tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395396076631887272024-03-05T04:31:44.961-08:00Hello, Endo!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126216998611259508noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139539607663188727.post-87082771727786195722014-07-25T17:41:00.002-07:002014-07-25T21:28:23.050-07:00Open Letter to Senator John McCain<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Senator McCain:</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My name is Heather Pickens and I reside in Phoenix, AZ. I am 27 years old and am writing regarding my illness, Endometriosis and spreading awareness. </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">On August 26, 2014, I will go in for my first excision to
(hopefully) fully treat my disease. I am not writing this out of sympathy,
those that truly know me understand that I am a strong woman. As an emotionally
strong person, it is very difficult to speak of my weakness. However, being
silent has not made any advancement in the treatment and cure of endometriosis.
I am sharing my story for awareness. </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Endometriosis is a serious gynecological disorder that causes severe pain, bladder and bowel issues, painful intercourse and infertility. The only way to diagnose and treat the disease of endometriosis is by a surgical procedure. It is also a progressive disease. </span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Since the age of 13, I have had symptoms of endometriosis. I ignored and pushed through my symptoms until I was 25 and hit a road
block. I was bed ridden from the pain and almost lost my job due to the fact
that I was off work for six months. </span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">During those six months, I could not function. Showering resulted in me returning to bed with damp hair. I couldn’t keep up with my house work properly and took a huge hit financially. My husband helplessly watched over me during one of the darkest periods of my life. </span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Since my diagnosis via laparoscopic surgery on November 7,
2012 I have had several painful treatments, physical therapy, four surgeries (one of which resulted in an overnight hospital stay, and another resulted in being sent
home with a catheter). Although I was able to become pregnant, I had a very traumatic labor that resulted in a cesarean. Four
surgeries in less than two years, and my excision on August 26, 2014 will be my
fifth surgery. This is unacceptable. </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Young girls, teens, and women are suffering. It is time to break the silence. </span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My story is not uncommon, and is definitely not the most
tragic. Many women are ignored, made to feel like drug seekers and are left
infertile. Others have lost their babies after pre-mature labor due to the
disease. It is the women that have suffered the most due to this God-awful
disease that I will use the voice and experiences that God gave me to speak of
this disease. I will never stop talking and raising awareness because I never,
and I mean NEVER want my daughter to experience a single moment of physical or
emotional pain that endometriosis can cause. </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Please support the women of Arizona and the 176 million women worldwide who suffer from endometriosis in declaring March as Endometriosis Awareness Month. </span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's been an extremely long time since I have posted, so I want to apologize first of all. Life has been insane lately, both good and bad.</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Good, because I welcomed my beautiful baby girl Eliana into the world via c-section on January 12th, 2014. She is absolutely perfect!</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I honestly do not know how I am doing it, and am constantly surprising myself at the end of each day. My motivation has been that I do not have a lot of vacation time after being off for five months last year. I want as much time as possible with Ellie. </span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We hopped in the car and drove the three hours it takes to get to Tombstone - where it was also pushing 110 degrees. Tombstone is a historic western town deep in the desert, so there is a lot of walking and site-seeing in extreme temperatures. I was getting worse as the day went on, but kept trucking on. At one point, a women who worked at one of the historic buildings looked at me and asked "Are you okay? You look pale." I just smiled and said I was fine, but I was getting worse.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We eventually ended up in a building that had air conditioning and we purchased bottles of water. After several hours of making our way through the tourist trap, we got in the car and made the drive back to Phoenix. After eating supper at Burger King, I felt much better and thought that maybe I was just hungry. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The next morning, I woke up quickly and ran to the bathroom where I threw up. I was immediately irritated that I couldn't decide if it was an endo-related vomit or if the heat had gotten to me from the day before. Still, we had plans to meet up with my grandparents again and we drove to their hotel. I took a shower, and pushed on. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">At the emergency room, I was immediately given a room where a doctor heard all of my symptoms and medical history. The doctor told me that they wanted to give me a pregnancy test, but I did not think anything of it.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <b>An Endo Sister's Guide to Living with Endometriosis</b></span></div>
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<b><br /></b></div>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>An "EndoWarrior" eats healthily, says no to junk food and educates herself
about the "EndoDiet" and incorporates it into her daily life knowing that
it may help with her symptoms and long term care.</li>
</ul>
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<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>
Empowers herself by finding out as much as she can about Endometriosis
and knows she deserves and is entitled to the best medical care
