I've been working out 4 times a week for 2 hours at a time (1hour exercises, 1 walk) for the last 2 weeks and I have already seen progress. I'm really proud of myself and the girls I workout with. One of them weighed in at 230lbs, with a large waist measurement. She's already lost an inch or two off of her waist line. She's always pushing to do more which gets me pumped up to work out.
After our vigorous workouts, we go for a run. It's 3 miles total. I run a mile and walk the other two. But I'm working up to run more than that. I'm in pretty good shape. I should be more than able to.
Anyways, I figured I'd post something and working out is the only thing I can think of :)
Hope you've had a great day :)
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Endometriosis Awareness Month
*warning* this may get a little graphic
I had my first period when I was 11 or 12. Since I was 13, every period was literally hell. I had knee weakening pain at least once a month for 2-3 days at a time. My parents thought I was either being overly dramatic or that it was normal for a girl to have pains like that. I remember rolling around on the floor of our living room in my freshman year of high school because I could not stand up as the pain was too much for me. I've missed days of school and work due to the pain. Having sex was a pain like I'd never felt before in my life. Like knives in areas that knives should never be.
In 2011 I started passing large blood clots and decided I needed to go to the doctor. My original thought was that I was pregnant and was having a miscarriage so I was terrified. When the doctor informed me that I was not pregnant, nor had never been pregnant, I was relieved. But when he told me he suspected I had "endometriosis" I was a little lost. I had no idea what that meant.I've never heard of it before. He gave me a pamphlet and told me that surgery would be the only way to truly diagnose it. He also told me there was no cure. I'd be dealing with it until I am finished having children, if I could even have children, and then I'd have to have a hysterectomy done.
I had my first surgery in July. They diagnosed me with stage 4 endo. I found out that the reason my left side always hurt more was because my left ovary was stuck to my colon and back muscles. It also explained my back problems that I had for years. He lasered off some of the endo, but left the ovary where it was. He said with it being attached to the colon, he couldn't remove it without a chance of rupturing the colon which would put me at risk for major infection or a colostomy bag.
He put me on Lupron for 6 months. It messed up my memory, made me severely depressed, made my bones hurt, and made my hair thin quite a bit. I have been advising against Lupron since my first month of it.
I had my second surgery on March 5, 2012. He detatched my left ovary from my back and colon with no problems. He also removed some more endo. I still had a ton in there, but he was trying to stop most of it with birth control.
I think being an endo girl has changed me. When I first had sex, it was enjoyable. But after the endo got worse in the last two years, I started putting it on the back burner. It was no longer important to me and I never wanted to do it. I do now, every once in a while, but its not important to me. It's made me more vocal about getting yourself checked when you have any strange or extreme pains. I probably won't be able to have children because I waited for so long to see a doctor about it. If I could go back and change that, obviously I would. But I'm now more open to adoption.
(let me get on top of my soapbox here)
If you or anyone you know has extreme cramping before or during your period, please please please get yourself checked. You will cramp during your period. That is normal. But not being able to move around or crying from the pain is not. It's worth a trip to your doctor if it means you can have children later on in life. If you need help with resources, just ask me. I have become quite the endo expert in the last year thanks to an endo facebook group I joined.
(getting down)
Okay, so now it's time for me to do some homework or study or something lol
I hope y'all have a great night :)
I had my first period when I was 11 or 12. Since I was 13, every period was literally hell. I had knee weakening pain at least once a month for 2-3 days at a time. My parents thought I was either being overly dramatic or that it was normal for a girl to have pains like that. I remember rolling around on the floor of our living room in my freshman year of high school because I could not stand up as the pain was too much for me. I've missed days of school and work due to the pain. Having sex was a pain like I'd never felt before in my life. Like knives in areas that knives should never be.
In 2011 I started passing large blood clots and decided I needed to go to the doctor. My original thought was that I was pregnant and was having a miscarriage so I was terrified. When the doctor informed me that I was not pregnant, nor had never been pregnant, I was relieved. But when he told me he suspected I had "endometriosis" I was a little lost. I had no idea what that meant.I've never heard of it before. He gave me a pamphlet and told me that surgery would be the only way to truly diagnose it. He also told me there was no cure. I'd be dealing with it until I am finished having children, if I could even have children, and then I'd have to have a hysterectomy done.
I had my first surgery in July. They diagnosed me with stage 4 endo. I found out that the reason my left side always hurt more was because my left ovary was stuck to my colon and back muscles. It also explained my back problems that I had for years. He lasered off some of the endo, but left the ovary where it was. He said with it being attached to the colon, he couldn't remove it without a chance of rupturing the colon which would put me at risk for major infection or a colostomy bag.
He put me on Lupron for 6 months. It messed up my memory, made me severely depressed, made my bones hurt, and made my hair thin quite a bit. I have been advising against Lupron since my first month of it.
I had my second surgery on March 5, 2012. He detatched my left ovary from my back and colon with no problems. He also removed some more endo. I still had a ton in there, but he was trying to stop most of it with birth control.
I think being an endo girl has changed me. When I first had sex, it was enjoyable. But after the endo got worse in the last two years, I started putting it on the back burner. It was no longer important to me and I never wanted to do it. I do now, every once in a while, but its not important to me. It's made me more vocal about getting yourself checked when you have any strange or extreme pains. I probably won't be able to have children because I waited for so long to see a doctor about it. If I could go back and change that, obviously I would. But I'm now more open to adoption.
(let me get on top of my soapbox here)
If you or anyone you know has extreme cramping before or during your period, please please please get yourself checked. You will cramp during your period. That is normal. But not being able to move around or crying from the pain is not. It's worth a trip to your doctor if it means you can have children later on in life. If you need help with resources, just ask me. I have become quite the endo expert in the last year thanks to an endo facebook group I joined.
(getting down)
Okay, so now it's time for me to do some homework or study or something lol
I hope y'all have a great night :)
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