The Journey Continues (Part 2)…

Hey all, the first part to this blog can be found on my page. I would suggest reading this prior to reading this blog for my story to make sense. I’ll be starting where I left off in the previous blog…

After seeing a new doctor I once again brought up endometriosis and this time I filled out a couple of symptom and pain trackers/diaries. I was then taken more seriously and was transferred to see the family planning doctor who decided to send me for transabdominal and transvaginal scans, but they would always show up clear and show no abnormalities. After a couple of years of going back and forth, the new doctor referred me to the gynaecologist at the hospital as she believed that I had endometriosis. The first appointment I had was the worst experience with a doctor ever, I left the hospital in tears. The gynaecologist belittled me as she completely dismissed everything I said and ignored the symptom and pain diary I brought with me and was adamant that my issue was just irregular periods. She offered no solutions and told me to continue to take Naproxen and Zapain to help my symptoms.

Once back at my regular doctors she suggested I try an IUD, which is a plastic and copper T shaped device that is inserted into your womb. At 21 years old I decided to get it, it was the most painful experience for me, but it has probably helped the most out of all the treatments I’ve tried and it’ll last 5 years. My periods aren’t as heavy, and my symptoms have decreased but all the symptoms are still ongoing, so I was referred back to the hospital to see a endometriosis specialist. After seeing and talking to the specialist and taking all my trackers/diaries, she also believed that I had endometriosis and scheduled me for a laparoscopy to identify where the tissue was growing.

My first initial operation was cancelled on the day, so finally six months later my operation was rescheduled and in December 2019 I had the operation. The doctors had found that I did have endometriosis and it’s mainly growing behind my womb, and on the left-hand side of my pelvis. Straight after surgery I was offered to either have my name put down on the waiting list for another surgery to remove as much of the endometriosis they can or to have an injection every few months for a couple of years that would put my body into temporary menopause, but at the age of 22 I definitely did not want that, so I opted for the operation.

My journey so far brings us to this present day where I am still on the waiting list for my next operation and I continue to take Naproxen and Zapain. I still have really bad symptoms but slowly progression is being made to be able to live my life without being in pain or suffering the symptoms I do.

For anyone that thinks or feels that they may have endometriosis, I’ve posted some links below that I have used and found helpful:

https://helloclue.com/

Click to access pain-symptoms-diary.pdf

Click to access Endometriosis-My-Symptom-Tracker.pdf

With love,

Nakeita xoxo