available to her. She doesn't accept no for an answer from any medic and
gets a 2nd/3rd opinion if required.</li>
</ul>
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<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>
Knows that there is no 'normal' everybody is on their own journey and doesn't compare her life to anybody else's.</li>
</ul>
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<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>
Is proud of every scar on her body, she knows they represent the battles she had fought and won.</li>
</ul>
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<li>
Takes time to rest and relax. She accepts that Endometriosis is disabling at times so doesn't try to do everything, instead spends her valuable time doing the things she enjoys and says no to the things she doesn't or that give her stress.</li>
</ul>
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</div>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>
Takes time to exercise (if possible) at least once per week as she knows it makes your mind and body stronger.</li>
</ul>
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<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>
Promotes awareness of Endometriosis by telling friends, family and others about it.</li>
</ul>
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</div>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>
Continues to work towards the goals she has in life, she knows that it
doesn't matter how long it takes to get to them just that they are
achieved.</li>
</ul>
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<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>
She acknowledges that depression is common among chronic illness
sufferers and talks about her feelings, and asks for help when required
and knows it is okay to be emotional and cry!</li>
</ul>
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<li>
Lastly, she knows that she is perfectly 'imperfect' and feels proud of
everything she has achieved! She accepts herself as she is and knows she
is worthy of love, kindness and respect.</li>
</ul>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For more words of encouragement on surviving a life with Endometriosis, please follow Katie on <a href="https://twitter.com/_EndoHappy" target="_blank">Twitter</a>!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">xo Heather </span></i></div>
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Endometriosis is a painful condition that affects between
five and ten percent of women and can make the discomfort of menstruation much
more extreme.</div>
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During the normal menstrual cycle, the endometrial tissue
grows inside the uterus and is expelled during menstruation. Endometriosis
occurs when this tissue grows outside of the uterus, sometimes attaching to
other organs and causing significant pain, bleeding, and inflammation.</div>
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The symptoms of the condition tend to get worse with time if
they go untreated, so treatment is vital to combat this condition. In addition
to medicinal options, diet and exercise have been shown to have a beneficial
effect in dealing with the symptoms of this condition.</div>
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Benefits of Exercise</div>
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In general, the benefits of exercise are somewhat mixed in
terms of their success in alleviating pain that results from <a href="http://www.healthline.com/health/endometriosis"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">endometriosis</span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">.</span> Among the side
effects of this condition are extremely painful periods, pelvic soreness,
fatigue, and pain because of exercise. Because of that, women who experience
endometriosis are typically hesitant to pick up new exercise routines to combat
the symptoms of their condition.</div>
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Still, exercise can have certain positive effects. One of
the benefits comes before the condition develops. Research indicates that women
who exercise vigorously are far less likely to develop endometriosis, although
there is less of a pattern for women who exercise less.</div>
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For women that have already developed the condition, some
level of exercise may help alleviate some of the pain. During exercise, the
body releases endorphins, which are natural chemicals that relieve pain and
improve mood. These feel-good chemicals work for everyone doing exercise—not
just those with conditions that cause significant pain—but this endorphin
production can be especially helpful in dealing with pain as significant as
that caused by endometriosis.</div>
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In general, light to moderate exercise is advised for women
with this condition. Exercise beyond that may be impossible, as the body
experiences more pain with high levels of exertion. Exercises like walking and
yoga, however, require relatively little stress on the body and can produce
endorphins to provide some level of pain relief.</div>
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Dietary Suggestions</div>
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Diet appears to have a much more significant effect on
symptoms, so it is important for women that experience this condition to focus
on regulating their diet with the proper nutrients.</div>
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Certain fatty acids can aggravate pain that is caused by
endometriosis, and others can help to relieve that pain. The bad kind of fatty
acids are found in foods like meat, dairy, and palm oil, so women with endometriosis
would do well to cut these foods out of their diet as much as possible. On the
other hand, omega-3 acids fall in the good category, so it helps to consume
plenty of food that includes these compounds. Examples of foods that are high
in omega-3 fatty acids are salmon, olive oil, and legumes.</div>
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Cutting meat and other animal products out of your diet
carries the risk of having an unbalanced diet, with too little protein and
calcium intake. Having a balanced diet is vital for stabilizing your hormones,
and hormones are ultimately responsible for the development of this condition.
