Nadia is the team leader for Team Zimbabwe. They’re putting together the first ever EndoMarch in their country and are hoping it will be a great success. They are also hosting a February 27, 2016, awareness campaign with guest speakers to try to not only raise awareness of our illness, but hold in-depth conversations about possible causes and future treatments. Nadia and I have been talking for the past several days and she’s allowing me to share her story with you today.
Continue readingLaparotomy
A surgical procedure using large incisions to explore, ablate, and/or excise Endometriosis lesions or adhesions
Bladder & Endometriosis
You’ve likely heard that Endometriosis can grow in all sorts of places inside the body. Well, the bladder and urinary tract are no exception. Endometriosis implants can grow on or inside the walls of the bladder or along the urethra.
Symptoms
Common symptoms patients may complain about with bladder Endo are frequently needing to pee, pain when the bladder is full, painful urination, and an urgent need to pee. Some also suffer from blood in their urine when they’re on their cycles (may be hard to distinguish…given the natural course of what a period does…). This urine-blood may not be perceptible to the naked eye and require a lab test. And as usual, many EndoWarriors only have these symptoms during their periods; others have them 24/7. It should also be noted that many with bladder Endo don’t present any symptoms.
Continue readingEndometriosis : An Economic Machine
There are (at best guess) 176 million people born with a uterus worldwide who suffer from Endometriosis. And it’s estimated that 5 million in the United States have Endometriosis. 1 in 10 supposedly have, or will have, this disease. One. In. Ten.
An incurable, recurring disease which causes pain and infertility, among many other symptoms. A revolving door disease which the “Golden Standard” of treatment is either constant prescription medications, or surgery, or both. And, once removed, it will more than likely grow back and cause the same pain and symptoms, sometimes much worse than before. And the only tried and true way to diagnosis the disease with with surgery!
So one thing hit me today. This disease is a driving economic force! What costs are associated with Endometriosis? As I live in the USA, my curiosity was toward the United States prices. If you live elsewhere and are curious, I encourage you to figure this out. For all of you living in the States, let’s find out together!
Continue readingReader’s Choice : Enough is ENOUGH!
A personal choice for every person with Endometriosis : When have I suffered enough pain and when do I step up the treatment?
Some prefer natural methods of controlling their Endometriosis symptoms : supplements, vitamins, diet, and essential oils. But these methods may not work for everyone. I’ve gone the route of prescription narcotics, surgery, hormonal treatments, eastern medicine, acupuncture, altered diet, etc. Others may have undergone hysterectomies.
When and how do you decide which is right for you? Only you know the answer to that question.
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Bloomin' Uterus 