When you are (not) the only freak in your family

We had a nice Thanksgiving with my husband’s family. Nobody knew about my surgery but my mother-in-law. Then my sister-in-law, sitting right by my side at the table started talking about how she just had a laparoscopy to remove endometriosis! I was surprised, I had no idea she was doing that. I know they are trying to get pregnant too, they got married and immediately started trying because she is in her early forties and there’s no time to lose. She was pretty upset that they aren’t pregnant yet and that she had endometriosis, but I think she was lucky to have found it so fast. I am sure they must be very stressed because of the age factor, but hopefully the doctors are going to keep reacting fast to their situation. We have been on this road for two years so 6 months to me doesn’t seem that crazy; but then I am not her age…

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