organs from me when I was 30. I lived with this hell and pain for 18 years because I was told it was normal?? I want it to stop so other women like me do not have to get this done if it's not necessary. It's been almost 6 years since my surgery and no children in our life still feeling empty at times. It sucks, endo sucks and a hysterectomy is not going to just make it go away.