Sophie's Blog

Hi everyone! I have been thinking about doing a series on chronic pain for quite some time now. I will be playing around with titles throughout this series until I finding one that truly speaks to me. But the reason why I am creating this series is for people who suffer from chronic pain like me and then also people who do not suffer from chronic pain. Throughout my years of suffering with chronic pain, I have had people say some horrible things to me when they honestly have no idea what they are talking about. I felt that this series can be spread around the community of people with chronic illness and we can discuss our stories. We can be our own support system. Do not get me wrong, my family and friends have been great support but I also have lost a lot of "friends" due to this disease. I have lost respect from faculty members at my school because of this disease. This disease does not define who I am but this disease does put a label for others to judge me on. So ...

Hi Everyone! I hope that you are all doing well. I have not done an update post in quite a while and there has been so many things that have happened to me or are going to happen to me that I thought you all should know about. I am not only doing this to benefit myself as this is kind of a journal for me but for also with people who are struggling and simply need to know that soon, everything will be okay. There is always a light at the end of the tunnel. So the first major news I have to tell you all is that I am getting surgery! What? Why? Is that really necessary? Well, for your information, I have been very sick basically since January with my Endometriosis pain. I have been in excruciating pain and have been also bleeding a lot. I know....TMI but its important to know. As some of you may know, when you have Endometriosis, your not supposed to bleed or have your period at all because it spreads the disease. Well I would be going a month and 1/2 straight having my period. So my d...

Hello Everyone, I have been waiting over a year to talk about my story. And right now I am absolutely terrified. I am terrified what people will say. Terrified if people will treat me differently but honestly, I need to do this. I need to finally get this off my chest about what has happened to me three years ago and how it has changed my entire life. Some of you reading this right now probably have absolutely no idea what I am going to talk about and some of you kinda have an idea. Today, I am going to tell my story/ journey of being diagnosed with Endometriosis and coping with it. This is the beginning: When I was 10, I got my period. But it was not normal from the beginning. I would have my period for weeks on end and sometimes for months and I was in terrible pain. It was horrible. I had absolutely no idea what was going on. I was in and out of doctors offices and they could not figure out why I was in so much pain. So I was put on birth control at age 10 to deal with t...

Hi Everyone! This month is Endometriosis Awareness Month! This is a disease that almost five million women have. This subject is very close to me because I have Endometriosis as well. I was diagnosed last year. This is one of the most common diseases that no one seems to know about. It can occur to any teen or women who has periods. What is Endometriosis? " is a common health problem in women. It gets its name from the word, endometrium (en-doh-MEE-tree-um), the tissue that lines the uterus or womb. Endometriosis occurs when this tissue grows outside of the uterus on other organs or structures in the body." - Here What are some of the symptoms of Endometriosis? Very painful menstrual cramps; pain may get worse over time Chronic pain in the lower back and pelvis Pain during or after sex Intestinal pain Painful bowel movements or painful urination during menstrual periods Spotting or bleeding between menstrual periods Infertility or not being able to get pr...