March is ENDometriosis awareness Month. So for the month of March
I shall be sharing some inspiring stories or testimonies rather from several of
courageous women. Women hailing from all
over the world from all walks of life; all has linked together; in the unity of
Sisterhood. They have come together with one cause -and that is to help bring
awareness to Endometriosis, with the faith that a cure will be found. To date
there is no cure, only subjective treatments. Approximately 176 million women
and girls worldwide suffer from endometriosis; 8.5 million in North America.
Symptoms include:
- pelvic pain apart from menses
- severe menstrual cramps
- backache
- painful intercourse or pain associated with sexual activity
- painful bowel movements
- fatigue
- bloating
- constipation
- menstrual diarrhea
- pain with exercise
- painful pelvic exams
- painful and frequent urination
Allow me to introduce you to a beautiful young woman, who's willing to share her Endometriosis Testimony. Sara Gregory.
The summer before my freshman year in high school, I woke up
in tremendous pain. I was hurting from my upper back to the tips of my toes. It
was the worst pain I had ever been in. We called the doctor, but he thought it
was just hemroids caused by the medicine of a knee surgery I had a few weeks
before. I took pain pills that made me sick and would get in a hot bath at 3
am. I couldn't get any relief no matter what I did. Finally, the doctor said I
needed a CT scan. Daddy almost had to drag me to get me to the car. Between the
pain and the drugs I couldn't walk or even think straight. I had to drink
disgusting banana flavored Barium on an empty stomach and have an IV poked in
my arm. They found out that I had a blind pouch in my belly. I was sent to the
only OB/GYN that would see me at such a young age.
He is AMAZING. I had
emergency surgery that night and another the next day. We found out that I have
only one kidney, two uterus, and about 600cc of blood built up in a blind pouch
from one uterus not having an opening. The blood was drained, and he did some
reconstructing. I had immediate relief when I woke up from surgery, but that
didn't last long. A different pain eased its way into my belly, and I had a
laparoscopic surgery a few months later. I was diagnosed with stage three
endometriosis when I was 13. I was sent to Atlanta, Georgia for more surgery,
and they said the endo shouldn't come back. It did. Since then, I have created
my own website for endometriosis awareness and support. I've become much
stronger and very thankful for what I have.
Contact Sara at:
Endomertriosis Resources
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