Happy end of the week! Yep, it’s Friday!
This one is for all of my EndoWarriors who step up and fight, self-advocate, share, speak out, etc. We can do this.
“Be BOLD like a cicada-pipe the heck up”
― Little Lovely Things
May we be a loud chorus of support and advocacy!
Have a glorious weekend.
Love, Lisa
Katie was diagnosed with Endometriosis when she was 19 years old. Now 21, she shares her Journey with us.
Katie’s Journey: Symptoms first started when I was 11 – my first ever period was agony. At age 12, I had an ultrasound which showed cysts, this was the first time I heard the word endometriosis. I went home and looked it up and everything seemed to suddenly make sense.
I was 18 by the time I finally got referred to a gynaecologist. In September of 2016, I had my first laparoscopy and got diagnosed with endo!
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What the heck am I talking about?
There’s a study published in August of 2018 that I just read, and it threw me for a loop. So I wanted to share it with you.
A 52-year-old woman went to her Primary Care Physician because she had a weird leaking hole near her right hip. It just drained a nasty discharge. He put her on antibiotics for two weeks, but it didn’t resolve. After suffering from the drainage for two months, she went to the emergency room. If you’re curious, you can see a photograph of her little hip-hole.
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Bloomin' Uterus 