I have been waiting for surgery for months. I was diagnosed with stage 4 Endometriosis in July 2018 and had my left ovary removed after discovering a mass growing in my bowel. I had a bowel surgery also and spent 32 days in hospital. In May 2022 I had to have another bowel surgery in Nanaimo and discovered another mass on my right ovary then. Since I have been bounced around waiting for an MRI. I had to have IVF at a cost of $26,000 in November 2023 at the age of 25 to preserve any viable eggs I had left. This pushed my cysts and mass to grow fast into a bow canteloupe-sized mass that needs surgery now. NRGH says they can’t help me. I need surgery and they can’t help me. My family doctor has been trying to find anyone on the island to help me and no one will help. I now have to see the women’s hospital and the wait is long. I am sitting in the ER of NRGH now as I write this and am not sure what to do or how they can help me here as this hospital is my only option being a citizen of Nanaimo. I need help now.