My Endometriosis Story

My 14-year journey with the illness, in comic form

First published in The Lily, part of The Washington Post,in their newsletter Lily Lines on Thursday, March 21st and on their website on Friday, March 22nd.

To learn more about my endometriosis story, read THIS blog post full of resources, links, and factual information on how you can get better from endometriosis.

Laparoscopic Excision surgery (LAPEX) is the “gold standard” of endometriosis care because unlike laparoscopic ablation surgery, excision cuts out the endometriosis cells at the root. By removing the root of the cell, excision leaves a recurrence rate of 10-15%. To find a list of LAPEX doctors (there are less than 100 in America), visit the Facebook group Nancy’s Nook Endometriosis Education.