Northerner
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- Type 1
This week is Endometriosis Awareness Week. It’s a little-known womb affliction that causes incredibly painful, life-destroying periods and pre-menstrual tension. It affects 10 per cent of women in the UK – including me. And I can tell you first-hand that this disease warrants our attention.
Endometriosis destroyed large chunks of my life. I’ve spent years going in and out of hospital, being pumped with medication, and operated on. I’ve missed days of education and work. I’ve spent sleepless nights curled up in a ball on the floor crying in the worst kind of pain. I’ve experienced unbearable mood swings and fatigue. But it took too long to get diagnosed and treated because the condition isn’t well known – even among doctors.
According to Endometriosis UK, the average sufferer waits seven years for a diagnosis. I was fobbed off by doctors for 10 years before I was referred to a specialist. Yet awareness-raising needs to be aimed not just at the medical profession but also at schools and employers.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices...tion-doctors-take-years-to-spot-10088483.html
Endometriosis destroyed large chunks of my life. I’ve spent years going in and out of hospital, being pumped with medication, and operated on. I’ve missed days of education and work. I’ve spent sleepless nights curled up in a ball on the floor crying in the worst kind of pain. I’ve experienced unbearable mood swings and fatigue. But it took too long to get diagnosed and treated because the condition isn’t well known – even among doctors.
According to Endometriosis UK, the average sufferer waits seven years for a diagnosis. I was fobbed off by doctors for 10 years before I was referred to a specialist. Yet awareness-raising needs to be aimed not just at the medical profession but also at schools and employers.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices...tion-doctors-take-years-to-spot-10088483.html