Endometriosis

Endo here, and lots of it. Glad to meet ya!

Endo here as well. Suffered with it for 35 years...multiple laparoscopies (6), ablation and finally a partial. I've never been so glad to have that behind me. Add me if you like.

21 and have it! Seriously a pain on most days!

I am 25 years old.Suffered from pain for a lot of years and now my doctor thinks I have it but I am too scared to go for lap. I am in excruciating pain all the time. Getting to my class is hardest cos in pain you don't wanna workout, but once I am there I can push myself for those 60 minutes. I wanted to ask if lap is a safe option or not? I am too scared of being worse then now and OH, the weght gain, gained 30 pounds in three years. Now lost about 9 pounds in three months. I have a long way to go( also, thyroid and PCOS)
Anyone else with similar battle or not, add me, could use some more motivation.
We can do it

Hki everyone I have recently been diagnosed with Endo in dec 2012. I decided to make a Blog on my journey and would love if you ladies would visit and add your story to share with others who like me, feel alone with this horrid disease http://www.pureleverage.com/deniserennie/

I have a PCOS + endo combo. I love my food and also love to workout, but it is super hard to lose weight. Averaging about 2 lbs loss every month ever since I am active on MFP.

Happy to see message boards on here, regarding this topic!! Just recently diagnosed after having a robotic myomectomy to have fibroids removed. They found a stage 4 endometrial cyst on my ovary. It's nice to finally have a diagnosis, but the new medicines I'm on are really messing with my mood! I feel constantly tired and somewhat depressed. Wondering if anyone has any suggestions for change in diet and exercise to help combat the hormones!

Feel free to add.

Yes, I'm taking a low level combination of progesterone. Thank you for the tip! : )

I totally understand the pain level! I haven't been on any meds for the past 4 years and it's been ridiculous, but I had no idea there was a problem! I just thought I suffered from really bad periods! I always joked that if I can get pregnant, labor would be easy compared to what I go thru on a monthly basis!!

Hello, all. Stage 4 endo here with adenomyosis and PCOS. It is REALLY tough with fatigue and pain staying motivated! I'm starting over on my weight-loss journey and hoping this time it will stick.

I have posted in the past with information regarding the endo diet. It does help a ton. I've recently been reading up on the anti-inflammatory diet too and have decided that instead on focusing on pounds, I am going to focus on healing myself first, trying my best to implement this method. I think the reason I've failed in the past is because I've focused too much on what others think about me and the pounds as opposed to what's really important-quality of life. I just have to realize that my body is not like a normal woman's body and has some pretty major issues its dealing with. According to the research that I've done, a lot of times women who have endometriosis have leaky gut and TONS of inflammation. Inflammation in your body can make you hold onto weight and water, making it VERY tough to shed unwanted pounds. Some I've read about have found that the weight comes off just by eating the anti-inflammatory way; healing their gut with the right foods and supplements, if needed, while participating in moderate exercise, like walking and Pilates. This happened for me the first time I tried losing weight this way. The only major change I made the first time was getting off of gluten, then dairy, and most processed sugar. Gluten is one of my biggest triggers for the endo pain and bloating. The hardest part for me is when I'm running behind in my day. It's so easy to grab something unhealthy and quick. If I could successfully tackle that issue, I think I would be more likely to succeed long term.

I probably have endo. My mother had it and eventually had a hysterectomy. I have all the symptoms, but haven't had a laparscopic surgery.

Mine is pretty well controlled through diet and birth control. My toughest times were before I started birth control and got my diet under control, and when I was trying to conceive my children. When my period would come I would be up all night moaning in pain. I've never had an ultrasound where I didn't have a cyst. I consider birth control to prevent me from getting my period to be a need, not a want.

I also struggle with fatigue. I've never felt like a high energy person. I'm not sure if this is the result of the endo or something else.

Dairy seems to be my biggest trigger. I've never tried to hard to cut out gluten. I once tried to generally go low carb, but felt exhausted and awful and gave it up. I would consider it if I really thought it would help my overall fatigue.

Having the laproscopic surgery this Friday. After 2 years of trying to manage it through cycle charting, progesterone (both oral & vaginal), pelvic floor physical therapy...etc., I'm ready to (hopefully) get rid of the pain for good with the surgery. I'm nervous that it could be so bad that I have to have a hysterectomy. Wish me luck...

I should mention that my quality of life has greatly improved since I quit eating gluten, cut sugar down to a minimum (mostly just from fruit and the occasional chocolate bar) and cut dairy almost completely out.