I cant remember life before endometriosis

by Celine
(MI, USA)

The disease of endometriosis has turned my life into a nightmare really. It has been going on for so long that I cannot really remember what life was like before.

I have been fired from two jobs due to taking time off for sick leave. I currently have a job where I can work flexibly and from home as my duties are very computer based. But I have had to take a drop in salary, so endometriosis has affected my income.

Due to the amount of pain I suffer I do not socialize as much as I used to. There have been some nights when I have had to leave early and go home because of the pain symptoms of endometriosis that have come on suddenly.

My family are pretty supportive, but they do not fully understand what it is like to suffer all this pain. I think I am quite lucky with my pain levels, as I have read of some women suffering acute pain for most of the month, but mine is mostly when I have my periods.

As for relationships, well I do not even bother to go there now since I know that being intimate will cause me pain most of the time. Before my endometriosis got worse, I did have a steady relationship, but this did not last due to my ill health.

So endometriosis has affected just about all areas of my life. There is never a day goes by when I can forget it. It is always rearing its head one way or another. If I am not dealing with the symptoms of endometriosis, then I am having to consider things like when am I fit enough to do various tasks, what supplements should I be trying, how else can I look after myself. I just wish this nightmare of endometriosis would end