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(More Than A) Book Review: Ask Me About My Uterus

(More Than A) Book Review: Ask Me About My Uterus

March 27, 2018 ribbonrx Comments 1 comment

Title: Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe In Women’s Pain Author: Abby Norman Genre: Memoir Published: 2018 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ I don’t often (ok, ever) write single-post reviews about books I’ve read. I read far too many books to be able to do that. I usually just write mini-reviews and…

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Life After Endometriosis Surgery: Ablation

Life After Endometriosis Surgery: Ablation

March 23, 2018 ribbonrx Comments 7 comments

I woke up screaming. Or at least, I was told I was screaming. I only remember crying. I was on a gurney in the post-op recovery area (PACU) after having an exploratory laparoscopy to determine the source of my persistent pelvic pain. I’d had knee surgery the year prior and recalled that waking up…

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Reading Wrap-Up: February 2018

Reading Wrap-Up: February 2018

March 8, 2018 ribbonrx Comments 2 comments

Another month down means it’s time for another monthly reading wrap-up! I managed to read seven books in February! I don’t do monthly TBRs because I’m ridiculously spontaneous when it comes to picking which books to read next. Sometimes it takes me three or four tries to settle on one book versus another. So…

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Endometriosis: This Is Why We Fight

Endometriosis: This Is Why We Fight

March 1, 2018 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

What do I know about endometriosis? I know my symptoms started when I was a teenager, about two years after beginning menses. I know when, as a 19-year old, I brought my symptoms and concern for endometriosis to my attention of my OB/GYN, she dismissed my concerns because I didn’t have “enough” symptoms; since…

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Top Ten Tuesday: The Love Freebie!

Top Ten Tuesday: The Love Freebie!

February 13, 2018 ribbonrx Comments 1 comment

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book post created by The Broke and the Bookish in June 2010. It moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. I don’t participate very often because I’m not very creative, but sometimes one of the topics will catch my eye! The topic for February 13th is: Love…

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Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Have Been On My TBR the Longest and I Still Haven’t Read

Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Have Been On My TBR the Longest and I Still Haven’t Read

February 6, 2018 ribbonrx Comments 1 comment

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book post created by The Broke and the Bookish in June 2010. It moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. I don’t participate very often because I’m not very creative, but sometimes one of the topics will catch my eye! The topic for February 6th is: Books…

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Nocturnal Musings #25: The Truth About My Pain

Nocturnal Musings #25: The Truth About My Pain

February 5, 2018 ribbonrx Comments 4 comments

The past few weeks have been rough for me come nighttime. Things are all right during the day for the most part. But once midnight rolls around, pain comes out to play. I feel like this chick is sneaking around somewhere. If anyone sees her, stake her for me, will you? (After I burn…

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January wrap-up
Reading Wrap-Up: January 2018 Part Two

Reading Wrap-Up: January 2018 Part Two

February 4, 2018 ribbonrx Comments 1 comment

Reading wrap-ups are a new thing to me. I haven’t done a reading wrap-up before this month, but I always enjoy reading everyone else’s. Plus, even though I keep track of my reading on Goodreads, this may help motivate me towards my 2018 reading goal of 50 books! Based on how this month went, I…

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Reading Wrap-Up: January 2018 Part One

Reading Wrap-Up: January 2018 Part One

February 2, 2018 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

I’m going to try something new with my book posts this year. I haven’t done a reading wrap-up before, but I always enjoy reading everyone else’s. Plus, even though I keep track of my reading on Goodreads, this may help motivate me towards my 2018 reading goal of 50 books! (Although at the rate…

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Two Frightening Medication Side Effects I’ve Experienced

Two Frightening Medication Side Effects I’ve Experienced

January 29, 2018 ribbonrx Comments 9 comments

I’ve taken a number of medications throughout my life. Currently, I take 17 different medications to control the symptoms of my numerous chronic illnesses. It therefore stands to reason that I’ve experienced side effects from time to time. Some side effects are expected; opioid pain medications cause constipation, midodrine gives me headaches, aspirin causes…

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