MY ENDOMETRIOSIS JOURNEY | UNAPOLOGETICALLY ME 🎀 | EPISODE 1 | BY ELEANOR WOOD

First Episode of a series I am creating ‘ UNAPOLOGETICALLY ME’ starting with my own journey about being diagnosed with Endometriosis. If you are reading this video and also have Endo/ are currently battling to get diagnosed please know that you are not alone. I want to build a community of Endo warriors that can support and lean on each other when most needed. In the world of a condition that is so dismissive and isolating, let’s be there for one another. My dm’s are always open for anyone who wants a chat. Lets break the stigma or Endometriosis and educate as many people with the CORRECT information, all by being unapologetically me. 🎀🫧☁️ Love you all lots, Ell x Trigger warning - regarding having children 31:08- 34:54. Please read below some things I missed out on: by the time I am actually uplaoding this it isnt actually march anymore…but it was when i filmed hhha so let me off ! Incase you didn’t know as I didn’t actually say but Endometriosis is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows in other places, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes. But this tissue does not shead, it keeps growing and growing causing lots and lots of side effects. Endometriosis can show differently in everyone that has it, which is why it can be so hard to spot. Someone may only a small amount of tissue growing but it can cause huge amounts of side effects whereas someone may have lots of tissue and never even know they have it. I had been going to the doctors back and forth with small issues which I had the implant in but was always brushed off and never got anywhere which is why I was always lead to believe this is just how my body was.. until it got so much worse. I also am quite aware that although I had been the doctors the first time when I went into hospital, I only really started fighting for this when my implant was removed. This means I lived with this for about 4 years whilst I was given contraception and was going to the doctors back and forth for around 3 years before i had the laparoscopy. So I am aware that compared to most people this is not the slowest of journeys … which is ridiculous. I will keep updating this section as I think of more/ find out more. Just to reiterate again, I am not a doctor so please don’t take what I am saying as fact, this is just what has happened to me and what I have learnt along the way. If anyone is wondering or wants help in regards to endometriosis please consult your gp, but i would advise trying to get as much information as possible before doing do, to avoid being dismissed. I also would advise not googling the symptoms because alot of what is on he internet is not always true. Trusted places - https://www.endometriosis-uk.org/what... Whether you've just been diagnosed, have questions about treatment options or would just like someone to talk to, you call endometriosis uk free confidential endometriosis Helpline on 0808 808 2227.