Category Archives: HRT
Choices, choices
I’m going to take the time to thrash out what I feel are the pros and cons of the treatments I’ve been offered by the consultant I saw on Tuesday. As I find thinking on the page just as helpful … Continue reading
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
Embarrassing Bodies – Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Recently PCOS has featured a couple of times on the TV show: “Embarrassing Bodies” here in the UK. As if having Endometriosis wasn’t bad enough, I’ve got PCOS as well. I therefore had no problem identifying the PCOS sufferers on … Continue reading
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Filed under Birth Control Pill, Depression, Diabetes, Diet, Endometriosis, Family, Gynaecology, HRT, Insulin Resistance, Menstruation, Metformin, PCOS, Polycystic Ovaries
Metaphors and a Health Update
Dreams help us make sense of the waking world around us. Some people believe that dreams are the windows onto other dimensions, but I’ve got a much more down-to-earth view of them. I think that dreams are metaphors of your … Continue reading
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Filed under Diet, Employment, Endometriosis, Gynaecology, HRT, Insulin Resistance, Menstruation, pain management, PCOS, Period, Polycystic Ovaries, Sleep, Stress
Follow-up Appointment after Laparoscopy
I saw my surgeon as a general follow up after my laparoscopy. I couldn’t believe how nervous I was seeing him again. I was a little afraid about what he’d say when I told him that I’ve started … Continue reading
Filed under Endometriosis, Gynaecology, HRT, IBS, Insulin Resistance, Laparoscopy, Metformin, pain management, PCOS, Period, Polycystic Ovaries
Laparoscopy
I finally had my surgery yesterday. I’ve had a laparoscopy before – that’s where they go into your stomach via the belly button, fill you with gas so they can see what they’re doing, and then they poke a further … Continue reading
Filed under Endometriosis, Gynaecology, HRT, Insulin Resistance, Laparoscopy
Hormones and Moods
I’m shaking. I’m not very good at dealing with crowds sometimes and when my fuse is short I wind up wanting to shout at the doddering old dears who block the aisles and back into me and bump me with … Continue reading
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Filed under Endometriosis, Gynaecology, HRT, Hysterectomy, IBS, Laparoscopy, Menopause, PCOS, Period, Polycystic Ovaries
