• SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz
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    10 months ago

    Excruciating period pain that would leave me fainting and vomiting every. Single. Time.

    “Every girl goes through this” said the doctor, convincing my parents that I was just “dramatic”.

    Turns out I had huge polyps growing out of control! Left scarring in my uterus and high-risk when pregnant.

    Dealt with that hell every fucking month since I was 11 until I got onto birth control in my 20s.

    • Paper_Phrog@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Poor you! It must have been terribly frustrating that the doctor wouldn’t take you seriously. Seems to be a frequent thing women go through in the medical world. Hope you’re okay now.