‘Endometriosis is not the endometrium’ – and repeat!

A few months ago I received a message from Sarah, also known as MyPelvicPain on Instagram. Sarah had found my blog and we briefly discussed the commonalities of our experiences with pelvic pain, and when I followed her back I began to see just how many there were. If you follow Sarah, you'll know she…

New hope: I got a coil #Periodically 34

See, I told you I wasn't abandoning the #Periodically blogs for Pleasure Moans. I'm back here because despite the pill, the endometriosis diagnosis and pelvic physio my pain is still interrupting my daily life and even recently made me pass out while watching a performance of Henry IV Part One, so I desperately need a…

Vindication, endometriosis & some Douglas bloke | Pleasure Moans #3

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…