My Endo Diary

What is the definition of an Endosister? For those of us who have Endometriosis, this simple word can mean so much. For those who don't have Endo, it may make no sense at all. I tried to search for a definition but I couldn't find anything to describe it properly. So I thought who better to ask than endosisters themselves? Below are the most popular words and phrases I had sent to me via Twitter. The overall message I took from this was how united and supportive we are as a community. To all my Endosisters, this is how other women view you: brave, beautiful, determined and more than anything else a friend. You don't have to see an Endosister to know they are there... "Silent survivors." @StacyP_21 "A powerfully silent understanding, life saving, light in the dark, a bond tainted with sadness but sparkling with hope...part of something special as a result of something horrible." @RetroQuenie "A global sisterhood of women with...

I'd been feeling a bit rough all day. And tired. Extremely tired. I hadn't slept properly for the last couple of weeks. Not falling asleep until 6:30am was bound to take its toll at some point, I suppose. I had to give my mother a lift, only 5 mins down the road. Before I left, as I got to the front door, I had a bit of a funny turn. My legs felt like they were going to give way. I had such a bad pain in my left ovary and my head was pounding. I took my mother out, drove back up the road, parked up outside my house and literally cried my eyes out. I couldn't move, it felt like I couldn't breathe. I just sat there and cried and cried, sobbing. So fed up & so so frustrated of being stuck in this rut they call Endometriosis.  #MyEndoDiary

So, I'm into my third month of my medical menopause & Prostap. (You can read how Month 1 went by  clicking here .)  How am I feeling? Pain free? Not quite.  Better? Well, yes a little bit.. I personally think I have both Endometriosis cysts and adhesions again. Some of the pain has been stopped by Prostap shutting down my ovaries, but not all of it. The remaining pain I'm assuming is adhesions.  The side effects of Prostap have calmed down slightly. Don't get me wrong, they can still be quite annoying and some days they cause more bad than good! But, I haven't been at the point lately where I'd want to strip off and go sit in a freezer to stop the hot flushes!! By the way, I've never done that. But I have been very very close!! ;) I'm not crying everyday because of the pain. I'm not stuck in bed. Dizziness and headaches have seemed to stay with me throughout these last two months though. I have also found myself becoming quite nauseous at t...