Find the Right Doctor For You!

I think as other things have come up in my life, I have forgotten to write about one of the most, if not the most, important things I have learned from having endometriosis.  It is SO important to find the right doctor for you!!  Endometriosis is a real disease and it has real, if invisible, symptoms.  If you know there is something wrong with you, please please please do not let a bad doctor tell you otherwise!  It is OKAY to disagree with a doctor and it is OKAY to get a second opinion and it is OKAY if you simply do not "gel" with a certain doctor.  There is someone out there who will be a part of your support system!  I feel extremely lucky in this one aspect: I love my doctor.  I think she is extremely intelligent, she is open to all types of healing (from surgical to alternative therapies), she is understanding, and very supportive.  I am constantly reassured that she is super smart when I look at articles or blogs and see that I have tried pretty much everything people are writing about.  Also, if I were to ask her a question that she didn't know the answer to, she would simply look it up and tell me she doesn't know but will find out.  

6/1/14

Quick and late update:  Nothing exciting today.  I felt generally okay.  Just overly tired again so I am going to focus on my sleeping habits this week.  I tried to stay up a bit last night because I wasn't sure if my mom's fever would get any higher and then I would have had to take her to the ER because apparently fever + chemo patient = Bad.  I didn't hear from her so I finally fell asleep but one night can change everything for me in terms of how I'm feeling.  I have to be careful to not get too run down.  I was going to go to the gym today but I was exhausted.  Also, I think I was feeling allergies for the first time this year.  My eyes are dry and I'm a little congested even though I took Claritin.  So for this week... think sleepy thoughts for me.  I'd like to have five nights in a row of normal sleeping patterns because I know how much better I feel always when I can do that.

5/31/14

I am a sucker for positive reinforcement.  A few people have commented to me that it helps them when I write about my days, especially the bad ones so they can get a true sense of what endometriosis is like for me.  I am going to TRY to write a little bit about each day so we can all stay connected, in addition to any other posts I may write.  (P.S. - Someone submit my Hierarchy of Needs post to a Psych journal!  I had major college flashback writing that!)