Endometriosis

  Endometriosis is a lonely condition that can be made worse by people who are trying to be helpful but are saying some of the strangest things.  We know that they are just trying to be helpful but when we are in pain sometimes things people say just make us snap which really affects our relationships and while we try not to get upset it isn’t always easy so I thought I would make a list of 10 things not to say to an endometriosis suffer.  Just take some pain killers and get over it.  But you don’t look sick.  At least it’s not…. Have you tried hot water bottle/ibuprofen/yoga/keto? When will you start trying for children.  Didn’t surgery cure you? I get cramps too.  You’re too young to be sick Mind over matter just think positively.  My daughter, friend. etc has that and she's fine There are so many more but those are the ones that really get to me.  Let me know which you hate hearing the most in the comments. 

Working out is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle but it can be hard when you are in extreme pain so these are some workouts for endometriosis that are meant to help reduce pain and inflammation. Not all of these will work for everyone, some have helped me and others haven't but the only way to know if it will help you is through trial and error just like everything, this is just a list of exercises and if you want to do more research on the benefits for you and your individual endometriosis.  Swimming Water aerobics Brisk walk Pilates, Yoga and Tai Chi  Bouldering lunges  squats Sit to stands Clams or Side-lying leg raises Don't worry if you cant works out every day or some weeks not at all just try and stay as active as you can and don't compare yourself to everyone else because that won't help with your mental state and remember not all exercise is good for endo like situps and high-intensity workouts. What workouts help you?

One thing I find hard about tracking my period is finding the right app to make sure that while I'm on the go, I can be protected. I know my cycle is twenty-six days long and lasts five days, and I also know my luteal phase is Twelve days long. I feel my ovulation cramps start (yes I can feel when I ovulate and its surprisingly always be accurate) I normally use Ovia Fertility and find it is always spot on but it got me thinking there are so many period apps out there that I wonder how accurate that would be for me and my cycle. I have tried a few before that I find haven't been correct, but I was determined to find the best app once and for all. Not only for myself but for you ladies too.   I went back on my Ovia feed and recorded every single period I have had in 2020 and put it onto twelve different apps and waited a month to see which one would be correct. I decided to download: Clue Endometrix Eve Flo Flutter My endo app QENDO Visana Period diary Period tracker And apple h...

When I first started developing signs of endometriosis doctors wouldn't believe me or my mother about what was going on, the pain I was experiencing and more. last month I made a post talking about how my symptoms have progressed over the years but this month I have decided to talk about signs that you might have endometriosis. Painful periods are a major interactor of endometriosis. periods should never be painful. painful sexual intercourse, while sometimes pain during sex is normal when you have endometriosis from what I have experienced and heard from other suffers is pain during and afterwards, sometimes to the point of passing out or throwing up. Cramping or pain during bowel movements or urination.  Infertility. Excessive bleeding this is one of my biggest signs is excessive bleeding, I go through so many pads it isn't even funny. You may also experience:  fatigue  diarrhea constipation bloating  nausea

I have had endometriosis for as long as I can remember and because of that I have seen my symptoms grow and new symptoms form so I decided to tell you a bit about how my irst ever symptoms have progressed. the earliest symptoms I remember were painful periods, heavy periods and long periods. I was an early bloomer getting my first period really young and then not getting one again until like a year later (I had spotted in between times) and after that, I was full-on regular. my periods started out at seven days long all good and well but by the time I was ten my periods were upwards of twelve to fourteen days long that was when I was put on birth control which put my periods back to seven days long and then after I fell pregnant at fourteen and had my miscarriage my periods went to five days long and haven't changed since. I remember missing days from school because I would be crying nonstop and vomiting because of the pain. in middle school, it got to the point where some days I c...

On the twenty-second of July 2020, I had my Endometriosis surgery after ten years of waiting.  The Video For Surgery I had to wake up at six-forty to get ready for surgery. I took a quick shower and headed to the hospital. By 10:30 I was in the operating room. the atmosphere was really calming and they walked me through everything that was happening. the whole team was male except a few nurses which I would have normally freaked out about but I was freaking out about what they would find when they went in. When I came out of the operating room and woke up it was confirmed with pictures that I had endometriosis. there wasn't a lot but there was new growth growing on the wall between my uterus and intestines that they couldn't get. what they could remove they did and have sent away for testing. my doctor thinks the reason I had so little is because I have been on birth control since I was ten and while it has made my symptoms worse it has stopped the growth; and now that I have g...

I am apart of the  one in ten  women who suffer from endometriosis. endometriosis is a chronic illness with an unknown cause but is suspected to have something to do with too much estrogen. while there is no known cure for endometriosis they do have some treatment options which can help subside symptoms and/or help for a short amount of time so far the treatment options are hormones and excision surgery. WHAT IS ENDOMETRIOSIS A disorder in which tissue that normally lines the uterus grows outside the uterus. I will say that some people do find relief from common pain meds but I'm on 3 kinds of pain killers very strong (1000mg panadol, 500mg mefenamic acid and 100mg tramadol (3x daily for pain)) and as I'm writing this I'm on my last cycle of Noriday which is the 2nd last birth control I can go on before surgery and menopause tablets. now because I want to make the most out of this blog post I'll link my endometriosis playlist which ha...