00:00I was diagnosed with adenomyosis in July this year and here are some symptoms that I have had for 10 years
00:06That I just thought was normal for me
00:08But it was actually adenomyosis. Of course, the main one is having terrible periods. My periods would ruin my life
00:14Whenever I was on my period I would have to have days of school
00:17I would have to take time off work because I was literally bedridden
00:20I was in pain, back and forth to the doctors, back and forth to the hospital
00:24Having bad periods is a major red flag. If you have really terrible periods
00:28This is not normal and please please seek some medical advice. Another symptom I have had
00:32Literally as long as I can remember is really really intense bloating
00:37Like I would be so bloated to the point where like I could literally couldn't bear to have clothes on. I would wake up in the
00:42Morning sometimes with a very swollen stomach like I'd not eaten anything
00:45I'd not drank anything to trigger it. Another big red flag that I have had again
00:50As long as I can remember is painful bowel movements. This would happen specifically on and around my period but going to the toilet for me
00:57Was like incredibly painful. I would have really bad backache. I would be sweating
01:01I would feel sick. And again, I just thought this was my body's reaction to my period but upon obviously
01:06Speaking to medical professionals and also doing research like obviously that is not a normal thing
01:11The thing I've personally suffered with for like since I was a child is having really intense
01:18Uncontrollable emotions. It is very apparent to me now that I had a major major
01:24Imbalance in my hormones and that was causing me to go on these crazy emotional journeys
01:29And I just thought I was sensitive. I thought I'm just a hysterical person, but since learning more about hormones
01:35I really really now understand these emotions and feelings. They weren't who I was as a person
01:40It was chemicals in my body could literally not keep themselves
01:43Keep themselves balanced and this was causing me to have like extreme emotional reaction
01:47I have always been an extremely anxious and stressed person and while that is a whole feat in itself
01:53My adenomyosis and my gynecological issues definitely had a contribution
01:57Because now I'm trying to get those under control and find like the right hormone or balance for me
02:01I'm noticing that I am much more level-headed
02:03I can sort of regulate myself a lot easier as well as making adjustments such as like caffeine intake sleep
02:10All these things are so important and I was really not looking after myself. You are diagnosed with a gynecological condition
02:17It is not like being diagnosed with anything else
02:20Not really the normal process of being diagnosed with an illness and being offered treatment for it
02:24A lot of the time you are kind of left with nothingness after the diagnosis. There's not much information available
02:30It can be so frustrating because you are genuinely left to find things out by yourself and there's no real support
02:35Really anybody you can call and say hey, I'm struggling with this. Like what's your advice?
02:40And as we all know, it's a nightmare to be seen by doctors
02:43And also it's a nightmare to get in touch with your gynecologist if the little treatment options that they offer you
02:47It's a lot of trial and error. So trying different pills or trying the coil then adapting your diet and your lifestyle
02:53but it's all a big blur and there's no real clear direction because there's just not enough research enough education and
03:00There's just not enough training in the medical profession at the moment that I'm aware of. I was diagnosed with adenomyosis
03:06And I told my doctor that's what I'd been diagnosed with. They're like, oh, I've never even heard of that
03:09So doesn't really give you much faith that they're gonna be able to offer you any support or help
03:14The bittersweet reality is the best place I found for information was tik-tok like just researching videos seeing what other people had been through
03:22Seeing what other people have tried
03:23I'm so so grateful for social media for that aspect because I found like such comfort
03:28Finding other women that were going through the same thing and there's so much strength in numbers
03:32So I think if we can all keep pushing and all keep talking about it and raising awareness
03:36Then I would love to hope that eventually we would get to a place where this wasn't the answer
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