Endometriosis + Infertility

Finally, a place to vent where I’m not alone. My story is kind of long, so I will try and summarize it for you all.

I am only 22 years old and struggling with stage 3 Endometriosis and infertility. July of 2017 I fell pregnant with baby #1 that sadly ended in a miscarriage on August 16th 2017. After the miscarriage came months and months and MONTHS of severe bleeding, pain, and two ER trips. Since then, I have been diagnosed with endometriosis and complex ovarian cysts.

In January 2018, I had laparoscopic surgery to remove the cysts and fully diagnose my endometriosis. After surgery, my doctor told me the extent of my Endometriosis and told me to try and conceive right away.

I know it’s only been since January ~technically~ but I’ve been TTC since June of 2017 and with my miscarriage and diagnosis I’m beginning to lose hope for conception or a healthy pregnancy. I eat well, I am as healthy as I can possibly be with my medical issues, I track ovulation, take prenatals, use preseed, do all the fertility myths and tricks.... but still end up with completely negative pregnancy tests at the end of each month. My partner has a son of his own from a previous relationship and sometimes it makes me so sad and bitter that I can’t give him the one thing a woman’s body is SUPPOSED to do. All my friends have already fallen pregnant or have grown tired of me complaining about this baby journey of mine.. I just feel so alone. Everyone tells me to “stop thinking about it” but I think we all know how hard that is when we’re truly aching inside.

Today marks my period being late, but still negative everything. I went to church today and just cried in the pew thinking “why me..” 💔

Anyways... that’s me. That’s my story. And I’m here sending love to everyone in this group and I hope we all get our babies soon 💜