Endometreosis

Isn't there just one? Ban Ignorance incoming...

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Nah, me too!

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Well, that's rude. It's not like YOU know what they are going through, really. I think if you're choosing not to read someone just because they have something like this and choose to write about it in their diary (because DUH it's THEIR diary), that's pretty lame. So maybe they are better off not having you read them if you're going to be so uncompassionate.

And I am pretty sure that these girls with endometriosis don't let it STOP them from living their lives, it just makes some things more difficult.

I think, why judge them, if you don't know what it's like to have it?

I suffer from it. And let me tell you, it is bad. Every morning when I wake up and every night before I go to bed, I get pain like clockwork. And sometimes the pain wakes me up during sleep. But of course you seem to know how bad it is, so I won't dwell on that too much.

I'll just say that no one can really know what it's like until one experiences it for themselves.

I'm lucky in that I somehow manage to work through the pain - I attend university full-time as a medical student, I spend a lot of time studying, I go out and hang with friends, I do all the normal things any 23-year-old would do. Yes, the pain interrupts activities sometimes, but I know that nothing else can be done about it so the only choice I have is to work through it, or to give my body a time-out when it gets atrociously bad.

For many of us, it's tough. Treatments are mediocre at best. Painkillers do shit all (apart from making us sleepy). The disease returns even after it's removed surgically. It can increase the risk of endometrial cancer. It can lead to bladder and bowel problems. It can cause infertility.

I'll agree with you on one thing - that it's poor form to use endometriosis as an excuse for everything that is wrong in one's life. I believe in not being passive about your life, but instead being active - i.e. if you don't like something about your life, change it.

But try, just try, to think about what it would be like to have a heavy, burning, compressive pain (to put it graphically, it's like a fist being shoved into your uterus) when you're trying to pay attention in class, or trying to study, or trying to have a fun night out with friends. It's pretty damn difficult.

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Just because you don't want to hear about it doesn't mean you have to give up on the person. Maybe just skip over the part where they talk about it, and only really read into what you're interested in? Assess why you are friends with this person in general, and perhaps discuss this with the person, so they know you aren't trying to hurt their feelings?

kein mitleid

I know someone like this.. its not that you're being rude.. but literally.. this is all the chick posts about... "i cant go out bc of it... i cant get a job bc of it.. i cant do this bc of it.." Get treatment.. it'll make it bearable. I'm not being rude... but be proactive.. geez.

Treatment doesn't always make it bearable. Just sayin'. =)

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Okay sorry.. Ive always heard good success stories *shrugs*

.. but the chick I know hasnt really tried.. she just automatically says it dont work... I cant feel sorry for someone who dont try to better themselves or their health.

Just like my sinus problems.. I have horrible sinus infections that spreads into the small tissue of my face and swells my entire face for at least a week.. the sinus infection itsself puts horrendous pressure on my teeth (which is my major weakness.. to me, my toothaches are worse than my labor was) .. and I cant eat until its gone bc of the pain.. I dont expect sympathy bc I wont go to the dr.. (all they do it repeatedly give me antibiotics.. and I hate taking too much of them).. It's my fault I'm still in pain and hungry.. but I dont complain and keep trucking on even if I cant see bc my eyes are swollen (yes..it gets that bad).. lol

I just cant feel bad for someone who dont try.. *shrugs*

Really? You've heard good success stories? Well those stories you read/heard must be in the incredible (lucky) minority, because I've read extensively on the subject, and my treating specialist is the best in my city, and he says that treatment is rarely successful.

But look, I agree. We all have one health issue or another. Yours sounds particularly painful and horrible and I'm really sorry to hear of it. =( And I agree that if you haven't done everything you can (within reason) to try and get it treated, and if you're letting it be an excuse for everything wrong in your life, then that's not the way to be.

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Wow, thats pretty harsh of you, i dont know why you would read her diary if you dont want to hear all that. after all its her diary.

i a couple of people with endos - yeahi support em as well.

I know a couple people * correction* have no idea how I forget "know"

I do not suffer from this illness. But I do know people who do. And everyone reacts differently to their illness.

I cannot imagine what these women go through everyday and I admire them for having the strength to get through life everyday however they are able to.

Just like I envy my sister for being 35 and living since age 27 with Rheumatoid arthritis. She works everyday and basically runs the place she works. She also takes care of many other people and still manages to find time for fun. She needs a shoulder, knee, and ankle replacement but puts it off as she cannot stand not working. If she were to stop working her life would be over, because her arthritis would be much worse. She deals with pain on a daily basis that no medications can fix. But she still lives her life as she needs to because she has no other choice.

Instead of talking smack about the people who struggle every day with issues they cannot control, try understanding and maybe respecting that everyone handles their life differently. You wouldn't like if someone talked about you like you are them.

I have endos and fibromyalgia, which is a double problem, but don’t feel like you’re being rude. I get irritated at others that are like that too. I go to school full time, work full time, and have kids. So I wouldn’t feel bad about saying it but I would give up on your friend either. Just tell her to suck it up there are others worse off then her. Look at 3rd world countries

I'm not saying this is directed towards me.. however if it is I'd like to know who you are. I don't plan on starting an argument with you or anything of the sorts. I just want to know. Thank you.

I really do feel that a lot of Bloopers miss the meaning of what a DIARY is. It's a place where a person can write about ANYTHING, including their medical woes. So if said person wants to write about her Endometriosis she can. If she wants to let it get in the way of what she wants to do that is on her. If you don't like it, don't read her. No one is forcing you. If you were really her friend you'd tell her how you feel instead of hiding behind the anonymity of Bloop Secrets.

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