Post by account_disabled on Mar 7, 2024 3:27:24 GMT
A young Mexican woman who suffers from endometriosis left today by bicycle from Los Angeles (USA) towards Tijuana (Mexico) to finish a journey of more than 5 thousand kilometers that began last August in Toronto (Canada), with the purpose of raising awareness about this sickness. María “Kukis” González, who was diagnosed with the disease 13 years ago (when she was 18) and has undergone six surgeries, began her journey in Toronto on August 16 without really knowing how many miles she would be able to pedal. “So many years with endometriosis leaves you very insecure because you never know when the pain is going to attack and that limits you a lot,” González noted in an interview with Efe, shortly before starting his 60th day of cycling through American lands and whose final point It will be the Mexican border city. “Kukis”, as her followers affectionately call her on her Facebook page and on her website has crossed North America from east to west on a journey in which she has had the support from her husband, José Alejandro , to “fight against negative thinking.
Endometriosis called one of the “silent female diseases,” consists of the presence and proliferation of cells from the uterine America Mobile Number List tissue outside of it and causes everything from pelvic pain and painful menstruations to infertility. According to specialists, this disease affects 10 percent of women and manifests itself, “mostly, in a painful way,” and it is not easy to diagnose. Many women suffer from their symptoms without knowing the true cause, and that is why González and her husband decided to start this campaign with a view to attracting the attention of health institutions. In his years of fighting the disease, González has realized that not only in Mexico but in other countries the information is insufficient. “If we continue in silence, it will take eight or nine years to be diagnosed, because that is the average for a woman to have endometriosis detected,” he said. “We have to start talking about this, we have to break the shame and know that we are sick so that health institutions start supporting us,” added the young woman, who was diagnosed with the disease when she had surgery to remove some cysts. in her ovaries.
The hysterectomy, or surgical removal of the uterus, the last surgery she underwent at the age of 28, is not even a definitive way to end the disease and, although some doctors recommend it as a definitive solution, “unfortunately that operation does not “It is a cure for endometriosis,” he warned. On her long journey, the young activist travels accompanied by her husband, who is in charge of maintaining the equipment and ensuring safety on the road. “This campaign has been something of both of us, each one supporting the other,” highlighted. Of his journey, “” said that the most difficult moment occurred after crossing the Appalachian Mountains, traveling from Washington to Oklahoma. “After 21 days I was bitten by some animals and I had many hives and a lot of itching, I felt sick, my knees hurt,” recalled the Mexican, who expressed her doubts regarding the journey on her Facebook page, covering such a distance. big only “a few years after being bedridden.” "Many girls with endometriosis told me 'come on, try it!' and they started to encourage me. It helped me a lot to read them and remember that this journey was not just for me but for all of them,” she revealed. At this point in her journey, the cyclist reiterates her message to young Hispanic women in the United States.
Endometriosis called one of the “silent female diseases,” consists of the presence and proliferation of cells from the uterine America Mobile Number List tissue outside of it and causes everything from pelvic pain and painful menstruations to infertility. According to specialists, this disease affects 10 percent of women and manifests itself, “mostly, in a painful way,” and it is not easy to diagnose. Many women suffer from their symptoms without knowing the true cause, and that is why González and her husband decided to start this campaign with a view to attracting the attention of health institutions. In his years of fighting the disease, González has realized that not only in Mexico but in other countries the information is insufficient. “If we continue in silence, it will take eight or nine years to be diagnosed, because that is the average for a woman to have endometriosis detected,” he said. “We have to start talking about this, we have to break the shame and know that we are sick so that health institutions start supporting us,” added the young woman, who was diagnosed with the disease when she had surgery to remove some cysts. in her ovaries.
The hysterectomy, or surgical removal of the uterus, the last surgery she underwent at the age of 28, is not even a definitive way to end the disease and, although some doctors recommend it as a definitive solution, “unfortunately that operation does not “It is a cure for endometriosis,” he warned. On her long journey, the young activist travels accompanied by her husband, who is in charge of maintaining the equipment and ensuring safety on the road. “This campaign has been something of both of us, each one supporting the other,” highlighted. Of his journey, “” said that the most difficult moment occurred after crossing the Appalachian Mountains, traveling from Washington to Oklahoma. “After 21 days I was bitten by some animals and I had many hives and a lot of itching, I felt sick, my knees hurt,” recalled the Mexican, who expressed her doubts regarding the journey on her Facebook page, covering such a distance. big only “a few years after being bedridden.” "Many girls with endometriosis told me 'come on, try it!' and they started to encourage me. It helped me a lot to read them and remember that this journey was not just for me but for all of them,” she revealed. At this point in her journey, the cyclist reiterates her message to young Hispanic women in the United States.