I have emailed This Morning to try and appear on the show.

Below I have copied the email, for you to read. I am hoping and praying I hear back. I am so determined to spread awareness and educate people. 

Subject:I have endometriosis and my life was turned upside down at the age of 18.

Dear to whom this may concern, 

I am writing in regards to hopefully talking on your show to raise awareness in chronic pain illnesses such as endometriosis. I suffer from endometriosis; it affects 1 in 10 women. I also have a number of other health conditions that are linked to endometriosis; IBS, migraines and an underactive thyroid. I am 20 years old and I got diagnosed back in November 2018 after a series of A&E visits and a lot of pain medication. I never fully understood how it could really take over my life and how the diagnosis was just the beginning. 

I have always suffered with heavy and painful periods but one day before heading to work the pain was excruciating. It was odd as I had not had a period for over a year as I was on the Mini pill. The pain was unbearable so I went to A&E, they thought it was appendicitis as I had had a grumbling appendix in the past. All my results came back normal. So, I was sent home with some codeine. The pain was non-stop, I had to drop out of my new college as I was unable to get there because the pain was so horrific. I was constantly in and out of hospital. I eventually was on paracetamol, codeine, tramadol and oromorph all at once to combat the pain. It was awful, I was so zoned out, still in pain and throwing up. The medication didn't fully get rid of the pain but just made my body relax so I couldn't tense up and make it worse. During this period, I was pretty much bed bound, I had no life, I couldn't go out like a normal 18-year-old, I had lost my job and lost my place at college. I was miserable and my mental health massively deteriorated. 

It is so hard still now; I struggle with my mental health and the pain every day. There are new challenges I face, but they are learning curves. I am determined to live as "normally" as possible. I began writing a blog to spread awareness and understanding of what it's like to live with day to day. I have had many ups and downs with jobs/companies not understanding my illness. It's tough to try and explain and "invisible" disease. 

I am extremely passionate and determined to help other out there that are too afraid or simply have given up trying to explain. There are still challenges I face every day with this illness but one thing that I constantly struggle with is having to explain it to people, saying it's not "Just a painful period", having to reiterate myself; and people not fully understand the full extent of it is miserable.

Many thanks, 

Below is the link to my blog. I have done many posts and made a video too. 

Kind regards,

Eleanor Casey.

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