endometriosis had progressed, consuming her pelvic organs to the point where only “about three millimetres” of healthy colon tissue remained.She said she was told her bowel could rupture and that her colon needed to be removed – the words “irreversible” and “colostomy bag” ringing in her ears.“I knew it was bad.
I didn’t know it was that bad at that point … it was a very blunt conversation.” Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women – here’s how to recognize the symptoms Mock didn’t want to accept that as her only option.
Someone suggested she search for an alternative outside Canada, and after consultations with clinics in Germany, the U.A.E., the U.K., and the U.S., she settled on one in Romania.The Bucharest Endometriosis Center was well-reviewed by other patients in Facebook groups dedicated to information-sharing about the disease, and Mock was on a plane a month later.
Her six-hour operation in 2021 included five surgeons at an out-of-pocket cost of $9,500, plus about $3,000 in meals, accommodations and flights.“He removed over 30 different endometriosis masses inside me.