I will post news articles occasionally just to give you more to read and learn. I do not write these news articles, so I trust you to use your own judgment when it comes to how much merit they deserve.
An article I came across at a blog called Endometriosis Update, entitled "Seeing the Light."
The following paragraph is in the information section of the blog:
"Endometriosis is an enigmatic disease, little is known about its origins, but it affects the lives of millions of women around the world. Despite the apparent lack of advancement in the field of endometriosis research, progress is slowly being made. The problem is that this progress is very rarely reported accurately to the public in a way everyone can understand. This Blog aims to report what is going on in the area of endometriosis research in plain and simple terms, so that everyone can keep up to date."
I found this blog post from another woman with endometriosis and while I DID NOT WRITE ANY PART OF IT, I feel it expresses some of the reasons I wanted to stop with the hormones I'm currently taking and part of the reason I want to give the Lupron a shot, such as the weight gain (and for me it is particularly my breast size, which seems to increase with every hormone shot)/fatigue/exercise stuff. I do not have everything that is talking about in this post. I do not have hypothyroidism, I have already maintained a healthy diet, and so far my cholesterol is just fine. I have tried different types of exercise but that is something I enjoy so it is not the burden that it may be with people who do not feel the same way. I recognized some of the medications she mentions in bracket 1) and the reasons for taking them.
My friend, C, sent me a link to this article. The longer I think about it, the more I love it. A popular site, BuzzFeed, published this, which I love! Also, it is a really simple list but it hits home incredibly well. I related to every item on this list and by the end I was wanting to yell "Yes!" out loud. So if you have endometriosis, I think you will love this list and if you don't have endometriosis, it is something to think about. Not all of these questions are bad because some of them are quite caring really. It's just the repetitive nature of answering them that I relate to quite well.
*I DID NOT WRITE THE FOLLOWING:
(Please click "Read More" below to read the article).
I will post news articles occasionally just to give you more to read and learn. I do not write these news articles, so I trust you to use your own judgment when it comes to how much merit they deserve. This one was very interesting to me.
An article I came across at TheNewYorker.com: A Breakthrough In A Disease That No One Likes To Talk About
I will post news articles occasionally just to give you more to read and learn. I do not write these news articles, so I trust you to use your own judgment when it comes to how much merit they deserve.
An article I came across in The Spokesman Review: "House Call: Often painful, endometriosis affects millions."
And no, I do not know what The Spokesman Review is, but another take on endometriosis is always helpful.
