18F suspecting endo and feeling hopeless
I am 18 and for the past two years my periods have been awful, each month it feels like someone is tearing out my innards, I regularly vomit and faint each month. I have called 111, visited the GP and AnE, however, it feels like no one is taking me seriously. All the doctors do is prescribe me medication which is ineffective for me and has adverse side effects. They also chalk it up to my young age and that we all go through this. I also have bloating all the time, diarrhoea, large blood clots, lower back pain, chronic fatigue, brain fog and extremely low mood. My mum feel bad for me but I think she just thinks I am being dramatic and she doesn't think its endo as from what she knows none of my family (her side) suffers from it. I also have exams coming up but I cannot be productive as I can tell my period is approaching I have extreme back pain and I believe my period will fall on a day of my exam. I honestly just feel hopeless and can't keep living like this, each time I know my period is approaching I am riddled with extreme anxiety, I feel like my life is just a constant loop of waiting each month for my period to come.
I know I am not diagnosed with anything but I feel like this forum may be the best place for me to vent as I seriously suspect endo, even if no one in my life else does.
But I just wanted to reach out on hereand possibly connect with those who have gone through anything similar? How do I get the NHS to listen to me?
I would also just like some hope that I won't feel like this forever? Any success stories haha :)