Re: New To The Forums, New To Endo - THIS IS TEMPORARY!!
From: Tina (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Sep 29 20:55:56 2004
Jenna,
Thanks so much for your kind words, it was almost meant to be that I
read your message tonight. If God brings you to it, he will bring you
through it!! I know I can get through this, it is hard but there are so
many blessings in my life and we do live in a beautiful world if we
decide to see it.
Thank you! Bless you!
Tina : )
At Wed, 29 Sep 2004, Jenna wrote:
>
>Good afternoon everyone! I thought I'd introduce myself and what's going
>on with me before I become as active as I can be here. :)<br><br>
>
>I'm 17 and HAVE NOT been diagnosed with Endometriosis, however, suffer
>through a lot of the same things and more that you who have it do;
>that's why I have an appointment with an OBGYN to see what exactly is
>going on inside of me. The pain has been going on for atleast two years
>now, and every month it either gets worse or lies dormant. This past
>half year though..wow..it has been getting stronger in the intensity of
>the pain, more frequent - it scares me to death every month. Just this
>Saturday I had woke up feeling fine, but the bug realized it and put me
>through the worst one yet. For 36 hours straight the worst pain just
>kept hitting me, the kind where someone says, "Could you be a little
>quieter?" I vomited atleast once every hour, then having to crawl to the
>bathroom every other couple of hours when my body decided that just ONE
>MORE THING had to leave my body out whatever exit was left. At the end
>of everything I found that I had lost 6 pounds. A friend of mine who
>was staying with us at the time was the only one home with me during
>that time and he was just shocked. But then again? So was I. It was
>horriffic, and I can't tell you how thankful I am to be feeling normal
>right now. What better experience to have through life to keep you from
>taking feeling healthy for granted? ...Hopefully something different
>sometime soon. :)<br><br>
>
>All you ladies who are feeling awful- I saw posts where you all say you
>don't want to go through it anymore and you're losing your will to live:
>THIS IS TEMPORARY! You will never be dished something that you can't
>handle. We will be healed one day, however long years or months or
>moments and in whatever way that may be, we will be healed! Keep
>remembering that this IS temporary and realize that you go through such
>for more than just a bad reason, but a good one too! Maintain a full and
>happy heart knowing that you can make a difference, beating the disease
>and the pain it brings by turning it around and using it to a full,
>healing advantage of PURPOSE.<br><br>
>
>God bless! And in my prayers everyone will be! :)
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