Been a long time.......

It's been a while since I've done a post. It's been a bumpy ride last few months.
Gynae has said he's reluctant to do surgery again at the moment so for now it's manage my symptoms as best I can. It is getting harder and harder tho. Most days I have to take painkillers just to leave the house and no idea how I get through work each day. I guess I'm thankful to have good friends around me there who know when I'm having a bad day.

I am finding I am catching bugs and colds more frequently so have been looking around to see if this affects others. Seems to be pretty common. Yet another hurdle for us endo girls!
I'm already on iron and b12 for anaemia but I'm hoping to hear back from anyone with any tips how we can help ourselves to avoid getting sick with rubbish bugs and colds! Whether it's diet tips etc please leave a comment! Or if you are a blogger yourself leave the link to your blog so I can have a read please.
Thank you in advance, hope you all had a merry Christmas and I wish you all a happy new year and hope it's a pain and symptom free year for all! 😘

Food!

Been looking into my diet recently and even tried to go caffeine free. In all honesty I didn't notice any affects regarding my endo! The need for coffee won in the end!

I did find the below picture tho. None of the items on it really surprised me other than red meat. As I have anaemia I have always tried to eat red meat for the iron so will have to work on decreasing that I guess.

I'd be very interested to hear anyone's experience on dietary changes affecting their endo. If you dont want to comment here please feel free to contact me separately!

Summer

well it's been a pretty busy summer so far, went away for ten days and was given norethisterone so I wouldn't have a period whilst away. Have to say it was great, admittedly I had a couple of days of pain but nothing compared to normal. Wish I'd been warned how bad it would be when I got home though. My period started 3 days after I returned as Id been told it would. The pain was horrendous though, made me feel so sick I barely ate for days. Not sure if this is normal after taking this drug but thought I'd share my experience. Saying that, I'd rather have that pain than have a period ruin another holiday.

In other news I am still waiting for my 6 week review appointment which should have been due at the end of May, but not expecting much as last one I was told just manage my symptoms as much as possible. Hopefully will hear soon though.

In my earlier posts I asked if anyone knows where the yellow ribbons can be bought, I am still looking if anyone has found anywhere?

Almost the weekend!

Well its been a long week! Seem to do nothing but work at the moment but saving for holidays so it's worth it! Planning a long weekend away with friends for summer, somewhere hot! Now I just need to hope for some miracle between now and then that stops this daily pain. I wouldn't say my pain is getting worse but it's definitely becoming more frequent. Seems like most days recently and I'm sure those of you suffering know how tiring it is.

But I am looking forward to summer so I'm trying not to let it get me down! Hope peeps are also planning nice things for summer!

Recipe

It's been a rough few days of unbearable pain so I've been trying to look for anything that could help. Found a recipe online and wondered if anyone has tried it?

ENDO - TEA
3 parts dandelion root,
1 part oregon grape root,
3 parts wild yam root,
1 part vitex (chaste berry),
2 parts burdock root,
1/2 part dong quai root,
2 parts pau d'arco bark.
Optional: sassafras, cinnamon, ginger and orange peel to taste.
Use four to six tablespoons of herb mixture per quart of water. Add herbs to cold water and bring to a slow simmer over low heat. Decoct for twenty minutes. Strain. Drink three to four cups daily. This formula is also very effective as a tincture.

Would love to know if it's effective.  I'm also trying to find a pre made blend but having no luck so far! If I can't find one I guess I will order the ingredients just no idea where to even start to order half of those ingredients!

Morning!

Had a really crappy night last night, pain kept me awake for most of it but I'm happy to say I found an amazing blog written by a lovely endo warrior! I have posted the link on my favourite links it's Girl + Endo. Some of the posts really made me smile so thank you to the brilliant owner for keeping me company through your blog on a rough night.
Thankfully it's Sunday so I intend to spend my day wrapped up in a blanket with my hot water bottle watching catch up TV. Have a lovely weekend everyone x