The Twelve Days of Christmas — featuring Endometriosis

My version of the classic carol

This Is Not The Endo
2 min readDec 12, 2021
Photo by Colin Michael on Unsplash

On the first day of Christmas
My endo sent to me:
My first laparoscopy

On the second day of Christmas
My endo sent to me:
Two tons of pain and
My first laparoscopy

On the third day of Christmas
My endo sent to me:
Three blood clots
Two tons of pain and
My first laparoscopy

On the fourth day of Christmas
My endo sent to me:
Four painful poops
Three blood clots
Two tons of pain and
My first laparoscopy

On the fifth day of Christmas
My endo sent to me:
Five ruined pants
Four painful poops
Three blots clots
Two tons of pain and
My first laparoscopy

On the sixth days of Christmas
My endo sent to me:
Six stuck ovaries
Five ruined pants
Four painful poops
Three blood clots
Two tons of pain and
My first laparoscopy

On the seventh day of Christmas
My endo sent to me:
Seven days a-cramping
Six stuck ovaries
Five ruined pants
Four painful poops
Three blood clots
Two tons of pain and
My first laparoscopy

On the eight day of Christmas
My endo sent to me:
Eight years a-waiting
Sevens days a-cramping
Six stuck ovaries
Five ruined pants
Four painful poops
Three blood clots
Two tons of pain and
My first laparoscopy

On the ninth day of Christmas
My endo sent to me:
Nine nervous bladders
Eight years a-waiting
Seven days a-cramping
Six stuck ovaries
Five ruined pants
Four painful poops
Three blood clots
Two tons of pain and
My first laparoscopy

On the tenth day of Christmas
My endo sent to me:
Ten useless gynaes
Nine nervous bladders
Eight years a-waiting
Seven days a-cramping
Six stuck ovaries
Five ruined pants
Four painful poops
Three blood clots
Two tons of pain and
My first laparoscopy

On the eleventh day of Christmas
My endo sent to me:
Eleven other symptoms
Ten useless gynaes
Nine nervous bladders
Eight years a-waiting
Seven days a-cramping
Six stuck ovaries
Five ruined pants
Four painful poops
Three blood clots
Two tons of pain and
My first laparoscopy

On the twelfth day of Christmas
My endo sent to me:
Twelve days of bleeding
Eleven other symptoms
Ten useless gynaes
Nine nervous bladders
Eight years a-waiting
Seven days a-cramping
Six stuck ovaries
Five ruined pants
Four painful poops
Three blood clots
Two tons of pain and
My first laparoscopy!

I hope you sang it properly!

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This Is Not The Endo

A personal blog about living with Endometriosis and Adenomyosis.