Nadia is the team leader for Team Zimbabwe. They’re putting together the first ever EndoMarch in their country and are hoping it will be a great success. They are also hosting a February 27, 2016, awareness campaign with guest speakers to try to not only raise awareness of our illness, but hold in-depth conversations about possible causes and future treatments. Nadia and I have been talking for the past several days and she’s allowing me to share her story with you today.
Continue readingPelvic Congestion Syndrome
A condition that develops with the presence of varicose veins around the ovaries. It can cause pelvic pain, painful sex, and painful periods.
Share Your Story : Cyntelle
Cyntelle was diagnosed with Endometriosis when she was 29 years old. Now 32 and living in Savannah, GA, Cyntelle is the mother of a beautiful son. She loves dancing and music, and has recently begun a blog of her own. Cyntelle’s Endo journey is quite a bumpy one…
Cyntelle’s Journey: After I had my son (October 2008), I was still vomiting and had terrible abdominal pain. My belly was swollen to the point that people were asking if I was pregnant again (impossible). December 2008 I went to the ER. The ER doc said I had a kidney infection and possibly an STD. I was a single, black, young mother so of course I had an STD? Right? Wrong. No STD was found and I was 25. Not as young as the high school age they thought I was. I digress. :)They performed lots of tests, I had an ultrasound, everything. The PA suggested I had a small cyst on my left ovary. ER doc stuck with kidney infection. What do I know? I’m no doctor.
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