My friend sent this to me and I laughed so hard. Took 13 years to get my initial diagnosis and I have had so many ultrasounds that showed nothing. I needed to share it with you all too 😂

My cousin in Albuquerque NM sent this to me. This visibility for our disease is so exciting! Woot!

I dont know if we’re allowed to get political here so please delete if not allowed, but I need somewhere to talk about this in a community of people that might understand.

The small and I mean SMALL “solutions” we have to help our disease are at risk. The already screwed up medical system is about to change for the worse.

For those of us who are on birth control, we’re at stake. For those who are high risk and want to have children, we’re at stake. For those like me who can’t risk having children because of the dangers, we’re at stake. Our surgery treatments are at stake. Men are going to be controlling the narrative about how we stay safe in our own bodies.

The worst part is I have to prepare for not only my maga family but the world to all make jokes about this as if it genuinely doesn’t put my life is in the hands of people who don’t care about discarding it.

I know that it could spread to the lungs but not the heart. And this is why I'm always so quick to talk about endometriosis because people just think it's an reproductive issue or painful periods. Not to imagine the people who can't afford surgery and it gets worse over time. There is no a place in my body where I haven't felt pain because of endo. I've always suspected that there's something wrong with my body since I was 12 but I thought it was puberty. Then I finally got a gyno that listened to me when I was 23 and told me I need to get a lap and hysteroscopy done.

** I'm just venting this can be really frustrating and I should get my first lap soon but I'm waiting on government assistance 🙃

I just got diagnosed in December after seven years! I thought some of you may relate, I really wanted to capture the pain I experienced in my illustrations and juxtapose it with things that doctors and others have told me over the years.

It was so important for me to illustrate the scar tissue because I didn't know what it looked like before I got the pictures back after my surgery and also it was sooo validating to see.

My 10 year painful and frustrating journey of getting my own diagnosis with endometriosis ignited a fire inside of me to become a doctor and help others by listening, providing validation, advocating, and investigating every complaint so others can live better quality lives.

Today, I got the call from one of the medical schools I interviewed at offering an acceptance. I can’t help but think of how many lives I’m going to impact because of my own experiences as a patient. In my interviews, I even proposed research projects that would help us better understand and potentially diagnose this heinous disease faster. I am doing this for all of you and all the women who are silently suffering without answers.

I was pleasantly surprised to see a model with the same scars I and so many others have! Makes me happy that endo is being recognized even in the world of modeling 🥲

(Meme repost-not mine)
Maybe not the right flair but I called off from work today because my pelvis is so tight and nerves so irritated that it’s painful to sit, stand, or walk. Which are like the only options??? So it’s just painful to exist. I debated calling off despite the pain because I almost always have some level of pain but the fatigue is bad this week too. And I’m getting a pulling sensation in my abdomens that’s painful too. Yes, I’ve called and left a message with my doc. Anyway, reminder for the chronically ill: the normal amount of pain is zero. You are allowed to use your sick leave to take a break from having to work in pain. Your coworkers who aren’t chronically ill will call off for a hangover. Don’t beat yourself up over taking a break.