I am 10 weeks post op a total hysterectomy – removal of the uterus, cervix and tubes. Every surgeon will tell you that complete healing takes 6-8 weeks. They will downplay this major surgery, because it happens so often. Your mom’s friends who had this done at 50 years old will tell you it wasn’t…
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I’ve been going to therapy. Look at me, starting this post off strong! But seriously, I’ve been talking with a mental health counselor for the past year and well, I’m proud of it. Although I rarely want to go when the actual appointment arrives and often leave the appointment feeling pretty drained, I’m learning a…
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It is ten days before surgery and I’ve finished my work for the day, now sitting here alone with my thoughts which is like asking to go down a rabbit hole of self-pity so here we are. Why is self-pity considered such an awful thing? I understand that self-pity manifested over things like not having…
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I don’t know if I’m in the mood to write but I need to do something, and given the fact that this was my way of coping for 4 years it might be worth a try. I’ve always considered myself the type of person who is not afraid to face emotions and process them, often…
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The 2nd Annual Yellow for Endometriosis Awareness Walk Orlando, Florida 2018 On March fourth over fifty activists wore yellow and walked with signs to raise awareness about endometriosis in honor of Endo Awareness Month. We were joined by excision specialist Dr. Ken Sinervo from the Center for Endometriosis Care, his Program Director Heather Guidone and…
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I am walking around in a crowded room smiling, laughing and talking with others. Those who know me think I must be feeling really well tonight, others assume I am just like them. I am walking around in a crowded room smiling, laughing and talking with others. The distraction is nice, but the physical effort…
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Nothing scares me more than being in the midst of recovery and realizing the book I bought is a total dud. Great books are my souls ticket to adventure when I’m feeling confined. Even when I’m not recovering, sometimes it’s just good to get out of my own mind for a while, and into someone…
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“Souls survive on hope in the absence of physical evidence. Not the naive hope that everything will be hunky-dory, exactly as life used to be, but the hope that assures us, when things seem darkest, that although it doesn’t look that way now, something else is also true, as one survivor put it to me.” –…
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Also featured on Endo Twins Four years ago, I said to myself, “this will all be over soon.” Three years ago, I said, “there’s no way this can last forever.” Two years ago, I said, “they figured out what’s wrong, just a matter of time before it’s fixed.” One year ago, I said, “the last…
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Also featured on Gather for Women Writing comes easy to me but your love is difficult to put into words. It’s depth feels so endless, my mind can’t even process all of it. Life with chronic pain is difficult, and caring for someone in pain isn’t any easier. It may not seem like it all…
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