So I was finally diagnosed this year, got my surgery and am recovering nicely. All good news! The F You is because I am perpetually in awe at just how painful and debilitating this disease was before my surgery…and surgery wasn’t like an on/off switch, I’m still working out some GI symptoms and pelvic pain but it’s much better. Better enough where I can properly reflect on just how bad things were and be incredibly grateful they aren’t as bad. My perspective has certainty shifted: I’ve had chronic pain for 13 years, had ulcerative colitis for the last 3 years, and yet nothing remotely compares to the endo pain I’ve experienced over the past few months. It was like a new boss fight unlocked when I thought I’d beat the game, like playing dark souls with no prior experience of challenging games despite being a lifelong gamer, like reading Ulysses instead of the shining. I could go on but I’m sure too many of you understand exactly where I’m coming from- endo unlocked a whole new level of pain and suffering and Im honestly incredibly proud, scared, humbled and stunned at what I experienced…what so many of us experience. So just a huge pat on the back to everyone who has gotten through episodes of endo’s mind-shattering pain, I feel like we should all win an award of some kind because we are truly warriors. Oh and fuck you endo :)   submitted by   /u/clksagers [link]   [comments]