Testimonials: Endometriosis patients tell their own stories

My symptoms began in August 2009, one month after my first period. My symptoms were mostly GI related, from what I remember it was mostly fullness/tightening feeling. Everything I ate made it worse, so…

MY HISTORY: In December 2018, I suffered my first episode of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) - a very rare autoimmune disorder that attacks the platelets. Within days of being hospitalized,…

In late 2010, I was suffering from increasingly painful and heavy menstrual cycles. Seeking help from my ob/gyn. I was unfortunately misdiagnosed as “okay” and sent home being told that a…

In March, after being diagnosed by a radiologist with a nearly 6-centimeter endometrioma, or chocolate cyst, on my left ovary, I ventured to the Seckin Endometriosis Center in the hopes that their surgery,…

Endometriosis is the major cause of infertility and pelvic pain in women. 1 in 4 of us have it, this chronic disease has been researched for decades but we have yet to find a cure. My name is Lorena Perez…

What an amazing experience. There was a point, where I honestly thought I would be stuck in my bed with intolerable pain and nausea for the rest of my life. I had three difficult surgeries before finally…

I am a survivor of ENDOMETROSIS! What is Endometrosis?  Well, it has been equated to a cancer-like disease and believe me, it is!  It grows anywhere and everywhere inside your body and it is…

Dear Seckin, I just wanted to send you a very big thank you for your incredible work. My family and I will always be grateful for the surgery you performed on me, which allowed me to have a beautiful…

I felt something was off since I was a late teen. It was an unbearable pain and nausea, but it wasn’t until recently that I learned about endometriosis. My family and friends would simply tell me…

Dear Dr. Seckin, I have so much for which to thank you, it’s hard to know where to begin. Thank you for squeezing me onto your surgery schedule with 2 days notice. Thank you for your kindness, humor,…

I'm Kelly Hope T. and I'm 22 and have been struggling with bad periods since I was about in 6 grade. My mother was diagnosed with Endometriosis when she was a teen, even had an ovary removed but managed…

I am 20 years old and my journey with endometriosis started at a young age. When I first got my period, I was about 11 years old. They were never pleasant and always heavier than the rest of my peers.…

I felt that I was just getting older and it was just a change in my body so I accepted that reasoning and thought nothing of it. As time passed the pain became more and more intense. At this point I knew…

Being a physician myself, I sought out the best when I was diagnosed with stage IV endometriosis. It did not matter that Dr. Seckin was in New York, as I could not find a more skilled endometriosis specialist…

My Name is Elisandra. I am now 39-years-old. My first meeting with Dr. Seckin went great... When I was about 20-years-old, I had a surgery with a different doctor who was a bit old fashioned and not very…

October of 2013 (background): I started experiencing abnormal bleeding, one to two weeks before my actual period, ranging from dark discharge to light blood. The week of my actual period was becoming…

My name is Karina A., I am 35-years-old and I opted to have my stage IV Endometriosis treated with laparoscopic surgery. After a great deal of thought, I approached 2013 with the hope that I would explore…

Dear Dr. Seckin, I just wanted to say a quick thank you for taking such good care of my girlfriend, Amanda Z. For the past 5 years, it has been heartbreaking seeing her in so much pain.  We have…

I was diagnosed with endometriosis in April 2010.  I didn’t know it at the time, but this was the beginning of a four-year ordeal involving three abdominal surgeries, four hip surgeries, and…

Dear Dr. Seckin, I am a proud father of four children – two wonderful boys and two fabulous girls.  My youngest daughter, a college student, had developed endometriosis. We did not know what…

You are truly a beautiful man, with such a humble heart to freely share your gift with others. "Thank you," does not seem to be enough, so I hope that you will see it as a start to our friendship. I can…

I had been going through IVF for a little bit over a year when I decided to switch doctors. Friends of mine had recommended a terrific doctor on the East Side in Midtown, and on my very first visit he…

Well,where to begin? My name is Michelle S. and I am 38-years-old. I've suffered from severe endometriosis since the age of 15 (I believe) although it wasn’t as painful as it became in…

Today, after leaving the park with the kids, I went home to continue the day. I decided it was okay to remove from my purse a prescription of Percocet, Tylenol 3 and Thermacare heat wraps. All without…