Author Archives: honestlyendo

“It’s not what happens to us that defines us. It’s what we choose to do with what happens to us that defines us.” – Elizabeth Smart A few weeks ago, I attended a talk given by a doctor who had a life-threatening illness fairly early on in his life. Now, this doctor is treating patientsContinue reading “Patient Turned Medical Student”

I cannot believe it has already been a year since I started my blog, but what a year its been! In November of 2020 I found out I needed surgery. After going through so many years of being in the unknown, I was actually excited for the opportunity to get answers by having surgery. IContinue reading “Celebrating One Year of my Blog!”

“It’s a difficult thing to sit with pain and just be. To sit beside it, acknowledge it and be whole in its presence. To experience pain in that way, I had to constantly remind myself that it wasn’t me. It was just a sensation. I was bigger than the pain and I could withstand it,Continue reading “The Emotional and Mental Aspects of Endometriosis”

Yes, I am a medical student aspiring to be a physician. However, I still get nervous and have some fears when I need to see a doctor concerning my endometriosis. Today I had my follow up appointment for an ultrasound I had done last week for pain I have recently been having on my leftContinue reading “Fear of Going to the Doctor”

This past Friday I took my first medical school exam in human anatomy. It was a tough week leading up to the exam – there is so much information to learn and try to study – however, I’m happy it’s over and I now know I can get through it for future exams. When youContinue reading “Going to School with Endometriosis”

August 12th marked 6 months out from my laparoscopic surgery back in February. I cannot believe it’s already been half of a year since the endometriosis in my pelvis was removed along with the endometrioma on my left ovary. My surgeon also preformed a presacral neurectomy in which a nerve supplying my uterus was cutContinue reading “6 Months Post-Op”

Part 2 of my summer series on my experiences with traveling with endometriosis and tips to still enjoy vacation even with endo flares. Before going on vacation, a small trip, or even just staying somewhere else for the night I always have to plan and prepare a little more as I pack. If I knowContinue reading “Part 2: Tips for Traveling with Endometriosis”

This past weekend I took a trip to Chapel Hill, North Carolina with my mom, dad, and one of my sisters, Kelly. This fall, Kelly will be attending pharmacy school at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – the #1 pharmacy school in the nation! Seeing the campus and where Kelly will be livingContinue reading “Traveling with Endometriosis”

“Being brave isn’t the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it.” In my experience with endometriosis, there have been many times that I was scared and afraid. Whether it was the fear of my next period, the fear of my next doctor’s appointment, or the fear ofContinue reading “Fear and Endometriosis”

My first signs of endometriosis started when I hit puberty – I started bleeding and it just didn’t stop. I would bleed for months on end, day after day. The flow would vary, but most days it was extremely heavy. I was nervous to go to school and sit for long amounts of time, IContinue reading “My First Signs of Endometriosis”