FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS IN CASE OF ENDOMETRIOSIS: RELIEF, DENIAL, CONFUSION
When a doctor finally puts a name to all that pain and suffering you feel relieved. At last someone has recognised that you do have something wrong with you and it is not all in your head. No, you are not neurotic and your symptoms have a name. Endometriosis. You do not have cancer and you can at last do something about your problem.
Denial
Some women cannot accept that they have a disease. They will not accept the fact that it may cause infertility, may interrupt their lives, relationships and careers. They believe that if they ignore it the symptoms and disease will just go away. They turn a blind eye to it all and bury their head in the sand.
Confusion
For others, the relief of finally knowing what is wrong is clouded by fear and confusion, particularly if they have never heard of endometriosis or know only a little about the disease.
Many women are told the best ‘cure’ is to have a baby. For teenagers, those not in a relationship, or those who had decided not to have children, this can be a confusing and annoying ‘solution’.
It is normal to want to know the answers to several questions. The most common questions are:
What causes endometriosis
What treatment is available
Will the treatment I choose get rid of the pain
Can I be cured
Is it hereditary
Is it a sexually transmitted disease
Where do I go from here.
The more accurate information and support that you receive soon after you have been diagnosed, the less likely you will be confused and unsure of the next steps in dealing with this disease.
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