Northampton Support Group
About this group
Endometriosis is one of those conditions that can affect and impact on many aspects of your life. It’s not uncommon to feel completely lost and in the dark when you get diagnosed, I want the Northampton Support Group to show the light at the end of the tunnel. I would like to help give everyone affected by endometriosis the tools to help themselves and improve their quality of life.
In these sessions I want everyone to feel safe to talk freely in the knowledge that the people around them will not only understand what they are going through but would have lived it to some degree. Support from partners, family and friends is amazing, but support from people that can truly understand what you are going through is everything. No matter what stage you have been diagnosed with, or if you are waiting on a diagnosis, you are welcome to join and meet your endo family.
General Session Information
Join our facebook group to find out more!Upcoming Support group sessions
There are no upcoming sessions at this time. Please check back again.Meet the Support Group Leader(s)
Dani
My name is Dani, I'm 31 and I was diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis in April 2018 when I was just 23 and had to have emergency surgery to remove a 30cm-by-30cm cyst. I have had 4 surgeries to date over a period of 3 years and have experienced great injustice in almost every way during my endo journey. Such as going through a twin miscarriage and losses as part of my IVF treatment, being unfairly dismissed and going through an employment tribunal, nearly dying on two occasions one of them as a direct result of the negligence of the first IVF clinic I was treated at, pain so bad I was trying to balance it with morphine and whisky everyday, severe mental health issues as a result of this journey as well as all the other issues that come with the diagnosis of endometriosis like financial problems, strained relationships, life being on hold etc. Due to the stage and impact the endometriosis has had on me I am classified as disabled, but I now have 2 beautiful daughters and 3 embryos I hope to use in the future. The reason I decided to start the Northampton Support Group is because there is so little help here for women struggling to live with this condition and I felt completely overwhelmed and isolated and as though it was down to me to understand the condition and how best to treat it rather than the Doctors who I had completely lost faith in. Justice is my biggest value and I can't cope when things are unfair and am compelled to do all in my power to help the situation. I don't want anyone to feel like I did, I want to be a sister to every endo warrior out there that needs that bit of extra support and knowledge. |
