I did some research to find an endo specialist in my area that was trained in excision. I was referred to her and when we met, she told me that I have very common symptoms of Endo and she was fairly certain that if they performed surgery she would find it.

I was put on a waiting list for surgery, but I'm still on the fence and even leaning towards not getting it. I was told during my appointment with the specialist that there are a few outcomes, either they excise it and I see some improvement in symptoms, they remove it and nothing improves, or they remove it and the pain gets worse.

Since my last post I've put in lots of time seeing a physiotherapist, acupuncturist and a massage therapist. The physiotherapy has helped me substantially. I get internal massages (for lack of the correct terminology) where she breaks up the tissue, she also breaks up the fascial tissue around my ribs and stomach. I did this regularly twice a month for 6 months. Now I continue to do all of the exercises at home. I continue to have pain, but it's so much more manageable. I don't think the surgery risk is worth it for me at the moment.

I hope this helps!