{"id":14546,"date":"2015-12-03T16:21:11","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T00:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/?page_id=14546"},"modified":"2019-04-25T16:03:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T23:03:00","slug":"endometriosis-excision-ends-teens-years-pelvic-pain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/endometriosis-excision-ends-teens-years-pelvic-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Endometriosis Excision Ends Teen&#8217;s Years of Pelvic Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<style>.ld_spacer_69d463e4f3efa{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d463e4f3efa\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#532f64&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1556233353678{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #532f64;\"><em>\u201cEvery single day I would wake up in excruciating pain. It was like stabbing pain \u2013 it was like a hot knife being poked. I just stayed in bed\u2026 I couldn\u2019t go to school. I had many MANY trips to the ER trying to figure out what was the cause of this pain. There were times I would wish I just didn\u2019t wake up because I had no reprieve from the pain.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#532f64&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<style>.ld_spacer_69d463e4f3f77{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d463e4f3f77\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>[vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7iIVH6TiZ0Q&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<style>.ld_spacer_69d463e4f3fb5{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d463e4f3fb5\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;]Erika \u2013 a young woman who experienced a traumatic biking accident at age 10 that ruptured her spleen should have been getting better. Instead of getting better her pain persisted. In fact, she was in excruciating pain that went on for years.<\/p>\n<p>This is Erika\u2019s Story \u2013 a story of four years of pain and daily challenges, yet persistence in trying to find answers. A story of a mother\u2019s love and tenacity in championing her daughter\u2019s full recovery. A story of how endometriosis can even severely impact young girls.<\/p>\n<p>In this endometriosis video, Erika and her mother recount the incredible journey from doctor to doctor to find answers and reclaim a life from debilitating pain for Erika. They tell their story, including the turning point \u2013 a correct endometriosis diagnosis and adhesions that set them on the right path with the right surgeon and right technique to end her pain. Some of the insights covered in Erika\u2019s video include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Years of misdiagnosis<\/li>\n<li>Disbelief in the possibility of an endometriosis diagnosis for a young girl<\/li>\n<li>The turning point \u2013 endometriosis diagnosis + adhesions<\/li>\n<li>Research for the right endometriosis specialist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<style>.ld_spacer_69d463e4f3fe8{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d463e4f3fe8\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#532f64&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1556233372829{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #532f64;\"><em>\u201cI just want other girls to realize that there is hope. You can regain your life. It\u2019s not a life sentence of pain. If you get to the right surgeon you can regain your life and you can progress as a person without pain.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#532f64&#8243;]<style>.ld_spacer_69d463e4f401f{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d463e4f401f\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;]Throughout this 4-year-long ordeal, Erika\u2019s mother was her champion. Her comment is worth hearing: \u201c<em>We listened to her. Had we not listened to her we cannot imagine what her life would be today.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">One Other Endometriosis Fact to Keep in Mind:<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#532f64&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1556233384784{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #532f64;\"><em>70% of Teenage Girls Who Experience Chronic Pelvic Pain Are Later Diagnosed With Endometriosis<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#532f64&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>READ MORE<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"\/endometriosis-specialty-center\/learn-about-endometriosis\/\">Learn More About Endometriosis<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/endometriosis-specialty-center\/learn-about-endometriosis\/endometriosis-symptoms\/\">Endometriosis Symptoms<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/endometriosis-specialty-center\/learn-about-endometriosis\/endometriosis-treatment-options\/\">Endometriosis Treatment Options<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#532f64&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1556233353678{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;] \u201cEvery single day I would wake up&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14546","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14546\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}