Mental pain worse that endo pain

[wp22]

Does anyone feel like the mental pain from endo is worse than the physical pain. I really suffer badly from the physically pain but every day have worse emotional pain as I long to get pregnant and this disease has made it impossible. X

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I know what you are talking about i have endometriosis and poly cystic ovaries and adenomyosis and my chances of ever conceiving naturally are non existent im 22 years old and have had these conditions since 14 years old.

Im now seeing a fertility specialist but tbh i didn't want to have a child until i was around 25 years old and i feel like ive been pressured into it and sometimes i wonder if it will even ever happen anyways as my pain is getting worse as the days go on. It is mentally challenging and the constant endo pain dont help the situation it just makes you remember and think why me.

Ive been diagnosed since i was 19 and 3 years later im still struggling to come to terms with it.

[Jayleo]

Hi wp22, sorry to hear your feeling this way, I can totally agree with you about the mental pain, I know how hard it is and how emotional endo makes you feel, I'm 26 and I had a c-section three years ago and the pain started about a year after, i lost count the amount of visits I had to my docs and after getting constantly fobbed off with pain killers I'm only just getting answers after being referred to a gynecologist, I'm on anti depressants too and i have days where I cannot stop crying, your not alone I know how emotional this can make you feel, I'm here if you want to talk x

[moomin86 in reply to Jayleo]

I know exactly how you feel. I was diagnosed 4 years ago when I was 23 after being told it was IBS and stress I'm glad I got a second opinion. My sister in law found out she was expecting when I was first having my lap. And I found it extremely difficult to be involved in the preparation for the baby and emotionally struggled when the baby was here. It put great strain on my relationship with my husband. I was placed in hormonal therapy but every 6 months had to come off for a break as chemicals lead to osteoporosis and was placed on pill back to back but this didn't stop the endometriosis from growing. Was told to either try for baby, have hysterectomy or go on hrt whilst on hormone therapy to protect my bones. I didn't want to go on hrt so felt only choice was to try for baby. I thought it would never happen as my endometriosis is fairly bad but we feel pregnant in our first month of trying. I'm due in just over a week so there is always hope. I was convinced I would never fall as my pain was also very bad and having intercourse was near on impossible due to pain and still is very painful.I felt very pressurized to have a baby as was petrified if I didn't try soon I would miss my chance if there was one. you just have to do what you feel is best for you at the time I'm very lucky that I'm in a relationship and we as able too try. I do not believe anyone else can truly understand the emotional pain of having endometriosis unless they have it but you just have to take each day as it comes. X