Welcome back to our walk-through recap of my social media posts for The Endo Photo Challenge 2018. Today, we look at days 6-10!
Day 6: Years With Endo
My abdominal pain started in 1985 with the onset of my menstrual cycle. After years of hormonal suppression through birth control, I started seeing doctors for my pain in 2000. I was officially diagnosed in 2006. I just had my 5th endometriosis related surgery in January of this year.
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Day 7: Hobbies & Interests
I have a lot of hobbies and interests, but these are a few of the things that I am most passionate about.
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Day 8: Yellow
Yellow is the color of the #awareness ribbon for #endometriosis, so today we are shining the #yellow spotlight on this disease that affects #1in10 women - over 176 million women worldwide!
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Day 9: Three Words To Describe Endo
3 words describing #endometriosis. There are many other words I can think of but the three that stand out the most are painful, isolating and relentless.
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Day 10: Distractions
When my #endometriosis and chronic abdominal pain flares, I tend to remain sufficiently distracted by the busy-ness of my family and work responsibilities. Thankfully, my heating pad and #TENS unit allow me to push through most days. When my pain becomes terrible for days on end, I tend to go inward and isolate, so although I rarely watch TV, Netflix becomes a go-to. I also find comfort and distraction in mindless Facebook games - currently, Disney Magic Kingdoms and Matchington Mansion do a good job of that without being too addictive. During my recent bout of being bed-ridden, I learned to play the #ukulele which is now a new favorite distraction along with the pencil puzzle books that I keep right next to me in my bedside nightstand.
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