00:00It's a condition that affects so many women. In the UK alone it affects 1 in 10 women and it's
00:05still super underfunded, under-researched. 80% of this year I was in bed, in pain, really suffering
00:11physically and mentally. But what is this super common yet dangerous condition and where did
00:17things go so wrong? It can cause narrowing inflammation and even damage to the bowel wall.
00:22So in some cases like mine this is so deep that so much has to be taken out. She desperately
00:27needed
00:28surgery to fix it but things did not go smoothly. I had three complications during my surgery. My
00:35surgery lasted eight hours. After my original surgery I didn't have a stoma bag but after a few days later
00:41they did have to put me back into surgery again to get the stoma bag fitted. Fortunately stoma bags
00:47can be temporary and before long. She's getting it removed. The temp is going guys. I'm actually
00:55scared now. This is me fresh out of surgery. Stoma's gone. Crack is really high in there. Little did
01:01I know in the next 20 minutes I was going to be in extreme extreme pain. I generally haven't felt
01:07pain like that in ages. I don't even know if I felt pain like that before. It was horrible. Doctors
01:12said
01:12her nerve endings were super sensitive to pain after her previous surgeries. I am the patient who's not
01:18farted. All I need to do is fart. All I need is a little and then I can eat. She
01:24can't eat until
01:25there's proof her bowels connect again properly or there could be drastic complications like internal
01:31leaking. We have farted. You can imagine I wasn't allowed to eat anything until there was a fart or some
01:40bowel movement and then I was greeted with this very bland meal but I was so grateful that I was
01:45allowed to
01:45eat. As you can imagine I'm not allowed anything spicy or anything at the moment. She's using her
01:49platform to talk about endometriosis and help others who are facing similar complications. It's not that
01:55your surgery has gone wrong or anything. It is more about preventing something going wrong. In most cases
02:00the stoma bag is temporary. It's not forever. It's to basically let your body heal. I know it sounds
02:05scary. I freaked out. They first mentioned it to me in January and then the whole time they were like
02:11oh it's probably not going to happen. It's probably not going to happen. And then when I was in intensive
02:14care they mentioned that I do have a leak and they are going to need to put a stoma on.
02:19Guys I'm like
02:20I was fresh shingled. I just started dating again. My confidence was already a bit. But you soon
02:26realized there were ways to get through it. Promise you it's not that bad. It is going to save you
02:31from
02:31getting ill in the future and it is temporary. And it's I'm still confident with it. Do you know what
02:37I mean? Like I'm not I thought I wouldn't go out. I thought I wouldn't tell anybody but I'm here
02:41I'm talking about is to protect you and your health. And if you are going through this if
02:45you're on the waiting list you have surgery plans you have endometriosis you have bad periods like
02:50you're not alone. I'm here. We're all here together. So grateful that I am now here. I am alive. I'm
02:57healthy and I'm going into 2026 with a really positive mindset.
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