Category: Life with Endometriosis
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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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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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6 Months Post-Op
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 cut…
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Part 2: Tips for Traveling with Endometriosis
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 know…
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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 living…
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Fear and 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 of…
Jenna Dvorsky 