Thus, balancing your diet with the right nutrients is vital. To keep your
protein levels high, replace meat products with foods like tofu, nuts, and
fish, and replace the calcium that you get from animal products with leafy
greens, almonds, and tofu.</div>
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There are a few foods that you will want to avoid in case of
endometriosis and other conditions, like arthritis. Caffeine and refined sugar
are two of them, as these ingredients tend to result in nutrient loss, allowing
additional pain and inflammation to occur in the body because of endometriosis.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Valerie
Johnston is a health and fitness writer located in East Texas. With ambitions
of one day running a marathon, writing for</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><a href="http://www.healthline.com/symptomsearch" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e3; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Healthline.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">ensures she
keeps up-to-date on all of the latest health and fitness news.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> <strike> </strike></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><span style="line-height: 150%;">Special thanks to</span> Valerie Johnston of <a href="http://www.healthline.com/symptomsearch" target="_blank">HealthLine</a> for sharing such an informative post. </b></i></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126216998611259508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139539607663188727.post-49125490974127474162013-05-10T22:54:00.001-07:002013-05-10T23:02:01.850-07:00It's been a while...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Its been a long time since I have told everyone where I am in life, how I'm feeling, etc. </div>
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Since so much has happened in such a short time, I thought I would give you all the opportunity to ask some questions that you would like answered (can be silly or serious questions). </div>
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Shoot me an email at helloendoblog@gmail.com or tweet me @helloendoblog by Sunday night and I will follow up on a post here. </div>
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Also, send me a brief update on everything that is going on in your life!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126216998611259508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139539607663188727.post-83032949660777727712013-04-07T22:21:00.000-07:002013-04-07T22:21:00.031-07:00Endo Journey: Endo Star<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">My periods started the week before my 11th
birthday. They weren’t painful or heavy to start with but they were irregular
and a bit of a nuisance, which I guess is pretty normal in the beginning. By
the time I was 12 they had got much, much worse and were heavy and painful. The
pain got so bad it was causing me to vomit and pass out, I was getting
migraines, and I was missing school because of it. I would spend my time curled
up on the bathroom floor waiting for the pain to pass. I went to my GP who
decided to put me on the contraceptive pill and give me mefenamic acid
(Ponstan). I also got tested for anaemia because the bleeding was so heavy, but
that came back negative.<br />
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The pill seemed to help with the heaviness, but I still had the pain. I thought
it was just one of those things and I was one of the unlucky ones. By the time
I was 13 we had moved to a different area and I had a new GP. I spoke to them
about it throughout my teens, and must have tried about 5 different variations
of the pill during that time. During my GCSEs it was really bad, and I remember
my GP saying to me it wasn’t normal to have this pain, and that he’d keep
trying to help make it better. Sadly he left not long after that so things
didn’t quite go to plan! I got stuck with a different GP and I think I just got
used to being in that much pain during my period, I sort of gave up on finding
anything that would make me better. <br />
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A few more years passed by, I started working full time and moved out of home.
I carried on taking the pill and using ibuprofen and paracetamol to help with
period pain, which I had just learned to put up with. When I was 21 the pain
went up another couple of notches and I was finding it hard to cope with it
again. I had to start taking codeine which only really took the edge off, but I
managed. My job meant I was on my feet for 8 hours+ every day, and looking back
I don’t know how I did it!<br />
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A couple of years later when I was 23 I had settled at yet another new doctor’s
surgery. By that point I’d started to develop new symptoms, I was feeling
nauseous most of the time and barely eating, getting stomach cramps and
constipation. This wasn’t normal for me so back I went to the GP. They did
blood tests and various other tests to rule out any gastrointestinal problems,
which all came back clear, so I was diagnosed with IBS. I was given tablets
including peppermint capsules to try which didn’t seem to help me at all. I was
fed up, didn’t believe I had IBS, and felt I’d been fobbed off. Yet again I
just put up with feeling rubbish!<br />
<br />
I also started getting urinary infections (or UTIs). I say these were
infections, but rarely would a test actually show any infection, I just seemed
to have the symptoms of one. I was getting one or two of these per month for
about a year, which was pretty miserable as I’m sure you can imagine. I had
just got together with my partner after being single for a while, so it was
sort of put down to being ‘honeymoon cystitis‘. This problem was never
investigated and thankfully it stopped happening after about a year, although
some of the symptoms would crop up again in the future.<br />
<br />
It wasn’t long before the symptoms got worse again. It seems like every time I
got used to a level of pain or some symptoms, another would appear and the pain
would get worse! I started getting rectal pain during and about 1 week after my
period. It’s hard to explain this pain, but it felt like there was pressure
deep inside, and sitting down was almost impossible. I knew this was NOT
normal. I asked the GP about this and was told it was common to have pain there
as the organs are so close together, and had I thought about getting pregnant?
I was only 24 at the time and hadn’t been with my partner all that long! I saw
another GP about it a couple of months later and they were even worse, they
told me it was probably constipation causing the pain and to eat more fibre. I
was made to feel like a time wasting hypochondriac. I can’t stress enough how
upsetting this all was. I knew what I was feeling wasn’t normal, but no one
would listen to me. What could I do?<br />
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This was around the time I first heard of endometriosis and it was only because
my mum mentioned it. I googled the symptoms and couldn’t believe how familiar
it all sounded. By this point I’d started having pain during sex as well but I
kept this to myself, I was embarrassed by it. I mentioned endometriosis to my
GP who more or less dismissed it, telling me the only way to diagnose it was by
having a laparoscopy which was an invasive procedure, and should be avoided.
