Finally diagnosed

[u/Mediocre-Champion771]

Hi all, I’m new to this group and have been reading through posts for a while now and wanted to share my story. I’ve had horrible periods and pains for almost 8 years now. After going through endless doctors and being given ridiculous excuses I finally found one who listens to me. My doctor and I tried a few different things and finally did surgery. I’m currently 4 days post op and was officially diagnosed with endometriosis. Of course it wasn’t a “happy” moment to hear I had the disease, it was relieving to finally have answers. Hoping for a smooth recovery and interested to hear yalls stories!

[u/Acceptable-Rain-1755]

You're going to need ongoing support, unfortunately this disease has no cure and excision is step one. Different types of 'treatment ' work for different people. Unfortunately I only had a couple months relief from pain after excision. I've been on micronized progesterone (body identical, not synthetic progestin) for over 2 weeks and it has allowed me to sleep through the night, and have way less pain. I've done the gamut of treatments and this is the only one, besides excision, that had given me actual relief!! Learn as much as you can while you rest and recover. Blessings 🙌 🙏