Undiagnosed Endo Advice

[jellycatx]

Hi everyone x, i’m currently in the process of trying to get a Endometriosis diagnosis, i’m 19 years old and after struggling for years with extremely heavy and painful periods that are debilitating along with other symptoms like leg and back pain, acne and bloating i have finally been taken seriously by a doctor and have been referred to gyno,

my question is what if i don’t have endometriosis? it might sound like a silly question but im scared that after all these years of being told “it’s just a painful period” what if they were right. I wouldn’t know how to deal with the embarrassment of spending years trying to get a diagnosis just for there to be nothing wrong with me.

(for context my pain is so bad it causes me to be sick as a trauma response and im normally bed bound for days due to the pain)

any advice and/or personal experiences would be amazing thank you xx