We’d continue to treat me with the pill instead, but I would start taking 3
packs together without a break.</span></span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Another year or so passed and I was still
getting this pain, and the IBS symptoms were making me miserable. It didn’t
seem to matter what I ate, I would get bloated and/or feel sick. Yet another
trip to my GP beckoned. I managed to see a different one this time, and she
decided to refer me to the hospital to have an ultrasound scan. I needed to
have a full bladder for it, and I just happened to have cystitis at the time.
Nightmare! Every prod and poke was agony. They mentioned they couldn’t find my
left ovary, and they did an internal ultrasound for that reason but it was
still nowhere to be seen. ‘Probably your bowel getting in the way’, they said. <br />
<br />
The internal ultrasound was probably one of the worst of all the tests I’ve had
done! The thing was massive, and they moved it around loads inside which felt
truly horrible. They didn’t seem too bothered about my missing ovary. Needless
to say, my GP told me the scan was clear and finally referred me to a
gynaecologist. While I was waiting for my appointment I had a smear test done.
I’d had internal examinations done before so I wasn’t too worried about it,
although I knew it would be painful for me. The nurse told me that she could
see a cyst at the opening of my cervix and I should tell my gynae about it at
my appointment. <br />
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I was so nervous about my first appointment with the consultant and didn’t know
what to expect, but I had high hopes that finally I was going to be listened to
and taken seriously. The consultant was blasé about my symptoms, and when I
asked about endometriosis he said it was unlikely I had it. He thought it was
probably just ‘one of those things’. I really felt like I was wasting his time
and that as a woman I just had to deal with this pain and other symptoms. He
did however agree to do a laparoscopy to find out for definite. I told him
about the cyst on my cervix and he asked me if I wanted him to check it! I
couldn’t believe his attitude. He told me it was quite large and would need to
be removed, so he would do it during my laparoscopy. My surgery was scheduled
for 3 months later, and I felt sick with nerves. I was torn about what outcome
I wanted, I knew that if it was endometriosis I’d be stuck with it for life,
but if it wasn’t I’d still be stuck with the pain as there would be no
explanation for it.<br />
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For various reasons my surgery was cancelled twice, both times I was literally
in the gown and stockings waiting to go to theatre. I was already extremely
emotional and on edge so by the 2<sup>nd</sup> cancellation I was gutted. By
now I was also struggling with anxiety due to the fact I permanently feel like
I need to go to the loo, both my bladder and bowel always feel full which is so
uncomfortable and makes me panic when there isn’t a toilet nearby. <br />
<br />
Finally my surgery was going to go ahead (age 27 at this point). I was going to
get some answers! I had a bit of a wait as I wasn’t first on the list. It
wasn’t my first operation but I still felt a little nervous about the
anaesthetic, my heart was racing and I generally felt quite anxious. I had no
idea how much pain I was going to be when I woke up, or what they were going to
find in there. I walked myself to theatre and lay on the cold table; the
anaesthetist was lovely and made me laugh before asking me to relax and putting
the cannula in my hand. I’m OK with needles, which is quite handy as I must
have had hundreds of blood tests done over the years. <br />
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Next thing I knew, I was awake and having a bit of trouble breathing and
swallowing. I tried to feel my tummy to see how many incisions I had but
couldn’t move my arms properly yet. I could hear them talking about the pain
relief I’d been given, diclofenac and morphine. I was quite lucky that I
couldn’t really feel any pain at all. It wasn’t long until the nurses were
asking me to get up and dressed, then the consultant came in. It wasn’t one I’d
seen before, he was a locum. I was told they hadn’t found any signs of endo,
but that my uterus was very badly stuck to my pelvic wall. He also said my left
ureter was very high up, and that he thought there had been a developmental
problem with my uterus. None of this really made sense to me, not helped by the
fact I was still woozy from the anaesthetic! I sat there on my own thinking
“I’m a freak! I’ve got an oddly shaped womb! I’m not going to be able to have
children!” and then came the tears again.<br />
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I was so disappointed. I didn’t understand what had been found, and I didn’t
have the answers I’d been longing for, for so long. I was booked in for an MRI
scan 6 weeks later, which was another one of the worst experiences of my life.
