Timing (and science!) is everything
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by Hilary
2y ago
So a couple of months on from writing about the overwhelming sensations conjured by a team of researchers, doctors and midwives actually having a plan for investigating and hopefully treating my endometriosis, I still haven’t written about the plan itself. So in theory, that’s what this blog is about but as usual, we’ll see where ..read more
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Reading My Broken Vagina by Fran Bushe
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by Hilary
3y ago
Much like with Lara Parker’s Vagina Problems, I don’t think it’s entirely appropriate for me to ‘review’ Fran Bushe’s My Broken Vagina because the content is so close to home. I’ve also seen Bushe’s one-woman show Ad Libido three times, discussed it several times on this blog and written about it during the same module ..read more
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Prospects of living with and without endometriosis
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by Hilary
3y ago
Last month, one single doctor’s appointment had three very significant firsts. Two of these firsts, I knew were coming. I spent the days before the appointment trying to dissuade myself of its significance, knowing from past experiences that keeping my expectations low is a necessary assurance. It was impossible though, impossible to deny that this ..read more
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When will I learn? 
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by Hilary
3y ago
I spent much of the last blog complaining that one problem with endometriosis is that eyeing it up as a suspect for any new or re-emerging symptom is unhelpful because treatment = surgery and waiting times = incredibly long, especially at the moment. Shortly after I wrote that, the universe said ‘hold my beer.’ The ..read more
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‘It’s probably just the endo!’
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by Hilary
3y ago
Recently, my body has been treating me to some different symptoms than I’m used to. Some are blasts from the past, others are brand new. Both have left me feeling more acutely unwell. My GP is on maternity leave so while I navigate these new bodily (mal)functions, I’ve been getting to know a couple of ..read more
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Brexit and my body
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by Hilary
3y ago
Like many, life has been a complete stress fest for reasons mostly out of my control in the last few months so I thought the enforced downtime of my Christmas quarantine would be a good chance to write a blog or two. Problem is, I’ve just been sitting in my parents’ loft working and then ..read more
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Reading Vagina Problems by Lara Parker
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by Hilary
3y ago
I love non-fiction – so much so that this blog is probably poorly named. Yet the book I’m going to write about in this blog was pretty difficult to read. It had nothing to do with the writing and a lot to do with the fact that it crossed the line from reading non-fiction to ..read more
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Review: So Hormonal
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by Hilary
3y ago
“A collection of personal essays detailing the various roles that hormones play in our daily lives” – SOLD! It was no surprise to those who know me that as soon as I learnt that this book – So Hormonal, edited by Emily Horgan and Zachary Dickson – was coming into existence through a crowd-funding campaign ..read more
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‘Endometriosis is not the endometrium’ – and repeat!
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by Hilary
3y ago
A few months ago I received a message from Sarah, also known as MyPelvicPain on Instagram. Sarah had found my blog and we briefly discussed the commonalities of our experiences with pelvic pain, and when I followed her back I began to see just how many there were. If you follow Sarah, you’ll know she ..read more
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Different, not better: trying (and failing) to ignore my body
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by Hilary
4y ago
I have spent 12 months trying to ignore my body. My body has spent 12 months demonstrating how and why that is an impossible endeavour. This week it has been a year since I last published a blog and a year since I last (intentionally) sought medical intervention for endometriosis – happy birthday to my ..read more
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