Invisible Pain: A Diagnosis at Last

Yn y bennod emosiynol ac onest hon o Paid Ymddiheuro, mae Elin a Celyn yn siarad â myfyrwraig feddygol blwyddyn gyntaf, Begw Fussell, sy’n rhannu ei diagnosis diweddar o endometriosis—cyflwr a luniodd ei harddegau’n dawel, effeithio ei bywyd academaidd, ac a’i gorfododd i lywio drwy system iechyd a anwybyddodd ei phoen dro ar ôl tro.

O’r symptomau cynharaf , i’r ffordd yr effeithiodd ei phoen gronig ar ei pherfformiad ysgol a’i thaith drwy feddygaeth heddiw, rydyn ni’n archwilio effaith gudd cyflwr sy’n cael ei gamddeall yn rhy aml.

Gyda’n gilydd, rydyn ni’n trafod canlyniadau corfforol ac emosiynol diagnosis hwyr—gan drafod pynciau sensitif ond hanfodol fel effaith ar iechyd meddwl, bywyd rhywiol, ac a oedd medical misogyny yn ffactor yn y daith faith hon at gael diagnosis.

Mae’r bennod hon yn sgwrs onest a phwerus am fyw gyda salwch anweledig, y cryfder sydd ei angen i ddefnyddio eich llais heb ymddiheuro, a pham fod rhaid cymryd poen menywod o ddifrif.

In this personal episode of Unapologetic, we sit down with a first-year medical student, Begw Fussell, who shares her long-overdue diagnosis of endometriosis—a condition that silently shaped her teenage years, impacted her academic life, and left her navigating a healthcare system that too often dismissed her pain.

From her earliest symptoms , to how chronic pain affected her school performance and now her journey through medical school, we explore the hidden toll of a condition that is too often misunderstood and overlooked.

Together, we unpack the emotional and physical consequences of delayed diagnosis—touching on sensitive but essential topics like the impact on her mental health, sex life, and the possibility that medical misogyny played a role in her experience.

This episode is a raw and necessary conversation about what it means to live with invisible illness, the strength it takes to advocate for yourself, and why women’s pain must be taken seriously.

Diolch i'r Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol am noddi'r rhaglen hon.

Links:

Instagram Page of Sophie Richards - Endometriosis Advocate

https://www.instagram.com/sophie.richards/

Endometriosis UK Charity

https://www.endometriosis-uk.org/