So a couple of months on from writing about the overwhelming sensations conjured by a team of researchers, doctors and midwives actually having a plan for investigating and hopefully treating my endometriosis, I still haven’t written about the plan itself. So in theory, that’s what this blog is about but as usual, we’ll see where…
Tag: Endometriosis
Prospects of living with and without endometriosis
Last month, one single doctor’s appointment had three very significant firsts. Two of these firsts, I knew were coming. I spent the days before the appointment trying to dissuade myself of its significance, knowing from past experiences that keeping my expectations low is a necessary assurance. It was impossible though, impossible to deny that this…
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When will I learn?
I spent much of the last blog complaining that one problem with endometriosis is that eyeing it up as a suspect for any new or re-emerging symptom is unhelpful because treatment = surgery and waiting times = incredibly long, especially at the moment. Shortly after I wrote that, the universe said ‘hold my beer.’ The…