I have spent 12 months trying to ignore my body. My body has spent 12 months demonstrating how and why that is an impossible endeavour. This week it has been a year since I last published a blog and a year since I last (intentionally) sought medical intervention for endometriosis - happy birthday to my…
Continue reading ➞ Different, not better: trying (and failing) to ignore my body
In my last blog I detailed my hesitation and resistance to my gynaecologist's suggestion that I have a second diagnostic laparoscopy (keyhole surgery) to look for endometriosis. It feels weird then, almost two months later, to be writing that this week I had that surgery. My hesitations varied from not wanting to repeat another painful…
Continue reading ➞ Vindication, endometriosis & some Douglas bloke | Pleasure Moans #3
There were a couple of requests after I ominously ended Periodically 2 with 'a story for another day' in reference to my visit to the gynaecologist. Well folks, today is that day! I have discussed certain aspects of those conversations in Periodically 4, but let's get right into the nitty gritty, shall we? Oh wait,…
Continue reading ➞ Why didn’t the gynae look at my vagina? #Periodically 6
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