Amy Schumer gives a glimpse into her ‘lonely battle’ with endometriosis in new interview

Amy Schumer has delved into her history with endometriosis in a new interview.

While chatting on the Paramount+ series The Checkup With Dr. David Agus, the 41-year-old comedian shared her struggle with debilitating pain throughout her adult life brought on by the condition.

Schumer, who underwent a hysterectomy last year to help treat the condition, described the irregular bouts of pain as a “lonely battle” she waged for years.

But even after years of discomfort, she said she felt like a “new person” after having her uterus and appendix removed.

Constant pain: Amy Schumer, 41, spoke on Paramount+’s The Checkup With Dr. David Agus on Tuesday about her years-long battle with debilitating endometriosis.

Schumer, who spoke to Agus while wearing a long black dress covered in yellow floral designs, said she had to deal with people who thought she was just being “dramatic” because her pain had no visible source.

‘My pain is real. Your pain is real,” the actress said in a throwback clip from a social media video. “We have to defend ourselves, we have to talk, and you know what, I’m worried that this video is upsetting. But I don’t care, because I hope it helps a woman figure out why she’s in so much pain.

In his interview with Agus, he pointed out how difficult it can be for doctors to correctly judge pain, since there is no simple test to judge pain and patients can only try to describe their pain.

Schumer agreed, calling it endometriosis and describing it as a “lonely, lonely disease.”

Out of sight: Schumer said she had to deal with people who thought she was just being “dramatic” because her pain had no visible source.

Hard to say: Agus pointed out how difficult it can be for clinicians to correctly judge pain, as there is no simple test to judge pain and patients can only try to describe their pain.

It didn’t help that so many people dismissed their symptoms.

“You tell someone you have really bad cramps and they say, ‘Oh, it’s because I’m a woman,’ and you say, ‘No, it’s irregular.’ I’ve been in so much pain, you know, my whole life. It’s not just the week of my period. It is during ovulation,” she explained.

“I wish I had one good week out of the month where I wasn’t in pretty significant pain,” he added.

In the midst of all his health problems, Schumer was still doing stand-up acting and starring in movies and TV shows.

She said she was “still trying to achieve” and “still trying to get through life.”

Worse than imagined: ‘You tell someone you have really bad cramps and they say, ‘Oh, it’s because I’m a woman,’ and you say, ‘No, it’s irregular.'” I’ve been in so much pain, you know, all my life. It’s not just the week of my period. It’s during ovulation,” she explained.

Optimistic: In pictures taken from her hospital bed after having her uterus removed, she said: “I feel very hopeful and I’m so glad I did it.” And I think it’s going to change my life’

“It’s been very difficult,” he said.

But Schumer’s face brightened as soon as Agus asked if she was feeling better after her surgeries.

‘I felt like a new person. It was amazing,’ she gushed, adding that she felt the results ‘immediately’.

“I felt like someone lifted the veil that had been on me and I felt like a different person and a new mom,” she admitted.

In older footage taken from her hospital bed after having her uterus removed, Schumer, who sounds giddy, said: “I feel very hopeful and I’m very glad I did it.” And I think she’s going to change my life.

She realized that alleviating so much pain was worth it in exchange for a couple of small scars.

‘I think scars are great!’ she said defiantly.

Possessing it: he realized that alleviating so much pain was worth it in exchange for a couple of small scars. ‘I think scars are great!’ she said defiantly