Work, School, Skating, Social Life…A body can only take a tight schedule for so long before it starts breaking down. Once the break-down starts, good luck getting back to “normal”. …I know it has been a while since my last post. But I broke my body with over-scheduling and even though I am better, I…
Tag: Endometriosis
Addiction to Pain Killers
Every week I seem to have a theme happening with my posts. This week the theme I have jumped on was addiction. If you missed my other blog that I posted on Monday about the addiction to adrenaline, you can click here. After the adrenaline addiction post was added, I received an email asking:…
Adrenaline addiction resulting in temporary pain relief
Being an athlete is not always easy. Every sport is hard in their own way, however I can only talk as a figure skater since that is the only sport I have continued to do for 18 years and counting, (done: ballet/dance, swimming, field hockey, track and field-but none ever stuck). As you know from…
Two new Endo doctors, Two VERY different views
First of all, it has been nearly two weeks since I have posted. This is not because I abandoned the website but because after opening up about my eating disorder, I did not feel anything could top that post. Before I start, I want to thank everyone for their responses/messages on all the post but…
Gym training with a broken body
Last week, I wrote an article: Skating my way through pain. Which gave an outline of how I am able to skate and compete with Fibromyalgia (and my other long list of illnesses). Well, this article focuses on gym training. I will explain my most recent gym day and then give tips on the gym…
Skating my way through pain
May 12th, is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, and for this day, I have decided to tackle one question I constantly receive. Question: How can you figure skate/compete while having fibromyalgia/being in constant pain? Point A: I will throw this out there right away…I am probably one of the more stubborn people you’ll ever meet. When I…
Reward of setting goals with an illness
Blank Pain Stare? Do you know what that is? When you are in so much pain you cannot laugh or cry. All you can do is stare blankly at nothing and wait for the pain to pass…whether it takes hours or weeks. Sometimes sleep temporarily helps, other times nothing..and I mean nothing helps. Sometimes when…
Endo Surgery 1 Year later: Recovery, Complications, Mistakes, and Upcoming Surgery
Background Story: April 16th, 2015 was the day I went into the hospital for a laparoscopy surgery to verify I had endometriosis and to clean all the excess tissue that was growing in bad places. I arrived at the hospital for about 8 am with my grandma and my aunt; my parents were away…
Endometriosis: The Fear of Pregnancy
Lately, everyone I know is getting pregnant or is already a mother… Now, I am only 23 years old but watching my high school friends (and everyone I am in contact with lately) have kids and it is starting to stress me out. I cannot help but think what I am doing wrong? If anything? I…
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