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At the age of 32 I have spent the past 11 years of my life battling what seemed to be an uphill battle with my health. I have been to almost every type of doctor imaginable and each one was only able to tell me that autoimmune disorders are very hard to diagnose and that it could take many years to fully diagnose which one or ones I had. Each doctor tried to help band aid my two page list of symptoms as best as they could, but taking multiple medications daily in my early twenties was not how I wanted to rest of my life to go. Being so "sick" that I was not living my life anymore and only thinking about the pain and the next test they would send me for. After exiting an abusive marriage, filing for a PFA and finally being granted a divorce it caused me to reevaluate my entire adult life of choices I have made. I completelychanged to try to better myself as a person focusing on my physical, emotional, and spiritual health.
I became so ill that I could barely continue to work a job that I love. Multiple doctors appointments later and the pain continuing to increase daily I decided to have an exploratory surgery done to try to figure out what was wrong. The day of the surgery I was blessed to have my family by my side and was ready to have my health problems fixed. When I awoke I was told that they had found large amounts of Endometriosis all around my abdominal area. I was lead to believe that they were able to fix the problem and that after the surgery recovery I would be pain free. Three weeks later at my follow up appointment I was feeling pretty good until the doctor told me the bad news. She explained that there was too much Endometriosis to remove all of it and that there was late stage Endometriosis attached to my bladder that could not be touched. This was devastating for me after three weeks of thinking everything was fixed. My pain came back with vengeance a week later and I started exploring my options. The main two options my doctor lead me to believe I had were a hysterectomy or these shots that had a very low chance of helping and were so severe that I could only be on them for six months. I had a very hard time with this as I was making many healthy lifestyle changes that were making amazing changes to my overall health before the Endometriosis started.
I decided to do my own research on the topic and ordered many books and did as much reading as I could on the topic. I talked to others with Endometriosis about treatments they had tried and if they had any luck with any of them. Sadly the overall consensus was that nothing had been helping with their pain. From my readings I had learned that diet change was one of the best ways to control Endometriosis and its effects on my daily life. I decided to make the change to a Gluten Free Diet that is low in added sugars and low in processed foods. I immediately saw a change in my pain and when I am able to stay gluten free I do not have any Endometriosis pain which is crazy after seeing the pictures from my surgery of how much was left inside me.
Each day brings on its own set of challenges and pains, but I know that I can continue to live my life if I make the time to plan my meals and stay active. This life is not easy and I have had many setbacks, but I have also had many gains and met many new people since starting this journey. Two things that keep me going each day are that nothing worth having comes easy and each challenge makes me a stronger person to help me become a better version of myself. My list of medical diagnosis include; Endometriosis, Raynaud's Disease, Anemia, B-12 Deficiency, Ovarian Cysts, and Fibromyalgia. Each day is a new challenge that I embrace and hope to share some of my success recipes, activities and inspire others who want positive motivation to keep trying each day!
I became so ill that I could barely continue to work a job that I love. Multiple doctors appointments later and the pain continuing to increase daily I decided to have an exploratory surgery done to try to figure out what was wrong. The day of the surgery I was blessed to have my family by my side and was ready to have my health problems fixed. When I awoke I was told that they had found large amounts of Endometriosis all around my abdominal area. I was lead to believe that they were able to fix the problem and that after the surgery recovery I would be pain free. Three weeks later at my follow up appointment I was feeling pretty good until the doctor told me the bad news. She explained that there was too much Endometriosis to remove all of it and that there was late stage Endometriosis attached to my bladder that could not be touched. This was devastating for me after three weeks of thinking everything was fixed. My pain came back with vengeance a week later and I started exploring my options. The main two options my doctor lead me to believe I had were a hysterectomy or these shots that had a very low chance of helping and were so severe that I could only be on them for six months. I had a very hard time with this as I was making many healthy lifestyle changes that were making amazing changes to my overall health before the Endometriosis started.
I decided to do my own research on the topic and ordered many books and did as much reading as I could on the topic. I talked to others with Endometriosis about treatments they had tried and if they had any luck with any of them. Sadly the overall consensus was that nothing had been helping with their pain. From my readings I had learned that diet change was one of the best ways to control Endometriosis and its effects on my daily life. I decided to make the change to a Gluten Free Diet that is low in added sugars and low in processed foods. I immediately saw a change in my pain and when I am able to stay gluten free I do not have any Endometriosis pain which is crazy after seeing the pictures from my surgery of how much was left inside me.
Each day brings on its own set of challenges and pains, but I know that I can continue to live my life if I make the time to plan my meals and stay active. This life is not easy and I have had many setbacks, but I have also had many gains and met many new people since starting this journey. Two things that keep me going each day are that nothing worth having comes easy and each challenge makes me a stronger person to help me become a better version of myself. My list of medical diagnosis include; Endometriosis, Raynaud's Disease, Anemia, B-12 Deficiency, Ovarian Cysts, and Fibromyalgia. Each day is a new challenge that I embrace and hope to share some of my success recipes, activities and inspire others who want positive motivation to keep trying each day!
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