I was in the scanner for 45 minutes, being told when to breathe and when not to
breathe, and listening to awful chart music in one ear as only one earphone was
working. A couple of weeks later I went back to the consultant to get my
results, and finally he confirmed I have endometriosis. He said it was ‘very
bad’ and that my ureter was stuck to something due to endo, and my bowel was
involved. I would need open surgery but he had to discuss my case with a
urologist first. More waiting! I went back a month or so later to be told there
was no point operating as I’d probably still have pain afterwards. That was the
urologist’s opinion which I thought was odd, surely the gynae should be
deciding these things?! I asked if there was anything that could be done, and
he said to keep taking painkillers, get pregnant (that old chestnut!) and that
I could get a second opinion if I wanted to.<br />
<br />
I was angry, upset, confused, disappointed, and felt completely hopeless. My
family and boyfriend were furious and wanted me to make a complaint about the
way I’d been treated. I decided to get a second opinion from a specialist
endometriosis centre in London; I knew it’d be a long wait so I paid to have a
private consultation with one of the gynaes who work there. I have to say it’s
the best money I’ve ever spent! He was absolutely fantastic, and has given me
so much hope. My appointment lasted 30 minutes, he examined me, although
beforehand he acknowledged that he knew it would be extremely painful which was
a first for me. It was amazing that someone finally ‘gets’ it! To my horror he
said he could actually see endometriosis – I didn’t even know that was
possible. He explained that I have severe deep infiltrating (stage 4)
endometriosis, involving the ureter, left uterosacral ligament and rectosigmoid
colon, and that my left ovary is very stuck to my pelvic wall. I’m now waiting
for surgery and to hopefully start getting a somewhat normal life back.</span></span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">In honor of Endometriosis Awareness Month, Clear Passage
Physical Therapy is sponsoring an endo treatment give-away!</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Credit: Clear Passage Physical Therapy</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">To enter the “Get to Know Endo” Campaign, simply share your
endometriosis story (and photo, if you choose) on the Clear Passage Facebook
page – that’s it!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The stories that receive the most
“Likes” will win:</span></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">First Place: A Free 20-hour Treatment Program ($5,200
value)</span></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Third Place: A 20% Discount on the
20-hour Treatment Program ($1,040 value)</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <b><i>Clear Passage is a network of clinics
to which patients travel from all over the world. You can find more information
about Get to Know Endo and Clear Passage here: <a href="http://www.clearpassage.com/get-to-know-endo/" target="_blank">http://www.clearpassage.com/<wbr></wbr>get-to-know-endo/</a></i></b></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Physically, endometriosis has really taken a toll on me. As
a progressive disease, I have really felt what it has done to my body over the
past few months. In August 2012 my symptoms hit an all-time peak. I was
nauseous and bloated. I began to experience constant back, pelvic and leg pain.
I would even vomit from the pain. I have to admit that some days I feel like I
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Since November 2012, I have not been able to work. I work at
a desk, and struggled to do that. I should also say that I was working 12 hour
shifts, at night. I was in constant pain and was unable to sleep during the day
due to the extreme level of pain. I have had two surgeries since November (a
laparoscopy and a cystoscopy with hydro-distension). </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am unable to do “normal” things that a 26 year old woman
does. I cannot even clean my house without needing a nap. I lay in bed or on my
couch most of the day. I should also say that I am by no means lazy. Before my
pain hit a peak, I was working out 5-7 days per week. In junior high and high
school, I played softball, tennis, and was a cheerleader. I also used to ride
horses. My pain level has stopped me from being active like I once was. Now, I
am only able to do simple stretch exercises at home.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I went to Las Vegas last weekend, and really pushed myself
past my limit. I wanted to have fun, because I hardly get to do things like
that anymore. If you have been to Vegas, you know that a lot of walking must be
done in order to shop and site-see. Eventually, it just became too much.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Endometriosis affects many women’s quality of life. It also
leads to other health issues. For example, I have two other health conditions,
interstitial cystitis and pelvic floor dysfunction. I will have another
laparoscopy in 2013 to remove endometriosis lesions that were missed during my
initial laparoscopy along with that has returned. Even though I had a surgery
in November, I still have not been relieved of the pain. Almost daily, I
experience pain in my legs, back and pelvic area. I also have extremely
horrible nerve pain. Endometriosis is still in my body, and when I think of
what is going on inside my body, it sickens me. Endometriosis is real, women who
live with endometriosis are not crazy or hypochondriacs. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, it is official. My doctors have sent my employer my work release. </span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>The</i></span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> HR department has approved me for 8 hour shifts for the first two weeks back.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></i><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I work nights, so I tried to stay up as late as possible, but fell asleep around 11pm. Clearly, I am not doing well. I plan on taking a long nap today, so that I can stay up till 3:00 am. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I will have to shower, put make-up on, and fix my hair on schedule now. I will have to commute to work. I will return to 8-12 hour work days. I will start earning a living again.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">xo Heather</span></i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126216998611259508noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139539607663188727.post-18451179563127822072013-03-05T16:00:00.001-08:002013-03-05T17:47:52.633-08:00Endo Happy: Endometriosis Awareness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here is the newest post by Katie from Endo Happy:</span></i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I hope by now you have all seen that my story was featured in <a href="http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/diet-fitness/health/endometriosis-awareness-month?click=main_sr" target="_blank">Cosmopolitan</a>
