First Blog!

I decided to start a blog because I have been dealing with a lot lately and I think my poor boyfriend could use a break. I could talk to my friends and family but it's hard for anyone to understand what you are going through unless you have this debilitating disease. I was diagnosed September 2014 with stage IV endometriosis through a laparascopic surgery. I had been dealing with excruciating pain and chronic fatigue since I was 14. I always felt something was wrong but didn't know what to do about it. I tried telling my family and doctors and their solution was putting me on the pill. Fast forward 9 years later the pain became so bad I was begging to have surgery. They found cysts and lesions on my uterus, ovaries, ureter, and more. It has been five months since I had the surgery and not only is the endometriosis growing back but this week has been one of the most painful experiences of my life. After many calls to every doctor I know, I ended up going to the ER at 3:30 in the morning where they gave me morphine, zofran, promethazine, and 800 mg ibuprofen. Finally  I had some relief, although it wasn't long until the pain became unbearable again. Pain killers helped for maybe an hour. I was terrified wondering where I was going to go from here and if I was going to have to go through this terrible agony the rest of my life. No one knows what causes this horrible disease and there is no cure. I have spent hours and hours on google and every social media site searching for women who have endometriosis and hoping some of them have found solutions. This has been one of the main reasons I wanted to begin writing. If one woman who is suffering can stumble upon this blog and it make her feel like she isn't alone, I have done my job. You can have the most supportive and caring people around you, but when doctors are looking at you and know how bad your disease is but can't give you an answer to help besides send you to a different doctor, you feel alone and helpless. The quote "let your faith be bigger than your fear" has stuck with me throughout my life. Whether you believe in a higher power or not, let your faith in whatever you do believe motivate you to find the positivity in life and make the best of every situation. If not, what's the point? I will be blogging about my journey to find answers, solutions, to promote awareness, and my everyday life. My heart goes out to you all!