"The Pain You Feel Is Real, Even If You Can't See It."
That is the slogan for a commercial I saw on Tuesday, while my mom was sleeping and getting her chemo meds. I was watching tv when a commercial came on about endometriosis. The fact that there is any commercial made me smile. This one is about a new clinical trial but at least it gives a name to a disease people need more information about and also identified symptoms, which I think is greatly important for general knowledge. The study is for the Solstice Study. If anyone is interested, click HERE.
As I have stated before, I would LOVE for these studies to be successful. I am so happy that they are available and I would love to sign up, but I am not willing to take the 50% chance of receiving a placebo, while still having to stop all hormone treatment. I hope there are women who are at a point where they are able to participate because I think research is incredibly important for endometriosis. I still can't wrap my head around the fact that this disease can only be concretely diagnosed via surgery. It just seems crazy. If I had an unlimited supply of money, my first priority would be better diagnostic tools and my second would be what this study is trying to do... find a better way to treat pain. So I say to everyone involved in this study: GOOD LUCK!!!
