Stories of Others

Share Your Story : Melinda

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Guyanese woman in a blue shirt and necklace

Melinda lives in Guyana in South America and was 35-years-old when she was diagnosed with Endometriosis.  Now 40, she has started an Endometriosis Support Group in her country.  May she bring the government, the women, and the medical professionals together to raise Endo awareness and improve healthcare for the Guyanese citizens!

Melinda’s Journey: 

🌅 Let me begin by thanking Lisa Drayton from Bloomin’ Uterus for giving me that little nudge I needed to start this Endo conversation in Guyana. My journey with Endometriosis has been a long and very painful one.

During the latter half of my teens I started having severe pains, heavy bleeding, bloating, lower back pain and constipation during my menstrual cycle. The pain was so intense I would sometimes faint.

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Share Your Story : Mirror & Soul

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A fellow blogger, known as Mirror & Soul,  was 32 when she was diagnosed with Endometriosis.  Today she’s 38 and she wants to share her story with us.

Mirror & Soul’s Journey: She has shared her story on her blog and wishes to share it with us.

Advice to EndoWarriors: Don’t give up. Look for experts in the field to treat you.

The Last Word: There is hope for cure.

If you would like to contact her you can email her.

I want to send a special Thank You out to Mirror & Soul for sharing her story with us today and sharing a message of hope and strength!

And if YOU would like to share your story, please let me know.  The best part about this disease is the strong network of love and support from our fellow EndoWarriors, and our friends and family, too.

Yours, Lisa.

Share Your Story: C

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text that reads "I just wish there was a cure."

C. was 23 when she was diagnosed with Endometriosis.  Today she’s 29 and living in Staffordshire in the United Kingdom and she wants to share her story with us.

C’s Journey: I suffer with endometriosis, every day is a struggle with all the pain I have and feeling tired all the time. I also have a lot of hip and leg pain especially at night lying down its like having pressure in my thighs and hips and start getting sharp pains so I have keep moving all night from the left to the right side. And I have sciatica in my back sometimes. I’m not able to do much exercise either because I’m always feeling tired so I’m putting on weight.

The Last Word: I just wish there was a cure for this horrible disease, to be pain free and enjoy life and enjoy being a mum.

If you would like to contact C., you can email her here.  I’m sure she’d love to receive some encouragement and hope.

I want to send a special Thank You out to C. for sharing her story with us today.  May today be a better day than yesterday.

And if YOU would like to share your story, please let me know.  The best part about this disease is the strong network of love and support from our fellow EndoWarriors, and our friends and family, too.

Yours, Lisa.

Share your Story : Nurah

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African American woman wearing a purple wrap around her head decorated with pink flowers

Nurah was 10 when she got my first period and right away knew something was wrong. She lives in Nairobi, Kenya and shares her story with us today.

Words of Advice for Us: Talk about it. Don’t be quiet. Collect all the info you have & keep getting. Make a scrapbook for your daughters & sons to give their daughters (I got endo from my grandad’s mom) Just talk about it.

I want to send a special Thank You out to Nurah for sharing her story with us today.  And thank you for your powerful words and spreading awareness of this disease with your own blog.  You truly are a Warrior, Sister, and friend.

And if YOU would like to share your story, please let me know.  The best part about this disease is the strong network of love and support from our fellow EndoWarriors, and our friends and family, too.

Yours, Lisa.

Share Your Story : Nicole

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Nicole was diagnosed with Endometriosis when she was 28 but, like so many of us, had been dealing with the pain since puberty.  And she, too, learned that “I was no longer just a whiner with PMS.”  She’s a fellow blogger and has written about her journey and wants to share it with us today.

Nicole’s Journey:  My story goes back nearly 30 years, so…it’s kind of long. 🙂

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Share your Story : Alex

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Alex lives in New Zealand and was diagnosed with Endometriosis when she was 14.

Alex’s Journey:  Well at the age of 14 I was seen by my specialist after going into hospital 2 with in a few weeks with abdo pain… She said I’ll see you for surgery so she did! Adhesions, endo and appendix.

By the time I was 18 I was back to square 1, pain killers are useless to this day. I have seen specialists around the country for other opinions…

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Share your Story : Mariella

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Mother and child running to ocea with text "to test our courage and willingness to change"

Mariella is a fellow blogger who was diagnosed with Endometriosis when she was 25.  Now 38, she shares her story with us:

Mariella’s Journey:  You can read all about it here

Words of Advice for Us:  Make changes to your diet and lifestyle

If you would like to contact Mariella, you can  email her or follow her blog, Resourceful Health.

I want to send a special Thank You out to Mariella for sharing her story with us today.

And if YOU would like to share your story, please let me know.  The best part about this disease is the strong network of love and support from our fellow EndoWarriors, and our friends and family, too.

Yours, Lisa.

Share Your Story : Alexandra

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Woman with brown hair wearing a shirt that reads "Fight like a (yellow ribbon) girl."

Alexandra is a fellow blogger out of Brisbane, Australia.  Today she share’s her Endometriosis journey with us.  She was diagnosed when she was 20, and now five years later here she goes, starting us out with a *bang*:

Alexandra’s Journey: “Uterus.” There, I said it! Uterus! Periods. Ovaries. Fallopian Tubes. Bleeding. Tampon. Rectum. Hormones. Bladder. Cervix. Menstruation. Vagina. Discharge. Pelvis. Pads. Endometriosis. Awkward.

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