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\u201cSeven days would be the least for me,\u201d Kira said. \u201cSometimes it would even be more, and it\u2019s always been like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then, last November, her health took a \u201cturn for the worse\u201d \u2013 including bleeding every day for half a year.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been on and off every single pill, injection and contraception under the sun.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ended up getting the coil in November and it had a really bad effect; I was in so much pain when I got it.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter that, I bled every single day non-stop for about six months. Sometimes it would be heavy and sometimes it wouldn\u2019t be, but it was every day non-stop.\u201d<\/p>\n
The constant bleeding caused her condition to \u201cflare up\u201d even further \u2013 but removing the coil was complicated by her place on the waiting list for endometriosis surgery.<\/p>\n
\u201cI asked them if I should remove the coil, but because I\u2019m on the waiting list for surgery for endometriosis, they say when you have the surgery the coil is supposed to help.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a bit of a catch-22. You just don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to help it and what\u2019s not.\u201d<\/p>\n
After years of feeling dismissed, Kira eventually found a doctor who played a crucial role in getting her diagnosis.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe makes a real effort to see how I\u2019m getting on and if I\u2019ve heard back from gynaecology,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m lucky to have found someone who is advocating for me because I didn\u2019t have that for a lot of years.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n \u201cI think a lot of people do get dismissed because it\u2019s a women\u2019s issue.\u201d<\/p>\n During this period, all she wanted was \u201canswers\u201d. An ultrasound finally provided them.<\/p>\n \u201cThey were doing the internal exam and [the two people doing the scan] looked at each other and said \u2018it\u2019s adenomyosis\u2019 \u2013 they could see it on the scan. I\u2019d never heard of it before.\u201d<\/p>\n The diagnosis brought a sense of relief after years of unexplained symptoms \u2014 but it also came with unsettling news.<\/p>\n While treatments can help manage symptoms, Kira was told the only \u201ccure\u201d is a hysterectomy.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like there hasn\u2019t been many studies on adenomyosis. It seems crazy to me that the first option they give you is a hysterectomy because that\u2019s so life\u2011changing for somebody.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been told it\u2019s pretty much just pain management until you get to the point where you\u2019ve had your bairns.\u201d<\/p>\n She is currently on \u201cpretty strong\u201d painkillers, which come with difficult side\u2011effects.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re already exhausted from having this pain, then you\u2019re taking these painkillers that make you feel drowsy,\u201d Kira explained.<\/p>\n \u201cI was in bed the whole of last weekend because I physically could not bring myself to get out of bed.<\/p>\n \u201cAs soon as I\u2019ve got two days off that\u2019s me, I\u2019ll sleep 14 hours and even that won\u2019t feel like enough, it\u2019s exhausting to deal with every day.\u201d<\/p>\n Kira has since been pushed forward for endometriosis surgery after \u201cbursting into tears\u201d while explaining the daily impact of her condition.<\/p>\n But waiting lists remain long \u2014 around a year for isles patients, and up to five years if more extensive surgery is required in Aberdeen.<\/p>\n She hopes her story encourages others in a similar boat to trust their instincts and push for a diagnosis.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone knows their bodies better than anyone else,\u201d Kira said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is disheartening going to the doctors and feeling dismissed, but you know yourself if something\u2019s wrong. Being able to advocate for yourself is so important.<\/p>\n \u201cIt might not be the diagnosis you want, but at least you\u2019ve got answers and there\u2019s other people out there you can relate to.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re not alone, there\u2019s other people experiencing the same things as you and I think it\u2019s important we speak about it,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8b972828-7505-45fa-a9fc-862cf42c2ca8-e1786714628300-470x397.jpg\")
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