Category Archives: Depression
Goodbye Dorian Thomson
I didn’t know you but you and I have something in common: pain. You committed suicide after unrelenting dental pain from EDS. Six unending years. I’m sorry for your pain but, and I may be assuming you and I were … Continue reading
Filed under Depression, Endometriosis, pain management
US/UK Health Services
I finally heard back from the hospital that they haven’t lost me in the system. My surgery will take place in March and that I’ll get a letter in the next week with a specific date and details of what … Continue reading
Filed under Depression, Employment, Endometriosis, Health Insurance, Nationality, pain management
Good News
A friend of mine was complaining the other day so I wanted you to remember that I’m one of the lucky ones: I don’t have pain so bad so often that I need to take disability! Some of my American … Continue reading
Daily News
I had a hard week this past week. I had a head and chest cold from Saturday to, well now really. I was well enough to go back to work on Wednesday though and struggled through the last three days. … Continue reading
Filed under Depression, Dreams, Employment, Nationality, PCOS, Polycystic Ovaries, Sleep, Stress
National Health Service
As you know I’ve always been an advocate of the National Health Service. I think it’s a fair way to allocate funding for illness and a sign of a civilised society. Let’s talk about funding for a health service for … Continue reading
Filed under Depression, Employment, Endometriosis, Gynaecology, Health Insurance, Insulin Resistance, Laparoscopy, PCOS, Stress
Struggling
I’m sorry to say that my dad died. I am unable to attend his funeral. I’m in a bit of a mess about it. I am finding some comfort in writing about it but may not publish what … Continue reading
Filed under Depression, Family, Stress
Endometriosis UK
I’ve been baking cookies in exchange for donations to Endometriosis UK at my office. Here’s why we all ought to support Endometriosis UK. Endometriosis is a chronic illness that effects between 3% – 20% (these vast differences can be found … Continue reading
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Filed under Cancer risk, Depression, Dreams, Dysmenorrhoea, Employment, Endometriosis, Hysterectomy, Laparoscopy, pain management, Period, Relationships
Honesty
Thanks to Jo Gifford at The Dexterous Diva for her inspirational post: Honesty. As Jo says, being honest isn’t easy, is it? Being in pain for so long without a diagnosis can mean that although you may know something isn’t … Continue reading
Filed under Birth Control Pill, Depression, Employment, Endometriosis, Family, HRT, pain management, PCOS, Period, Polycystic Ovaries, Relationships, Sleep, Stress
Hope Despite Depression
I’ve recently joined SeededBuzz, a community of bloggers who are promoting one another’s blogs when I found this: http://hopedespitedepression.blogspot.com/2010/11/grateful-for-depresson.html Now, bearing in mind that I have a number of chronic illnesses and have suffered a long bought of depression in … Continue reading
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Filed under Depression, Philosophy, Relationships
Nightmare
A friend of mine, J at My Autoimmune Life, lost her baby in January. I had a dream about her last night: I was working in a doctor’s office and chatting with nurses. I was crying, sobbing. I was telling … Continue reading
Filed under Depression, Dreams, Memories, miscarrage, Philosophy, Relationships, Step children
