Endometriosis cost me my job

Source: TodayFeedsMedia

Endometriosis can cause debilitating pain, fatigue and heavy periods, making it feel almost impossible to sustain a career or social life.

The only way to formally diagnose it is through invasive surgery, but getting to that stage can take on average eight to 10 years from a patient's first GP appointment.

And for women like Dee Montague-Coast, 41, that diagnostic delay led to people not believing she was unwell, forcing her to change career.

She left a job in marketing after questions were raised by former colleagues over whether her symptoms were fabricated for extra time off

https://bbc.com/endometriosis- cost - me- my- job /

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