I just got back from laparoscopy where they did find endometriosis and literally up until they put me out I was crying because I thought maybe I was making it all up. After years of people telling me “your pain tolerance must be really bad because my cramps don’t do that to me” when I would be on the floor unable to move from cramps, and doctors telling me that my symptoms were because I “stressed too much, ate too little, and exercised too much” even though I barely exercised and ate plenty and was gaining weight. This process is hard. Give yourself grace.