A woman has finally been diagnosed with an incurable chronic condition after 17 years of pain and trying to get answers.
Michaela McKenna was diagnosed with endometriosis and after surgery to remove some of the damaged tissue told she has just six months to start a family.
The 33-year-old who works as a cabin crew member for Ryanair told the Liverpool Echo: "I was tired, I was anaemic, I was emotional. It was terrible, and no one was listening. I was diagnosing myself."