Hey so I’m 16 and I got my first period when I was like 11. Right after I was super super sick for about 2 years so my cycle was super irregular.

I’ve always had p bad cramps and a long, heavy flow but I never thought anything of it. The last few years my periods have lasted average like 5-9 days with a heavy to medium flow for the majority of the days. Like girl itsbad. And the cramps. Home girl the c r a m p s. They get so bad it’s hard to stand up straight like it’s bad and it’s not just for the first two or three days I cramp all the time. Even when I’m not on my period I still get rlly crampy and tampons are super uncomfortable but I wear them and a pad so I don’t ruin more cute underwear (😤)

Since being sick for so long I was told I was faking it by multiple specialists and when they couldn’t find what was wrong with me- since then I’ve managed to convince myself that I’m faking/ed everything including exaggerating how bad my periods are.

I’ve spoken with my OB however she feels I’m too young to be actually diagnosed w/ endometriosis with like the surgery and stuff (for more background my mom is polycystic)

Am I just being paranoid?