When I was 20, I mostly thought about fashion, my friends, and what I was going to do with the rest of my life.
I guess that’s how I ended up running an online fashion empire, Sabo Skirt, with my best friend (and now sister-in-law) Yiota Kouzoukas.
When I was 20, the last things I ever thought about were my period, my fertility and having babies.
Sure, I had always had extremely painful periods, that sometimes made me vomit or pass out and often left me bed-ridden, but I thought that was normal. I also knew I wanted children, but I always thought that I had plenty of time for motherhood.
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Maybe he wanted to stay with you no matter what. You know, I struggled to get pregnant for ten years until I went to a fertility clinic in Mexico called Ingenes. Before we went there, we tried everything available in our country, and one of our friends told us about it. I wished so hard for a miracle, it was our last shot, we were both tired of all the process... ten years like that is not easy. I'm the happiest person alive rn, I also can't believe she chose to stay with us, to stay in my full of PCOS body.
Thank you for sharing your story. I was lucky to have a good doctor and be diagnosed young, but I came to terms early* (edited) with the fact that I would never bear my own children. My chronic illnesses made it hard to look after myself, never mind a child. I finally had my hysterectomy last year at the age of 33 and although it doesn't always help with the pain for most, I was lucky to be one of the few. So far, so good although I'm not naive enough to expect that it will never affect me again. (I'd thought that before when treatment seemed to be working, but it returned with a vengeance!) However, I'm glad I did it, because I really didn't have anywhere else to turn. I hope other people read your story and realise that there is nothing normal about excruciating pain when it comes to the reproductive system and get themselves checked, because the earlier they do it, the more options they may have. Thanks again!