Endo updates..... how are you travelling?

[pr20]

I can understand your fear of surgery and the possibility of problems having children.

I have had a lot of surgery over the years and was very young when I was told that I wouldn't have children. I had grown up understanding and accepting this. At 23 years of age, I had dose of the flu that lasted 9 months and produced a son. When he was 4yrs I had to have another LAP and then another and another, and so on. They could only do so much and I had a hysterectomy. Now, I face more surgery again. The endo is back.

The surgery is easy, you sleep through it. The recovery is hard for me because I don't feel that I'm in any more pain than any other time and it's difficult not to do the things that I shouldn't after surgery.

I think my hardest lesson was to accept things as they are and make the most of the life that I have. I just seem to get over one hurdle and there is another one. So now, rather than sprolling through life, I take it in leaps and bounds.

My son is nearly 18 years old now, and he and my husband have always been very supportive. Without them my journey would have been considerably harder.

The bottom line is, no matter what anyone says, you will have to find your own way to cope with everthing that you have to endure. The upside is, there are sites like this where you can read about what other people are going through, and you know that you're not alone.

I hope and pray that you find all your answers.

[JLeigh29]

Dee - good luck with your surgery. When is your lap scheduled?
Pr20 - thanks for sharing your story. You've obviously been through a lot but have kept on keeping on. That's an inspiration.