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Post by italialynn on May 15, 2009 12:28:17 GMT -5
You know you have endo when... 1. You have been complaining of abnormal periods since the age of 15 and all the doctors say is 'get pregnant it'll clear up' 2. A friend tells you ' you can't have endo because you'd be in much worse pain that that' 3. You look permanently pregnant 4. You end up passing out with pain because you can't take painkillers at work 5. When you do eventually get a doctor to do an laparascopy, he finally believes you- and then tells you it's Stage 4 and you'll never get pregnant or carry to term. And then he tells you at age 27, it's better to have a hysterectomy 6. Your purse sounds like a shaker because you carry so many bottles of pain medication .... 7. Your friends can always count on you for a fix when they have a bad headache..... 8. You think maternity clothes look comfortable.... 9. Your co-workers have caught you sitting at your desk with the button on your pants undone.... 10. You practice breathing exercises while driving ( similar to lamaze).... 11. Your boss has caught you with your head on your desk ... and you told him to "Get Lost" .... 12. You wear pajamas at all times of the day. 13. Tylenol doesn't work. 14. All of your other problems pale in comparison to the pain. 15. Everyone's problems pale in comparison to the pain. 16. You have three mood settings: happy, sad and angry. 17. You stole your grandma's muumuus, so you could wear them. (true story)
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Post by italialynn on May 15, 2009 12:28:55 GMT -5
Number 6 and 9 are my favs! Especially 9, that's happened on NUMEROUS occassions.
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Post by cj on May 15, 2009 12:37:00 GMT -5
muumuus ?
I like number 9. was shopping the other day and couldnt figure out what was going on with my jeans, I kept steping on them with my heal..turns out I had left the house with my top button undone and basically they were just falling down.....could have been very bad.
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Post by italialynn on May 15, 2009 12:49:32 GMT -5
Found more!!!
-You laugh when your doctor tells you to take pain meds before the pain begins. Seriously I should just make them into a candy necklace.
-You start getting pissed at the pregnant patients in the waiting room at the OB/GYN.
-You tell your doctor you have been bleeding contantly from the Provera and they say, "yeah spotting can happen."
-When you don't do anything fun on a "good" day, and you know you will feel horrible on the day you have plans
-You start debating treatments from the potential side effects.
-you buy all of your underwear, pants, and shorts two sizes two big and make sure they don't have clunky waistbands
-you can function on pain levels that most people can't imagine
-you laugh when someone tells you to take ibuprofen or midol because M&M's are just as effective
-You rent an apartment or buy a house specifically because it has a bathtub rather than a shower (I just did this!) -If one more person tells you that "It's just a little bit of cramping" you're going to cry...right after you disembowel them
-you're on medications that were actually developed for cancer patients and that doesn't phase you
-As your fertility is questioned, you suddenly want to have kids more than ever.
-You are familar with the "Recovery Position" because that is how you sleep every night
-None of your clothes fit because your weight yo-yos so much from the drugs, bloating, and from being to sick to eat
-You think that the medical profession is a joke after the hell they've put you through
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Post by bigal on May 15, 2009 13:54:10 GMT -5
Those are great! So true!
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Post by Karen on May 15, 2009 14:09:37 GMT -5
Good list! I can relate to #6, 9, 14-16 to start! Buying bigger undies/comfy clothes, too!
Here's a few more:
- You want to scream "But I'll have my period then!" when you get asked why you can make it to an event, but you hold back because you realize that might not go over so well and might only perpetuate the whole 'oh, she has PMS' thing.
- Your friends look at you like you're crazy when you tell them you DON'T like being on pain pills because you know how to cope with the pain better than all the crazy side effects.
- You ASK if you should have a colonoscopy! Who the hell else would do that in their right mind!?!
- The physical pain makes it so much harder to let go of emotional pain!
- You have to plan when you're going to get good and drunk so you have enough recovery time the following few days to make up for the raging hangover AND the toll it took on your body!
- You fork out hundreds of $$ to a naturopath that doesn't make much sense, but certainly helps a lot more than any doc that insurance covers.
- You don't care WHO sees your hoo-ha anymore, male or female doc, as long as they can help, even though you SWORE you'd never let a male doc poke around in your nether-region. Hell, I'd let an entire marching band walk through the room during a pelvic exam if it would help in any way!
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Post by italialynn on May 15, 2009 14:22:09 GMT -5
LOL!!! Good one's!
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Post by JackMcFarland on May 15, 2009 16:28:49 GMT -5
- You don't care WHO sees your hoo-ha anymore, male or female doc, as long as they can help, even though you SWORE you'd never let a male doc poke around in your nether-region. Hell, I'd let an entire marching band walk through the room during a pelvic exam if it would help in any way!
OMG. I was dying laughing and this one just sent me over the edge. How freakin' true! I'm so not shy anymore. I feel like my vajayjays on show when I go to the Drs! Haha. Love it when the Dr is teaching that day and you don't care when all the students feel the cyst on your ovary! I'm giggling so hard.
How about this... you want to hit someone when they say, "Ugh, I have the worse cramps ever."
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Post by staceys on May 15, 2009 18:46:36 GMT -5
... you have your favorite pants/jeans in multiple sizes ... you look forward to having surgery
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Post by JackMcFarland on May 15, 2009 20:42:25 GMT -5
- You don't care WHO sees your hoo-ha anymore, male or female doc, as long as they can help, even though you SWORE you'd never let a male doc poke around in your nether-region. Hell, I'd let an entire marching band walk through the room during a pelvic exam if it would help in any way! OMG. I was dying laughing and this one just sent me over the edge. How freakin' true! I'm so not shy anymore. I feel like my vajayjays on show when I go to the Drs! Haha. Love it when the Dr is teaching that day and you don't care when all the students feel the cyst on your ovary! I'm giggling so hard. How about this... you want to hit someone when they say, "Ugh, I have the worse cramps ever." To expand on this: Friend: im about to get af me: af is a s**t. ive been bleeding like a 1st day bleed for four days straight f: yeah, well, i just wanna bleed m: not like this you dont ::le sigh::
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Post by JackMcFarland on May 15, 2009 20:43:21 GMT -5
p.s. the friendly person was suppoed to say sl ut LOL yeah id say a sl ut is a friendly person already!
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Post by rach on May 15, 2009 23:43:25 GMT -5
haha thats awesome...as i read this, i am in brand new pj pants...i got up, got dressed, went to the shops, bought new pyjamas, came home, put them on. Love it. I so agree with all of these, and i love that we can all still laugh at them no matter how sucky it is.
to add to the list:
...instead of prepping for sex with spermacide, you prep with a numbing gel ...you carry a heat bag/ hot water bottle with you everywhere you go ...you know the name of just about every BC pill on the market, cos you've tried them all ...your local phamacist greets you by name when you walk in the door ...your doctor no longer asks "how are you?" just "what shall we try this time" ...you are more comfortable talking about bowel issues than you ever thought you would be
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Post by ouchy on May 15, 2009 23:49:43 GMT -5
I LOVE this thread!
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Post by ouchy on May 15, 2009 23:52:18 GMT -5
When you pass a blood clot the size of North America and convince yourself you've had a miscarriage. When you're 12. And a virgin.
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Post by miriam on May 16, 2009 5:51:32 GMT -5
Hey Ouchy, that happened to me too at the same age, at school one day after lunch. It was horrible!
Anyway, can i just add that I think you know you've got endo when...
- you get pain every month but still eventually get misdiagnosed with acute PID, even though you've had 5 STD checks and have had the same partner for as many years!
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