Erin, Endometriosis. Endometriosis, Erin.
We are about to be well acquainted. In February, my last round of blood tests had come back saying that my hormones were normal but I was low on Vitamin D. The doctor told me to take 10,000 IUs of...
View ArticleInsomnia cur…zzzzzzz…
I’m going to be bold for a minute, and state that I may be pulling out of my insomniac stage. I’m afraid to utter these words, lest that elusive thing called Sleep decides to leave me again, but...
View ArticleRecovery….sounds like a typical bastard
Recovery blows. Like, for real. I’ve been in some foul moods. I mistakenly thought this would be the last step in my journey. I think most people thought that. I realize now it isn’t. It isn’t the...
View ArticleEndometriosis wrap up – September
This disease is complicated, delicate, fickle and endless. I haven’t posted for months because things got really dark for a while. But hmmm. How do I fill you in? Let’s do a 4 month wrap up, rap rap...
View ArticleEndometriosis wrap up – October
If I thought September was bad, I had no idea October was about to hand my ass to me, then slap me in the face to make sure I understood. This is the month shit got real. And by real, I mean a complete...
View ArticleEndometriosis wrap up – November
I retired my laugh pillow this month. It was like losing an arm, not carrying it around with me. Didn’t realize I was getting so attached to a pillow. A million high fives to Melissa Gilson, the angel...
View ArticleEndometriosis wrap up – December
After 7 weeks on the Loestrin and 4 weeks on Wellbutrin, I throw in the towel. Mathias had a last minute cancellation so I went in and told them it wasn’t working. They switched my birth control again...
View ArticleHappiness is a choice!….and Cake Suicide (part one)
…and other lies we are always told… Finally I’m back! There is a reason I’ve been gone. Not just because I felt like ignoring my 5 readers. I love you guys! I would never push you away. Unless I am...
View ArticleHappiness is a choice!….and Cake Suicide (part two)
But, where to begin? I remember from one of my Ginsberg tests that I produce very low levels of dopamine and serotonin, so the first thing I did was look up what low levels do to your body and brain....
View ArticleHappiness is a choice!….and Cake Suicide (part three)
I was very hopeful that the meds would work. 2 weeks later, I’m still sobbing uncontrollably every day. I feel like there is someone sitting on my chest – this heaviness that I can’t explain, like a...
View ArticleHappiness is a choice!….and Cake Suicide (part four)
Turns out, Zoloft was the magic pill. It took about 3 weeks of dosage adjusting to completely stabilize and I’m now a different person. I haven’t been depressed since early February. This is...
View ArticleThe One with The Parentheses
Happy anniversary to my body!!! Four years now. My surgery anniversary is always a special day for me. I like to reflect on the magical man who came into my life to change it forever (Dr. Mangal) and...
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