Deepti

Liss

Jenna

After being diagnosed with Endometriosis in 2021, I have felt a calling to spread awareness and to publicise this debilitating condition. Around 8am, 27^th July 2021, the surgeon came into my hospital room very pleased with how the surgery went. They managed to unblock my fallopian tube, which was brilliant news, it had meant all those conversations, late night worries and time spent researching IVF didn’t matter so much now. But the surgeon goes onto explain how there was endometriosis on my bowel and pelvis. At this point, I didn’t know what endometriosis was let alone how to spell it. 9 months later, I’m having my second laparoscopy, this time to remove a 7cm cyst from my left ovary. At this point I’m learning that this is a condition that doesn’t get ‘fixed’ with an operation and certainly won’t go away over night. 

It has now been a few years since my last laparoscopy and I am still learning how to live with this condition, but still as passionate now as I was back then to support others finding ways to live with this condition. My vision for the Manchester support group is to create a safe, welcoming and friendly community where everyone is listened to and feels heard.