Recently, the Supreme Court heard McCullen v. Coakley, or the Massachusetts Buffer Zone case, in which pro-life activists claim that their right to free speech is violated by the standard buffer zone (35 feet) around Massachusetts abortion clinics. The buffer zone allows anti-abortion protesters to picket behind the line while ensuring the safety of patients and […]
Perhaps you’ve seen the case of Erick and Marlise Munoz, who reside in Tarrant County, Texas. Marlise is comatose due to a pulmonary embolism and is on life support because she is pregnant. In previous conversations, Marlise had expressed to her husband that she wouldn’t want to be on life support should she become comatose. […]
Women with chronic pain, whether it’s due to endometriosis, an undiagnosed cause, or an autoimmune disorder, have heard it all before. I’ve found that people, no matter how well-intentioned, tend to give bad advice or say slightly hurtful things simply because they don’t know what you’re dealing with. Here are a few remarks I’ve heard […]
I was functioning under the assumption that I had endometriosis. It seemed the most likely disease based in the information given me by my doctors. I underwent a diagnostic laparoscopy and waited for my surgeon to follow up with me. It’s Not EndometriosisAs it turns out, I don’t have endometriosis and my internal structures appear […]
Physical pain and depression go hand in hand. I’m not looking at any studies when I write this; I’m speaking from experience.I spent three months between 4 and 9 on the pain scale. When palpated or touched anywhere below my ribs, I would involuntarily shriek and tear up. In pictures taken during that time, my […]
I recently had my first pre-operative appointment for the diagnostic laparoscopy I’m having soon. I was nervous, and had a list of questions for my doctor. This was the second gynecologist I’d seen to discuss diagnosing endometriosis; my other doctor is too elderly to operate. She was frank and very straightforward. “There are two options […]
I probably have endometriosis, but there’s only one real way to be sure: a laparoscopy. In a few weeks, I will undergo this minor surgical procedure and finally get a diagnosis for the disease I most likely have.The symptoms started in late November: a strong gnawing pain in my lower right abdomen that worsened over […]