I definitely feel the same way you do sometimes. For the most part, my sister is really supportive but I know she doesn't really understand what I am going through. I started my period today and was so violently sick all morning and just laying in pain I had to call in sick to work (again - I hate doing that). And i told her and she said "yeah I had my period last week and had the worst cramps ever it sucks." I get that everyone's period sucks, but since I was diagnosed with endo they seem to be worse and more violent than ever. So i hate when someone at work or wherever complains that their cramps hurt.

As fo the lady with the braces, I would have told her to shove it. So don't feel bad, we all have those days.

Sorry to hear you have been dealing with your friends crummy attitude :(

Not just you! I totally feel the same way. I feel that when my pain is really bad I have very little patience. I'm on day 12 of a brutal pain flare up and I'm just so thankful that I'm on a leave from work so I don't have to deal with anything else.

Thank god yeah that lady called back and said she was in sooooo muchhhh pain. Like no you aren't. Shut up ugh haha I hate when people ask me if braces "will hurt". Because I tolerate a lot but when you ask me that I just want to stab you. (well them not you haha).

It's SO annoying when people say "I know what you're dealing with". No. You don't.

My friend sent me a picture of a small chip out of her dogs toenail and a 3 message text about how much pain the dog must be in... It would b the same as breaking the tip of a nail... I wanted to smack her!!!

Was also having a really rough day last week and she was mad her cake baker for her wedding wouldn't bend over backwards for her then yelled at me because I wasn't as sympathetic as she wanted me to be. I told her "I'm having a REALLY bad pain day" her response "I'm sure"... I wanted to drive the 2.5 hours and bitch slap her!!!

haha I went to a friends wedding (was supposed to be her Maid of Honor) and was laying on the floor in pain she was like OMG get up I was like I'm done haha

Some times I get annoyed with this....usually it's because it's been building up in me. But I try really hard not to judge other peoples pain/ or lack of....unless you've really gone thru it you don't know. I can tell you when I had braces that were extremely painful for me.
I belong to the fibromyalgia group on here too....and even in that group I've had people dismiss me because I still work full time...so in their eyes I do not hurt as bad as them....our don't even have fibromyalgia at all. That so hurtful to me....i work thru my pain...and days that I have endo and fibro pain, I cry all my commute home....
so I really try not to do it to other people (though I'm very much guilty of it!!)

Yeah, this bothers me too. I try to go with Christene1976's philosophy and not judge others' pain tolerance though On their personal pain scale it might be HIGH pain for them, and I don't like to disregard someone's pain because I had my pain brushed aside for years.

If it's someone just being a jerk, though, forget it. I get pissed off and I tell them off. I have an extremely high pain tolerance, but I have a low tolerance for BS.

It's really not about braces girl... its about my supposed friend saying that she's going to get checked for endo thru a blood test and that I simply have too many surgeries because her doctor can do it that way. Um no sorry you cant. She than goes on to tell me "that I was acting weird on Friday". Uh yeah, I was on 2 types of pain killers and had twice the amount of anesthesia stuff that most people have cuz I FELT it when they started (which usually happens with any surgery so I expected that). And than for her NOT to check in really at all while I was recovering and when I call her screaming "IM PREGNANT" like wow ok good for you I'm happy, but she was pissed because I wouldn't have been happy for her on Friday- what in the world?

This person was complaining about pain BEFORE we even did anything, so yeah, that shit is irritating, if you don't want to do it, it's optional, if you're gonna complain the entire time, don't do it. I've already heard from her 3 times because her mouth feels different. No kidding? It should you have like a pound of metal in there its not gonna feel the same!

I think most of this is I didn't get a day off work and until today was in a LOT of pain. My irritation just came out and wanted to vent to someone who could possibly understand- but maybe not haha

Yeah. Before my diagnosis, my boyfriend would try and tell me that my period pain was comparable to pain he gets from working his mechanic job. It really bothered me, because he doesn't know, and he doesn't try to understand this disease. I even freaked out on him one time telling him he needs to stop comparing his pain to mine because he's not taking time off work for his pain, and he's not going to see doctor, after doctor after doctor to try and get his problem resolved. In fact, he's not doing anything for his pain, while i'm over here working my ass off trying to relieve myself of pain just a little bit. I cry to him all the time about how i just don't know what to do. After i screamed about it and made it very clear that his comparing is not helpful, he stopped and finally learned to just hold me and be there for me. But i agree with the ladies saying to try not to compare pain, because it is true, some people's pain scale is higher than others. Endometriosis is among one of the top most painful diseases in the world. So us, as women with endo, have a pretty damn high pain tolerance. I know I feel like i can handle just about any kind of pain after a very violently painful period. Endo is an invisible disease, that not many people are aware of, so it's hard to explain to someone how unbearable it is. So when they try to compare things to it, yes, i do get annoyed, but also realize that they wouldn't be able to handle this as well as i can. If they were in my position, they would probably want to kill themselves. And i do not wish this pain on my worst enemy. It's horrible. When a girl tells me about her "unbearable periods" i say, maybe you have endo. So go get surgery, change your diet, and everything you do on a daily basis. Then we'll talk.

It's okay, ladies...VENT AWAY. We all need to be heard. Alana...I like your Mallomar (sic) solution=) I think the Snickers commercials are appropriate for us endo warriors when we don't feel quite like ourselves=)

Unfortunately, I posted a psychotic rant on my Pup thread just minutes ago. Indian folklore has it that "we all have a black dog (evil) and a white dog (good) within ourselves". They say it is a constant battle. Which dog wins? The one we feed the most.". I have to keep a shock collar on the black dog to avoid incarceration=) Right now, my white dog can't eat, sleep or poop=( Apparently, black dog's chomping at the bits and broke free today!!

We all have those days...weeks....years...eventually decades! I want to choke the shit out of my 87 year old mom. h-m-m-m What's wrong with that picture? Let's just say "ours" is not a relationship without DEEP...conflict.

As for the "pain" issue. I keep my condition to myself in the "real" world. It wasn't until I found this website that I felt less isolated. I had posted briefly on another website, but was told I was too blunt. Sorry folks...my degree of suffering "ain't" for sissies...try living it. You'll understand my dark humor. I don't make comparisons because I know that one person's severe pain is another person's FART. I do become IRATE when even my husband says "I feel bad too" or "baby, I know how you feel". No, you FUCKING don't have a CLUE.

I have an extremely high threshold for pain. We hosted a full house for a week during December. Yes, while they were all snuggled in their bed (grown-ups) I was in my bathroom floor taking an enema @ 5 a.m. followed by grocery shopping @ 6:30. They awakened @ 9:00-9:30 to the smell of coffee and breakfast cooking. Yet all they could do was complain of how little they slept and how bad they felt. I couldn't even keep down ginger ale without projectile vomiting. THIS HAS BEEN MY LIFE. Even though I conceal my pain, they HAVE to know. They just don't care. Note: I had already booked and paid for plane tickets and shuttled them the 2 hr. round trip to the airport. Bahumbug

Alana...I've been off the grid for weeks now FWIW. I read of your procedure and subsequent issues. I DO HOPE you'll start to feel better. Until then...Keep those zingers coming. You're a HOOT!?!

Sorry...Don't mean to hijack your thread...But WECOME ALL newbies to the forum. You are amongst a great group of gals=)

~~Pup

haha I missed you pup! Just today I started feeling better thank the lord! We'll see what happens, I just want my life back (and by the way 2 polyps makes you have an INSTANT tummy tuck LOVE it!) haha you crack me up! I'm glad someone is mad as me at times :) its not just mad its like an aggravation/annoyance. I'm glad you understand lol