The Story of Endometriosis 1

My friend, Maria, encourage me to write my story of endometriosis. I was reading through her blog and found out how hard her struggle. Mine was not that hard, it wasn't easy either. So, here is the story...

I always feel the menstrual pain, premenstrual and during the menstrual, since junior high school. For several occasion, I fainted during my period. I never went to the gynecologist to check whether I have a disease or not. I just thought it was a natural pain. Every period I took pain killer just to ease the pain and i took it for the whole week of period.

The story moved on until a friend of mine commented how big was my lower stomach. I was very thin and the stomach did look so big and weird. She said that I have to see a gynecologist. I was so afraid. The menstrual pain begun to be stronger. I fainted before the period came and it was during my office hours. This was my turning point, I have to face my fear.

It was on early August 2003 when I went to see my friend. She is a young doctor. When she touched my stomach, she suggested to see a gynecologist. She accompanied me to see the gynecologist the next day but the doctor was on holiday. So we went to a different doctor, a surgeon who was available at the moment. He was the most handsome doctor I've ever seen... LOL... He asked me to do a complete USG test on my abdomen. I made an appointment to be checked on the next day in the same hospital.

I have to fasted for this test. I remember waiting for a few hours for the doctor to came. When he came in the room, he started the USG test. He told me that every organs in my abdomen was in a good condition. He detected 2 large cysts in my ovary. He told me both of them were in the right side. His prediction on the size of the cysts are the first cysts was about 5cm and the second cysts about was 8cm. He said I have to take it out by surgery. According to its size, it would have cut the right ovary. He comforted me by saying that I still can have a baby only with left ovary. It was hard to hear his comment on my condition.

At the afternoon I went back to the surgeon and he confirmed it. He suggested me to see a gynecologist. I didn't know what to do. It was difficult to fight it especially when you have to fight it alone....