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Carys lived with endometriosis pain for decades, then everything changed

BBC News Health · 11 October 2026 at 07:23

Carys lived with endometriosis pain for decades, then everything changed

Carys Thurlby says "intense pain had become my normal" but surgery changed her life.

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Carys lived with endometriosis pain for decades, then everything changed

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