on Friday! I didn't find out until that day they were going to do it so
was a very exciting day for me and a great start to awareness month.<br />
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I have been thinking a lot about awareness, what it means to me and what
are the best ways to draw peoples attention to Endometriosis and how can
we help to prevent other girls from suffering to the extent we have
done. What I am going to do is a life map, think back to everybody that
has been in my life since my heavy periods have started and I am going
to contact them and bring Endometriosis to their attention.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I started
this on Friday by sending the <a href="http://endometriosis.co.uk/">endometriosis.co.uk</a>
publication 'endometriosis in the workplace' to my manager and
assistant manager, I am going to post/email that publication to every HR
department of each employer I have had in my adult life. I'm going to
contact the schools/colleges I went to, the gym I go to and so on,
basically anybody that is part of or has been part of my life. And most
importantly I am going to send an open letter to the Doctors surgery
that I used to attend, where my misdiagnosis occurred over several years
to advise them of the situation and send them a poster for them to
display. The Doctor I used to see has long since retired but I hope the
other Doctors will read and take notice.<br />
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I will be posting throughout March with the updates #endolifemap please
look out for them and I hope you will be inspired to take a similar
approach in your efforts for awareness!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Special thanks to my guest blogger, and dear friend for sharing this with us! Make sure that you follow Katie's updates! </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>xo Heather </i></span> </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126216998611259508noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139539607663188727.post-35346318170599348602013-03-05T15:49:00.000-08:002013-03-05T15:49:01.237-08:00Yellow Day - March 1, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>To kick off Endometriosis Awareness month, I asked those who wore yellow to send me their pictures. Here are the sweethearts who took the time to support us:</i></span></i></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126216998611259508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139539607663188727.post-73101373772053011952013-02-27T19:24:00.000-08:002013-02-27T19:24:24.451-08:00Hello Endo Fundraiser<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Please visit</span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i> <a href="http://www.youcaring.com/other/Hello-Endo-Fundraiser/44288" target="_blank">My Fundraising Page</a></i></span> <i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">to donate to my Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain non-profit, "Women's Pelvic Pain Foundation."</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My goal is to help women suffering from pelvic disorders (Endometriosis, IC, etc) financially. Whether or not you have insurance, there are other expenses related to our medical care. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We should not have to worry about missing work, paying rent or mortgage, etc while recovering from surgeries or during our "bad days." </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We also should not ignore the women without insurance who are suffering because they do not have the thousands of dollars needed for medication and surgeries.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Help me to help you.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My goal is $7,500 and would love to meet that goal! </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Please donate <a href="http://www.youcaring.com/other/Hello-Endo-Fundraiser/44288" target="_blank">here</a>. Your donations WILL go to a women suffering.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I will make every attempt to blog about donations that have went to help others (with the respect of an individual's privacy, of course).</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">xo Heather</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As some of you may know, I am in the beginning stages of starting a non-profit organization. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The non-profit will be for women who are currently suffering from endometriosis.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am in the process of getting the paper work completed, consulting with possible non-profit lawyers, and getting a website established for donations.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I can tell you the the non-profit will focus on the lives of women who are currently suffering from the disease. As far as any other specifics, I am going to keep that private for the moment. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am needing your help in brainstorming names for the non-profit. I would appreciate any ideas you may have!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Let me know!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">P.S. Don't forget that tomorrow is the last day for the EndoFemm drawing! Make sure you sign up!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">xo Heather</span></i></div>
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Chasity, one of our Endo Sisters needs your help!</div>
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Her sister, Charlotte Eitel is currently on Hospice and battling cancer. Their family is seeking financial help regarding funeral expenses. Charlotte is a single mother and is on a fixed income, so your support is greatly needed and appreciated!</div>
