Endometriosis: “The pain of not being able to work, walk anymore”, Lori Paster’s obstacle course in her testimonial book “Pain, What Pain?”
Lori Pasteur, who goes by Laetitia Millot, helps promote and raise awareness of endometriosis, a debilitating disease that affects more than two million French women, in the book “Pain, what pain?” published on March 21, 2024. Published by Lafont in which she testifies to her obstacle course between pain and hope.
On March 21, 2024, singer and actress Lori Pesterwho revealed in 2018 that he sufferedEndometriosisThis affects gynecological conditions One in ten women Childbearing age and puts An average of seven years to diagnosewill release a book on their fight, “Pain, what pain?” Published by Robert Lafont.
Putting words to an evil that is largely invisible, misunderstood and unfortunately still little known.
“Pain, what pain?” : its obstacle course
A battle that the young woman, now 41, went through like thousands of women A real combat journeyt. No Diagnostic No the disease for that treatment passes through it Desire for pregnancy And became a mother one day when her daughter was born, until removing her uterusLori Pester decided to give new testimony.
Not one but endometriosis: a complex disease
As EndoFrance, the association that helps and supports women in their journey, reminds us, “Endometriosis is responsible for disabling pelvic pain and, in some cases, infertility. These symptoms have a major impact on women’s quality of life. with significant impact on the affected people’s personal and marital but also professional and social life.
“It is also customary to say soThere is not one but “many” endometriosis Because the disease does not develop in the same way from one person to another… There is no certainty regarding endometriosis except that it takes different forms in different places according to the different proportions of one person to another.
“Doctors want to reassure: in a third of cases, endometriosis does not develop, stabilize or even regress thanks to treatment (medical or surgical) or spontaneously, especially superficial forms. However, we also know that certain endometriosis can develop into severe forms that are complex to manage and require multiple disciplines. This is the whole point of diagnosis as early as possible, to avoid possible worsening of symptoms and deterioration of quality of life.
Five years ago, she published her first confessional book, “Les Choces de Ma V” (The Things of My Life), published by Ipanema.
A long and debilitating illness
Endometriosis is a chronic disease that has been regularly discussed on television shows, on the radio, and in the written press for many years. An illness that was first publicized thanks to actress Letitia Milot, made famous in the series “Plus Belle La Vie”. And now brought to the public by actress and singer Lori Pester.
Endometriosis gets its name from itEndometrium. This is the tissue that lines the uterus, thickens and disintegrates if the woman is not fertilized: these are the rules. As Endofrans recalls, “In a person suffering from endometriosis, cells grow and migrate through the tubes. A tissue similar to endometrial tissue that grows outside the uterus and causes lesions in the colonic organs.
“I had a very painful period. I had to change my schedule according to my menstrual cycle and didn’t put anything on my diary for two days because I knew I had to stay in bed,” she told Us in 2018.
“They kept telling me it was normal to have pain.”
And to continue: “Ever since I was little, people kept telling me that it’s normal to be in pain. So, you get used to it.” In his book to be published next month, his publisher mentions that “the disease without effective treatment manifests itself in increasingly severe pain, no longer able to work, walk, count missed opportunities”.
“Today, I live again because I no longer have pain”
In 2020, Lori Pester, after resorting to Pertaining to agriculture She gave birth to a baby girl and became a mother. Recently, in a documentary aired on RMC Story, the artiste confessed that he had to go through this. HysterectomyThat is, a Removal of the uterusAfter the birth of her child.
“There is no reason to suffer (…) Today I live again because I no longer have pain,” she declared in this report.
Oocytes: his open letter to Emmanuel Macron
Already in 2017, Lori Pester addressed An open letter To the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macronabout Freeze the eggs In France, a practice previously legal in France but under certain conditions. She then had to freeze her eggs in Spain in the hope of being able to achieve her pregnancy plan and while waiting for the effectiveness of her treatment against endometriosis. But above all because the law in France did not allow it, her endometriosis was not considered serious enough.
From 2022 and with the adoption of the latest bioethics law, in France, it is now possible to use oocyte self-preservation, a technique to save authentic female gametes outside of medical reasons.
