Close your eyes and imagine a belt cinched tight around your lower waist. Then, picture bricks hanging from said belt. A deep ache radiates into your back and thighs, a weight that doesn’t lift whether you stand, sit, lie down, or sink into a bath so hot it borders on blistering. Add the unpredictability: one moment a dull throb, the next a pain sharp enough to steal your breath.
This is a “normal” day with adenomyosis, layered with relentless fatigue and bleeding so heavy it dictates everything from what you wear to whether you dare leave the house.