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Please help to make Charlotte's final wishes possible. Click <a href="http://www.youcaring.com/memorial-fundraiser/Last-Wish-for-Char/43298" target="_blank">here</a> to learn more about Charlotte and to donate. </div>
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Also, you can follow Chasity on <a href="https://twitter.com/BoriquaBelle" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</div>
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Thank you ahead of time for your donation!</div>
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xo Heather</div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pelvic Pain Solutions offers many different products to aid
those of us who live with pelvic disorders! I recently heard of the EndoFEMM®
pads from an Endo Sister and thought they were amazing! When the lovely Babette
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Also, Pelvic Pain Solutions is running a President’s Day
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126216998611259508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139539607663188727.post-41913186227206266942013-02-20T09:25:00.002-08:002013-02-20T09:30:55.389-08:00Returning to Work<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am in talks with my doctor and work about returning soon. Since staying home without health benefits is not going to help my situation, I am going to try to tough it out.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">There's not really much to report right now because I haven't gotten an official date that I will be returning. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In other news, my parents are going to be in Las Vegas next week. I am planning on going to visit them, or they will drive into Phoenix.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I would rather go to Vegas, but it's very hard for me to sit for long periods of time and frequent bathroom stops. Besides that, I really do not think I am up for all of the walking.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When my family came to visit at the end of October/beginning of November, we went to Vegas, Lake Havasu, and different spots in and around Phoenix. They left two days before my laparoscopy, so I over did it. I really don't want that to happen again.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">xo Heather </span></i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126216998611259508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139539607663188727.post-90737385415756351482013-02-14T12:46:00.001-08:002013-02-14T13:15:12.889-08:00Health Insurance <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Today is my final day of Health Insurance & other benefits. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Since I am unable to work due to my current health and pain, I have been struggling to cover the $266 insurance premiums every two weeks. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I can no longer afford to pay the premiums.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am between a rock and a hard place because I obviously cannot improve my health if I am without insurance.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am stressed to the max, but I finally gave in and am in the process of filing for Social Security Disability until I can improve. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In case you didn't know, Endo sucks. IC sucks.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">xo Heather </span></i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126216998611259508noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139539607663188727.post-19926277408236393922013-02-12T10:15:00.002-08:002013-02-17T11:41:57.479-08:00The Michelle Obama Project<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Endo Happy and I have came up with an idea to contact Michelle Obama explaining Endometriosis in hopes that she will create a PSA for Endo Awareness Month in March.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <br />We are asking for your help. We are hoping to send 100 letters to the First Lady by March 1st, 2013.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you would like to be involved, here are the guidelines:</span></i></div>
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<li style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Why Endo Awareness is important to you</span></i></li>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>If you decide to type a letter to Michelle Obama, please e-mail your letter to HelloEndoBlog@gmail.com.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>xo Heather & Endo Happy </i></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126216998611259508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139539607663188727.post-44557621575836765422013-02-10T23:21:00.005-08:002013-02-10T23:22:33.931-08:00Endo Happy: Share the Love!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Although no introduction is needed, here is another fantastic guest blog post from the lovely Katie, the Founder of Endo Happy:</span></i> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So it's nearly Valentines Day, a holiday that despite being single I
really enjoy. I love seeing all the love hearts everywhere and it's
something fun to plan for after a long January. Every year I send a card
to my friends children, they are just simply 'For my Valentine' and
inside say Happy Valentines Day, and I know that they love getting them!
I grew up with always getting a card from my grandparents and/or
parents so although I don't have my own children I want to continue the
tradition and share the love! It's also fun to take or even make some
treats to take into your colleagues at work, maybe a few chocolate
hearts or spoil your best friend with a surprise gift.</span></div>
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But most of all the person you should share the love with is yourself,
make this year the one that you choose to accept yourself and all your
'flaws & imperfections' and acknowledge that you are good enough and
most likely loved and adored by many people.</span>
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Loving yourself is mostly about having self-respect, for which the following may help:</span>
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Stop comparing yourself to others, although other peoples lives may look
better than yours the chances are they are envying you in some way too.
