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Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 womxn around the globe. That is insanely high! And what's even crazier, is it takes an average of 10.7 years to be diagnosed, because doctors write off most of our pain and symptoms as "in our head" or "not worth looking into". It is often misdiagnosed for various other things and overall just not taken seriously, when in fact, endo can be a very serious condition. It impacts womxn, myself included, not just when it's our period. I have pain more days than not, and my period exacerbates that pain greatly. This means that jobs are hard to keep, as some days its just too hard to move, let alone get up and drive to work. Somedays it's hard to eat, nausea takes over and I can't keep anything down. It can cause infertility, nerve damage, it can even lead to worse conditions like Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue.
I had surgery last Friday, Feb 26th, 2021. Recovery is going really well, however, I am one of the lucky ones with nerve damage. They have started me on Amitriptyline to help, which is an antidepressant when used in higher doses, and at low doses, like my script, is helpful for a myriad of things, nerve pain, fibro, migraines, so many of the problems that I have. Hopefully I start to really see some improvements in my life moving forward from this surgery. I plan to keep a log of my progress and how things go for me and my journey. I'll be starting on the endo diet soon and will be happy to share any recipes or tips I find as I go through all of this.
If you've gotten this far, thank you for reading and I'll see you next time. <3
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