29.08.2018- When periods are more than just a pain
As I've touched on in a couple of posts of late, at the end of April I went into hospital for an operation- specifically to get the bottom of what had been causing me chronic period pain over the last few years, as well as a few other equally unpleasant symptoms. Four months on, with my scars healing and *touch wood* starting to feel much better, I thought it might be worth sharing my experience, especially if you might be experiencing something similar- I found talking about it with friends was one of the most helpful things throughout the whole process, so if you're in the same boat, I hope that this post provides a little bit of illumination into what can be a pretty daunting process. Starting at the very beginning- taking it back two and a half years or so- I'd been experiencing intermittently painful periods so headed to the doctor to see what they could recommend. Whilst no two periods are the same, there were a couple of commonalities which would crop up more often...