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My Second Year of Medical School
I don’t even know how to start this post. It’s been a few months since I have written a blog. Sitting here in front of my computer my mind already feels tired. It’s hard to believe I am half way through my second year of medical school. In short, the last few months have been…
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Experiencing the Different Sides of Medicine
A Personal Perspective The start of my summer has not gone the way I originally planned that it would. However, over the last few weeks and all that has been going on in my life, I started thinking about what I will refer to as the different sides of medicine. When I think about the…
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Reflecting on my First Year of Medical School
On May 20th, I took my last exam of my first year of medical school. During the past two weeks that I have had off, I’ve had some time to reflect on all that has happened in my life as a first-year medical student. This year was filled with ups and downs. It started with…
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Exercise and Endometriosis
When going through a bad endometriosis flare or a day of severe pain, the only thing I would want to do is curl up in a ball in my bed. However, during some of my worst days of pain and bleeding my life was too busy to lay in bed all day – just as…
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One Year Post-Op
Today marks exactly one year since I had my first laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis and one year since I received my Stage 4 endometriosis diagnosis. Saying that out loud to myself is honestly crazy, and I cannot believe it has already been a full year since surgery! No matter how much time goes by, February…
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Patient Turned Medical Student
“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 patients with…
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Celebrating One Year of my Blog!
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. I…
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The Emotional and Mental Aspects of Endometriosis
“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,…
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Fear of Going to the Doctor
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 left…
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Going to School with Endometriosis
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 you…
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