Photography by Inge Houwen and Huyghe Stijn - Project, Volunteer, Endo Inside-Out

Some of the images I have created to support the project "Endo Inside-out".

Endo Inside-Out

Endometriosis.
A chronical disease.
Not enough awareness.
Giving women a platform.
Showing the world what this really is.
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You can follow and read the entire story as it unfolds on:
https://www.instagram.com/endo.insideout/

Feel free to support the fight!

Some of these images where published with a testmonial on the website of My Endo (Movie), 7/2020.

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"I've now been a week home and there is still little I can do. The physiotherapist wants me to do exercises to regain strength in my lung and to keep it open..."

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"I can only tell you sad stories between October and December. I decided not to share those. To keep it short...During that time I was in a lot of pain, on sick-leave, isolating myself, having unreasonable discussions with loads of people and many examinations. I realised it had to stop ..."

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"When my husband saw me for the first time after my operation, he started crying. He's someone who's normally very down to earth. All the nasty things we said to each other just disappeared. We were back on the same level. BAM! This was the boost ..."

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The day after the operation I felt nauseous and dizzy. My body can't take medication well and of course this time it wasn't any different. While I was talking to the nurse that morning I felt my yoghurt finding its way up again. I still couldn't receive any visitors and ...

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The days at the hospital were passing in a blur. I was high from the morfine, in pain, vomiting constantly...The doctors wanted to hospitalize me a while longer. Instead of three days, I had to stay for more then a week. I had a severe reaction to ...

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It was a long drive home. A 100 kms seemed instead like a 1000. We had traffic jam, bad weather and a seat belt that felt tight as never before.
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I was beat when we finally arrived home. My husband helped me lie down on the couch (because yes, I needed help...

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I'm so lucky to have such good friends and family. I'm not capable of coming out of bed in the morning nor dressing or bathing by myself. My husband doesn't want me to try and do any of those things on my own. So before he leaves...

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"Today I'm getting my staples removed. In normal circumstances this happens after a day or 10. But because the nurse thought my wound was not yet fully healed, they stayed in a little longer then expected. After the doctor removed about three of them, her expression changes. The wound is ..."

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"Christmas ... a party that I always look forward to. Everyone who knows me knows that I love presents. Not only to get but also to have a lot of fun searching the right presents for friends and family. At Christmas..."

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"Hooray, I'm 30!Or...let's be honest, this is not how I imagined this day was going to be. I always wanted to..."

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"27.03.2019
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Today we leave for Leuven. Tomorrow is my surgery but I have to get ready at the hospital. In fact, I'm quite calm. I was nervous last time, but this operation feels so urgent that I can only look forward .."

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