December 25, 2023 • 34 mins
We first met Jess after she lost 100 kilos and came to have her excess skin removed over multiple surgeries. What we didn’t know was Jess was in the midst of a decades long battle to be diagnosed with endometriosis.
In today’s episode, Jess generously shares her endo journey: from doctors telling her to “just get pregnant” at 23, to no one taking her unbearable pain seriously until she lost weight, and the devastation of only finding out her first surgery was a failure after 2 rounds of heartbreaking IVF results.
Jess’ story perfectly shows just how frustrating it still is to be taken seriously as a woman by medical professionals. A warning that Jess is very open with her IVF journey so if that’s not for you, maybe give this one a miss.
But otherwise, I hope you enjoy Jess’ story and her prevailing message to always, always self-advocate.
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