this literally couldn't have come at a better time. today I was diagnosed with PMDD and what is very likely adenomyosis, which I'd never heard of before today. I was shown imaging from a recent ultrasound, where I got to see my "bulging" uterus and abnormal cysts on my ovaries. my doctor talked with me about my options, and at even the mere suggestion of birth control I bristled. what am I, in high school? you're really trying to disrupt my body's NATURAL RHYTHM?! but then I looked (through tears, because i'm on day 23) at that black and white, fuzzy image of my uterus and realized, maybe my holier-than-thou "natural route" is not exactly cutting it. in fact, i'm here, in this room, crying to this doctor, because it's not.
anyway, that's a lot of personal stuff to dump here on the internet—clearly I'm still reeling a bit—but I just want to thank you, Dana, for your very nonjudgmental discussion of these issues. I don't know what my next steps are just yet, but it's writing like this that makes me feel more open-minded, informed, and hopeful about my options.
Adenomyosis is SO INTENSE. I'm honestly surprised how little its gets mentioned alongside Endo. I'm so glad you have someone helping identify things! We are all just trying to love our bodies the best way we can, to stop needless suffering. And if my story/our stories can help lessen the suffering, let's fucking go.
this literally couldn't have come at a better time. today I was diagnosed with PMDD and what is very likely adenomyosis, which I'd never heard of before today. I was shown imaging from a recent ultrasound, where I got to see my "bulging" uterus and abnormal cysts on my ovaries. my doctor talked with me about my options, and at even the mere suggestion of birth control I bristled. what am I, in high school? you're really trying to disrupt my body's NATURAL RHYTHM?! but then I looked (through tears, because i'm on day 23) at that black and white, fuzzy image of my uterus and realized, maybe my holier-than-thou "natural route" is not exactly cutting it. in fact, i'm here, in this room, crying to this doctor, because it's not.
anyway, that's a lot of personal stuff to dump here on the internet—clearly I'm still reeling a bit—but I just want to thank you, Dana, for your very nonjudgmental discussion of these issues. I don't know what my next steps are just yet, but it's writing like this that makes me feel more open-minded, informed, and hopeful about my options.
Adenomyosis is SO INTENSE. I'm honestly surprised how little its gets mentioned alongside Endo. I'm so glad you have someone helping identify things! We are all just trying to love our bodies the best way we can, to stop needless suffering. And if my story/our stories can help lessen the suffering, let's fucking go.