31/03/2026
MARCH is always a big month for me & makes me reflect on my past experiences with my Endometriosis & where Iโm at with it now.
So this is what happens when you have a laporoscopy to diagnosis a misdiagnosed chronicillness nearly 20yrs too late! ๐ก it all started for me when I was around 15yrs old.
I was at stageschool I was told time & time again by doctors that my painful & swollen tummy was irritablebowelsyndrome caused by stress,worry & anxiety.But what about my incredibly painful,heavy & long periods that at times would leave me in bed unable to move.
There would be many days when I would have to sit at the side of the dance studio & watch the rest of my classmates doing what I loved most but just couldnโt๐ข.i kept quiet about the symptoms that were linked to my periods as I was way too embarrassed as a young girl.
Endometriosis has had a huge impact on the whole of my adult life.
Impacting on some of my career choices & dream job opportunities,missing out on nights out/days out with friends & family,and the most important & the most heartbreaking for me robbing me of my fertility!
To never be able to carry a child and feel them kick &move inside of me. Itโs been a long hard road for me to try & accept that fact with a whole lot of emotions all rolled into 1. Depression has played a big part in my endometriosis in the last 6yrs most of the time I never show my true feelings,I put on my happy face & hide it all from the real world.(learnt that from the drama classes lol) but my mum & wife know the real me and at my worst days when Iโm rolling around on the floor in agony as I donโt know what to do best for the pain,when Iโm being sick, passing out ,numbness in my legs and pain in my back and my happy Hayley just canโt be seen. Along with my mum ,wife dog I would be lost.They are my rocks& comfortblankets.
Since my 1st laparoscopy & diagnosis in 2018 Iโve had 2 laparoscopies to remove endo& 2 rounds of IVF that has failed.
March This yr my hospital is saying a hysterectomy is best option for me,Iโm devastated but know itโs right ๐