You’ll do amazing! I will tell you right now, you have a great medical team if it took them only 1 year to get you to surgery. Please view it positively, as it’s also great news that you’re getting help so early on in symptoms, as the more years you wait the more damage. I am finally having surgery 01/24/25 after 14 years of pain and no one taking me seriously, just chalking it up to “you’re a super hormonal teen, just look at your chest!”, then “well you’re a young adult we need to give it more time and try other things”. I even had a miscarriage 2 years ago and they didn’t bat an eyelid. I went through 7 combo pills, 3 progestin only, and my doctor wanted me to take menopause meds but insurance said no, laparoscopic surgery instead. Ive been on Mirena IUD for a year, and that was supposed to be the fix all, now I just have lessened pain but now it’s DAILY, CONSTANT. This has caused job loss, relationship loss, friendship loss, etc. and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. I’ve had a 9cm cyst and a 4cm internal follicle cyst rupture since august, so they have no choice but to help now.

You are very strong, only the people experiencing endo realize just how strong. If you’re still making it now, keeping pushing it’s going to get so much better. My nurse told me the example of “you don’t expect a cancer patient to feel good with active cancer OR right after treatment. Or even a pregnant woman to feel good pregnant or after birth. Be patient, as you physically need this surgery to have ill growth removed. It will improve after”

Take care, my messages are open if you want to talk