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Have you tried Paracetamol?
Did you know that having a stretch really helps to reduce period pain? Well… Shit! Turns out I wasted my time having an operation to separate my tethered organs, turns out I could’ve just had a stretch. Okay, a lot of the advice that we receive is well meaning, but it can be a little…
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Endometriosis & Medical Gaslighting
I started to struggle mentally as much as I was physically. I was living with unpredictable chronic pain which could surprise me at any moment, yet the hardest part of it all was being told that I was causing it myself with my mind and ‘being too tense around the time of my periods’..Those were…
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What is Endometriosis?
In my own words… Endometriosis is not just a lifelong condition; it’s like living with an evil gremlin who uses your womb as a pin cushion and spends a few hours each day sowing your organs together for fun. It then throws tantrums if you are not giving it enough attention and bites you unexpectedly…
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Tampon adverts vs reality
According to tampon adverts, being on my period should be the highlight of my month. I should be biking around bumpy cobbled streets, preferably wearing white hot pants, laughing hysterically at the air with boundless energy. I should be cartwheeling whilst doing tricks with basketballs or raucously sprinting across a beach for no apparent reason.…
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Dear Doc…
Dear Medical Professional… Why did it take five initial gynaecology visits for my symptoms to be listened to? Why did I have to go private for someone to finally hear me and not fob me off? My symptoms started at the age of 11, why was I misdiagnosed until 31? Why did I have to…
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Welcome!
Hello, dear reader! I want to extend a heartfelt thank you for somehow stumbling across my blog. I hope that you stick around as I attempt to shed light on the challenges of living with a chronic illness in our world today. I spent a lot of time..years actually, writing in my private journal which…