Endometriosis diagnosis?

Hey 😊👋🏼 I am currently in the investigation stages but everyone I’ve seen since being referred has been amazing! I would say keep a log of all your symptoms, keep pushing for the referral and don’t be worried to call the docs again if anything gets worse. The referral time can be really long but mine was sped up when I started having unbearable pain - only because I persisted with the GP, I must have called every week! I first made the call to the GP in July last year and am having surgery this week, so about 10 months of waiting and investigations. I also really recommend BeYou period patches for pain relief - they are a game changer! ❤️

So I wasn’t trying to conceive when I got my diagnosis but it took me since I was 15 for someone to believe me. I’m now 29 and got my diagnosis in 2018 after laparoscopic surgery. I found you just have to be blunt with the doctors and basically demand they get you referred. My endometriosis only causing me issues during my period and give me extreme bowel pain. It was found to be all over my bowel, bladder and ovary. I was told last March to start TTC because I have scarring on my ovary and the doctor reckons this could affect my chances. We’ve been trying to for just under a year
Keep at it with the doctors because I regret not pushing harder in the past x

I found out I had endo when trying to conceive my youngest. We tried for a year before we referred for tests, and it was during a laporoscopy they discovered and removed some quite widespread endo....I had no idea I had it. The referral process and different tests etc did take a bit of time, maybe 12months or so in all. Don't be afraid of getting the ball rolling.