Category Archives: miscarrage
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
Depression and Chronic Illness
It is little wonder that people with chronic illness suffer with depression! If you were told that you would regularly endure vomiting and passing out from pain at least once a month for the rest of your life – you, … Continue reading
Filed under Birth Control Pill, Depression, Employment, Endometriosis, Laparoscopy, Metformin, miscarrage, pain management, Period, Relationships, Stress
Betrayed by my body?
RT @PelvicHlthPsych: Mary Lou Ballweg – women with #endo feel betrayed by their bodies; others do not believe their suffering. A rebuttal to the above retweet: The thing I object to with the above quote is that “betrayal” is such … Continue reading
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Filed under Depression, Dysmenorrhoea, Endometriosis, Menstruation, miscarrage, pain management, Period, Relationships
Not just Endometriosis but also DES
I’m showing my age now. Between the years of 1950 and 1975 in the UK, women who had had miscarriages were prescribed diethylstilboestrol (DES). DES is a synthetic oestrogen. Unfortunately it had several side effects that were unknown or ignored … Continue reading
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Filed under Cancer risk, DES - diethylstilboestrol, Endometriosis, Family, Gynaecology, Hysterectomy, miscarrage
Endometriosis March: How I live with Endo
How I live with Endo has changed over the years. When I was 12, the short answer was I didn’t. I was told by an ignorant doctor that I had “cramps” and that pain was to be expected. What doctor … Continue reading
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Filed under Employment, Endometriosis, Gynaecology, Menstruation, Metformin, miscarrage, pain management, Period, PMT, Relationships, Stress
Endometriosis March: Endo, PCOS and Infertility
I saw someone I used to work with when I went to the grocery store with Helios today. As we climbed out of his Volvo (which is the size of a small continent), I saw her. I’ve not seen her … Continue reading
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Filed under Endometriosis, miscarrage, pain management, PCOS, Polycystic Ovaries, Stress
Miscarriage
My mom and I were talking about my blog. She is sure that I’ve had three miscarrages. For those of you who never want this to happen or never want to know what it feels like – look away now. … Continue reading
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Filed under Gynaecology, miscarrage, pain management, Period, Relationships
