I have a 6 year old son, i had him at age 17, 3 months after i had him i began experiencing many of the common endo symptoms. Drs would tell me there was nothing to worry about and that at my age they could be common symptoms, i even had a few places tell me that it was all an excuse for pain medication. I have always avoided meds as much as possible and refused them at my frequent visits to the ER. July 2012 i had a miscarriage caused by "common abnormalities" in my ovary, two weeks later i lost my mother to ovarian cancer. After this loss drs began telling me my painful symptoms were psychological caused by depression. Exactly a year ago my endo was at its worst with constant pain, ER visits atleast twice a month. I was no longer able to complete my work at a car dealer my coworkers and supervisors began to be concerned for my health yet nothing was being done and I ended leaving my job. The next month i was seen in the ER once again only this time they found a large mass in my left ovary. The emergency department suggested i have surgery asap for removal. Due to my income i had medi-cal at the time and none of the drs they provided for me thought it would be necessary, even saying it looked like the smallest cyst which could not possibly be any cause for my pain and refered me to a psychiatrist. It took months to convince them to do surgery at which time i was diagnosed with endo. It's been 6 months since i had surgery and now we are only 6 months away from meeting our new addition. 💚