Help Me Get the Final Surgery I Need for Severe Endometriosis

I've been fighting endometriosis for 23 years.

I was diagnosed as a teenager. I am now 38 years old, and this disease has shaped nearly my entire life. Since I was 15, I have seen 17 specialists and undergone four surgeries. None of them stopped the disease — because they did not fully remove it.

Now I have Stage 3 deep infiltrating endometriosis with bowel involvement. This form of endometriosis is aggressive and destructive. It has caused organ dysfunction, internal bleeding, extreme pain, digestive failure, weight loss, and serious medical complications, including septic episodes. I am not stable. I am not improving. I am deteriorating.

The gold standard treatment for endometriosis is excision surgery, performed by a highly trained specialist who removes the disease completely from affected tissue and organs. This is not hormone suppression or temporary pain management. Those approaches have already failed me. Excision is the only treatment shown to significantly reduce recurrence and prevent further organ damage.

This surgery is medically necessary — and it is urgently needed.

Unfortunately, excision surgery is often not fully covered by insurance, and with rising healthcare premiums and out-of-pocket costs, I cannot afford it on my own. I have delayed asking for help because I hate asking. But my health, my ability to eat, and my quality of life are slipping away.

I don't want band-aids.

I don't want another temporary fix.

I want this disease removed — properly — so I can heal.

This surgery represents my best and possibly final chance to stop the progression, preserve my organs, and regain basic function. Any support — whether through donation or sharing — brings me closer to getting the care I desperately need.

I am looking to recieve my care at Pelvic Rehabilitation in Troy MI with Dr. Kliethermes and Dr. Goldstein. More information and the price, etc., so you all can see it can be found here: 

https://pelvicrehabilitation.com/locations/troy-mi/?lnsg=null&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20730335456&gbraid=0AAAAApBjn5tx2BwIs2yOqA9Ijp8wSnmWX&gclid=Cj0KCQjwoMXQBhDcARIsAH-eEttwS_-UcIZYj95CxTfYiQpjliLZpAUvhoTOeGQ07BlKRvHve1KpLvAaAiDdEALw_wcB

It also has a tab that goes over the costs, etc. They are the only surgeons in the state of Michigan who perform the surgery I need. My former doctor has retired. The wait list is out 8 months for surgery. 

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Thank you for helping me fight for my life.