Focus on your own strengths, and when you realise what they are share
them with the world!</span></div>
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Be yourself, if you love to wear pink leg warmers while listening to
mozart eating snails then do it! Don't worry about what other people are
thinking, most people are actually just worrying about themselves.</span>
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Be your own best friend:) Endosisters are all so caring, helpful and
kind so give that good advice to yourself! And all those negative
thoughts in your head? Stop them immediately, you wouldn't speak to your
friends like that so don't do it to yourself.</span>
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Find an 'affirmation' that you find inspiring and repeat it every day
and/or in times of doubt. My favourite author for these is Susan
Jeffers, I would recommend her book 'feel the fear and do it anyway' to
anybody, it's life changing! My favourite is 'everything is happening
perfectly', it takes away the 'why is this happening' and simply tells
me to trust in the greater meaning.</span>
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And lastly be kind to yourself, sleep and rest when you can, nourish
your body with fresh food, fruit and vegetables, drink lots of water and
try to get some weekly exercise and/or fresh air. Read your favourite
books and listen to your favourite music.</span>
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I look forward to seeing you all sharing the love on 14th February xxx</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>If you are not already doing so, please follow Endo Happy on Twitter for happiness, support, and encouragement! </i></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126216998611259508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139539607663188727.post-23472711407752716472013-02-10T23:08:00.001-08:002013-02-10T23:08:57.804-08:00Endo Journey: Michaela<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The following E<span style="font-size: small;">nd<span style="font-size: small;">o Journey post comes from Michaela, a sweet girl who has been living <span style="font-size: small;">with Endometriosis <span style="font-size: small;">pain for man<span style="font-size: small;">y <span style="font-size: small;">years. Please read on to learn about Mich<span style="font-size: small;">aela's struggle:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It started off 4 years ago when I was diagnosed with a dermoid cyst. The
first operation was to drain the cyst but was still having <span style="font-size: small;">excruciating</span>
pains. Countless blood tests and scans just showed the cyst had
returned. Eventually, after being on so many types of pain killers, my
consultant decided to try me on something else. A Prostap injection once
a month to see if the pain was gynaecological. </span></span></div>
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pain free so they decided the best option was to remove right ovary and
fallopian tube. This was in 2011. And during the surgery, they
discovered I had endometriosis. And it was a lightbulb moment. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All those
months of pain and not knowing why was finally answered. April 2012,
pain started again but it wasn't as severe so I just put up with it. It
started to get worse in November and by January, my G<span style="font-size: small;">P</span> referred me back
to gynae. Had appointment 5th <span style="font-size: small;">F</span>eb this year and found out that I still
had endo and it was by the urethra, plus I also have adhesions. </span></span></div>
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April 19, I'm having a laparoscopy to remove endo and adhesion and
having the Mirena coil fitted. If this doesn't work, then the
gynaecologist said he will look into me having a hysterectomy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Special thanks to Michael<span style="font-size: small;">a for sharing her story<span style="font-size: small;">. I hope that <span style="font-size: small;">your laparoscopy in April helps tremendously! </span></span></span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you have a<span style="font-size: small;"> story to share, p<span style="font-size: small;">lease contact me. I would be honor<span style="font-size: small;">ed to share your life with endometriosis!</span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">xo Heather </span></span></span> </span></span></span></i></span> </span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126216998611259508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139539607663188727.post-1416454092803642712013-02-04T22:03:00.003-08:002013-02-04T22:03:44.429-08:00"Do I Look Sick?" Blogging Contest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some <span style="font-size: small;">o<span style="font-size: small;">f you may follow Rachel Meeks of <span style="font-size: small;">"Do I <span style="font-size: small;">Look Sick" <span style="font-size: small;">on her twitter o<span style="font-size: small;">r blog. I recently made <span style="font-size: small;">an Inv<span style="font-size: small;">isible Ill<span style="font-size: small;">ness Meme for her blog <span style="font-size: small;">in <span style="font-size: small;">a contest designed to raise <span style="font-size: small;">aware<span style="font-size: small;">ness on <span style="font-size: small;">Invi<span style="font-size: small;">sible I<span style="font-size: small;">llnesses</span></span>! <span style="font-size: small;">Some of you may also know that I won third place in the contest!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Also, make sure to subscribe to the <a href="http://www.doilooksick.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">"Do I Look Sick?"</a> blog and follow the lovely Rachel on <a href="https://twitter.com/DoILookSick" target="_blank">Twitter</a>!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">xo Heather </span></i></div>
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often start to accept the pain and emotions as a part of our daily life.
But when you're having a bad day I find it helpful to validate the
feelings I'm having, this is not feeling sorry for yourself it's
acknowledging what difficulties you have had to overcome to make it
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The next time you're going through a difficult time make a mental list
of what you're having to overcome, maybe it's pain that meds will not
get rid of, tired from another sleepless night, worrying about money
problems, unpleasant side affects from hormone treatments etc and take a
few minutes to see why you're having such difficult time sometimes
often doing the simplest things like physically getting out of bed when
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It's easy to feel like you're getting nowhere, I have always felt like
my life just went round in circles but when facing my most recent
surgery I had an 'AHA' moment and <span style="font-size: small;">realized</span> how was I of supposed to
achieve all the things I wanted to when so much of my life comprised of
pain, surgery and unpaid recovery absence from work. I had however
achieved things that I didn't give myself credit for and now that I am
post op I can see that getting out of bed and going to work while in so
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So the next time you are being hard on yourself acknowledge the daily
challenges you face and simply say 'I am imperfect, I'm doing my best
and I am enough!"</span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Spec<span style="font-size: small;">ial t<span style="font-size: small;">hanks to<span style="font-size: small;"> Katie, <span style="font-size: small;">founder of </span>Endo Happy<span style="font-size: small;"> for another g</span>reat post! I<span style="font-size: small;">f you are not already doing so, please follow<span style="font-size: small;"> & connect with @_<span style="font-size: small;">EndoHappy</span> on <span style="font-size: small;">Twitter!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></div>
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