Why Won't Anyone Believe My Pain?

@wise actually there was a new study released a few months ago saying it behaves like an autoimmune disorder and causes inflammation through your whole body, that's why your back, shoulder, or hip will generally start hurting first. I actually went over this with both my PCP and obgyn referencing these studies, and making sure I understood what I read correctly. Endo belly is caused by overall inflammation, not just a swollen uterus. My joints have progressively gotten worse and it always correlates to my pain. My endo journey is 7 years long. Ibuprofen has destroyed my stomach and caused me to develop GERD. I've had 3 surgeries, spoken to an oncologist, an endocrinologist, NP, GI, nutritionist, the works. I follow all the research as soon as it comes out to educate myself and my doctors because they simply don't know enough about it unless they dedicate time to learning more about it. I've heard the dumbest shit out of doctors mouths. Because they're relying on OLD research. The study I'm referencing was published within the last 12 months. One of my special interests is the history of obstetricical practices. There's a lot of misinformation and misogyny that doctors need to unlearn, even today.