My endometriosis journey

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I have suffered with symptoms for many years but was officially diagnosed by laparoscopy in May 2015. It took 6 months to get my insurance to pay for my first treatment attempt. In that 6 months, my disease progressed quickly. I started on monthly depot lupron injections in December 2015. Those continued for 2 months until it was effecting my osteoarthritis horribly.  My dr claims that he never read in my chart that I had osteoarthritis, even though it was clearly stated in there and even the nurses said it was there. So, we stopped the lupron and went to using the mirena IUD as a treatment.  Within a week of having the mirena I was very sick and in severe pain, come to find out the mirena had caused me to develop PID. It's been almost 5 months since I got the mirena and I have had more pain and more issues than ever before. But I was told by the dr and staff to wait it out that the symptoms will get better. That the mirena is the best treatment option for my endometriosis. All I know is I am always in pain, always tired, always have a feeling of being depressed. This disease along with my other ailments have taken such a toll on my life, my body and the lives of my SO and children. I just wish there was something I could finally have that would allow me to lead a normal life.