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 had a hysterectomy last year to help treat the condition, described the irregular bouts of pain as a ‘lonely battle’ that she waged for years.

But even after years of discomfort, she said she felt like a ‘new person’ after she had 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 struggle with debilitating endometriosis

Schumer, who spoke with Agus while wearing a long black dress covered in yellow floral designs, said she had to contend with people thinking she was just being ‘dramatic’ because her pain didn’t have any visible source.

‘My pain is real. You’re pain is real,’ the actress said in a throwback clip to a social media video. ‘We have to advocate for ourselves, we have to speak up, and — you know what — I’m worried this video is annoying. But I don’t care, because I hope it helps one woman go and find out why she’s in so much pain.’ 

Back in her interview with Agus, he pointed out how difficult it can be for clinicians to correctly judge pain, as there’s no simple test to judge it and patients can only try to describe their pain.

Schumer agreed and called her endometriosis and described it as a ‘lonely, lonely disease.’ 

Schumer, who spoke with Agus while wearing a long black dress covered in yellow floral designs, said she had to contend with people thinking she was just being 'dramatic' because her pain didn't have any visible source

Out of sight: Schumer said she had to contend with people thinking she was just being ‘dramatic’ because her pain didn’t have any visible source

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

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

It didn’t help that so many people would write off her symptoms.

‘You tell someone you get really bad cramps, and they’re like, “Oh, it’s being a woman,” and you’re like, “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’s during ovulation,’ she explained.

‘I would hopefully get a good week a month where I wasn’t in pretty significant pain,’ she added.

Amid all of her health struggles, Schumer was still putting on stand-up performances and starring in films and on television.

She said she was ‘still trying to achieve’ and ‘still trying to go through life.’

Worse than imagined: 'You tell someone you get really bad cramps, and they’re like, "Oh, it’s being a woman," and you’re like, "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's during ovulation,' she explained

Worse than imagined: ‘You tell someone you get really bad cramps, and they’re like, “Oh, it’s being a woman,” and you’re like, “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’s during ovulation,’ she explained

Optimistic: In footage taken from her hospital bed after getting her uterus removed, she said, 'I'm feeling really hopeful and I'm really glad that I did it. And I think it's going to change my life'

Optimistic: In footage taken from her hospital bed after getting her uterus removed, she said, ‘I’m feeling really hopeful and I’m really glad that I did it. And I think it’s going to change my life’

‘It’s been really difficult,’ she said. 

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

‘I felt like a new person. It was incredible,’ she gushed, while adding that she felt the results ‘right away.’

‘It felt like someone lifted this veil that had been over me and I just felt like a different person and like a new mom,’ she admitted.

In older footage taken from her hospital bed after getting her uterus removed, a woozy-sounding Schumer said, ‘I’m feeling really hopeful and I’m really glad that I did it. And I think it’s going to change my life.’

She noted that relieving so much pain was totally worth it in exchange for a couple of small scars.

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

Owning it: She noted that relieving so much pain was totally worth it in exchange for a couple of small scars. 'I think scars are cool!' she said defiantly

Owning it: She noted that relieving so much pain was totally worth it in exchange for a couple of small scars. ‘I think scars are cool!’ she said defiantly