100% sympathy and support. i've been lurking here for months and this will be my first post, because you should know how much support you have. none of what happened to you was your fault, and the way you have been treated (by police, support groups, etc.) in response to this assault is shameful.

(i also have endometriosis, and the impact this disease has had on my life is profound. for some women with endo, all we have left are our words, because all treatments have failed, the medical system has failed us, we are faced with stunted lives full of chronic severe pain. all we have is our words. all i have are my words. if i can't talk about my pain, if i have to censor myself because it makes men uncomfortable, then they have contributed to the stigma and lack of adequate treatment options that endo sufferers face. i am so so sorry for what you have gone through for doing something so basic as speaking up about this terrible disease. i know this is going off-topic from the thread, but i connected a bit to your story because of endo.)