Originally published on Call of the Quean
Hi Friends –
I have been receiving loving messages from readers asking where I’ve disappeared to. I’ve been on a roll of consistent posting for the last few months, until my recent MIA status. Because this community means a lot to me, and I believe in being open about life stuff, here’s what’s been going on…
On June 8th I published an article on Medium entitled, I Can’t Work During the First Few Days of My Period — Is Endometriosis the Culprit? It was a foreshadowing of sorts.
In short, I sat down with a gynecologist who was receptive to my story. He quickly confirmed my long-standing belief that I may have endometriosis. I immediately started progesterone pills to mitigate my severe monthly period pain, and I was booked in for an MRI (which is coming up in August).
Let’s just say it hasn’t been going well…
Although the progesterone pills have helped make the pain somewhat more bearable (by this I mean I function alright with prescribed painkillers), it has stretched it out over more days. I have also been bleeding for 21 days straight (also known as break-through bleeding).
But that isn’t even the disconcerting part…
