I guess they never explain what happens after you get the diagnosis you’ve been fighting for. Years of unexplained pain and symptoms, invisible on blood tests or imaging. “You have endometriosis.” It’s not a death sentence, but you will deal with its’ wrath for the unseeable future.
There’s no cure for it. Hormones, meds, diet changes and surgeries won’t make it go away. People who don’t see you every day won’t be able to see you have it or are affected from it, but the people closest to you have seen you struggle just to exist.
You cancel plans, even ones with the people you love the most. You miss out on a lot. You have to call out of work more than anyone you’ve ever known.
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