“…it demands to be felt.” The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green. Fabulous book. Just don’t read it when you’re sitting in the hospital pharmacy on the floor below where kids are actually dying of cancer. Makes it a tad more depressing. But I honestly don’t even know where to start when it…
It’s now 6 am. I slept (ish) for an hour. More like I rested with my eyes closed. Why? Because I am in pain.
Just wanted to post a quick update about how I’m doing since we’ve been home for a week now. My incisions are healing well. I’m still using Steri-Strips on them so they’ll heal nice and flat. The “stab wounds,” as they are called in the operative report (I’m actually not kidding) are almost closed,…
Dear Little 💛ribbonrx, This is you, from the future. I know that seems kind of strange, but I wanted to give you this special opportunity, brought to you by an alien known as The Doctor (see that Blue Police Box in the backyard?) to let you know that everything is going to be ok…
*Warning: this post may contain triggers for self-harm and graphic images and material which may be upsetting. Please stay safe and steer clear of this post if you have these triggers. It’s important to have a friend. And I don’t just mean a friend you can watch movies with and laugh with and go…
While in Atlanta for my third endo-related surgery (check it out at The Day Before the Day Of and Always A Zebra), I had the privilege of being interviewed by the filmmakers behind the smashing new documentary on endometriosis called Endo What? One of the questions that Shannon Cohn, the director, asked me was if I…
Read the story of my surgery in Always A Zebra! Just a short, quick update! So how am I feeling a week post-op? Quite well, actually. You know you had a successful surgery when you are using less pain medication post-op than you were pre-op.?
Part of the reason I started this blog is to raise awareness, specifically about certain medical conditions that affect me in my daily life. As I was being interviewed last week by the crew of Endo What and the memories of my endo story came flooding back as I retold it in front of…
Those with endometriosis know pain, particularly pelvic pain. It’s the hallmark of the disease. It’s something we live with day in and day out. And the degree of pain we experience on a daily basis is a level at which most individuals aren’t capable of functioning. Case in point: when I woke up in…
Continuing now with the family of cats that makes up the majority of our household! If you’re haven’t already, read about our “adult” kitties here!
