SICK....

I have been sick on and off for the past month with my symptoms getting worse. I thought I was on the mend after my second set of antibiotics but unfortunately it looks like I was wrong.  It is probably due to my endometriosis or something related to it. Sorry I haven't been to your blogs recently.  Hopefully I will feel better and be able to visit soon.  Have a great day!

Sick Of ENDO - Here Are Some Funny Cat Videos

Before I leave you with the funnies I must say if I haven't been to your blog lately I am so sorry and I will visit in the near future.  I really haven't been feeling well for the last month or so due to my endometriosis.  A couple weeks ago I had a doctor's visit and found out that I had an infection - didn't know that it was possible to get that type of infection where they discovered it in my body but oh well.  Finally got the medication after I played phone tag trying to explain to the medical staff that I have trouble taking pills and that these capsules were way too big for me to swallow.  I have a small mouth and I have so much trouble taking the medium to big size pills. I've tried all the suggestions and nothing has worked so far. Then some family came to visit and spent some time with them.  It was a good visit. I started to feel better and then felt worse again, then felt better, and now I feel kinda bad again. I feel like a yo-yo with dealing with this endo. I have had this terrible disease for about 15 years and I am at the end of my line for options medically.  Now I am going to try heating castor oil packets or cloths up and laying them on my abdomine to see if it helps.  I'm crossing my fingers and hoping this helps. I will stop by your blogs shortly. I can't wait to see all your great articles.  I am also working on my links posting and that should be done tomorrow or Monday. God Bless, have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the funny vids.

Cat Jumps into Garbage - watch more funny videos

Fat Cat Chilling with some Bunnies - watch more funny videos

My Endometriosis Update

I was able to see my doctor on last Thursday.  He is so kind, gentle and understanding.  Well, it looks like I am going back on the Depot Lupron to stop my endometriosis.  I thought that I had a fever back when I saw him but may not have actually had a fever like I thought.  My body may have been trying to fight off the endo and it may have felt like I had a fever because of that. But, now I am positive that I have a fever, as the thermometer says so.  My pain has been pretty dang bad on and off depending on what I do.  I am looking forward to getting the shot this Thursday and getting some relief for my pain.  I am also supposed to get a sonogram to make sure it isn't anything besides endo.  I am thinking positive and hoping that I will be pain free soon. Thanks for listening.

I am Sick of Endometriosis

I usually don't rant about myself, but here it goes. It seems as though my endometriosis is baaack. The pain from endometriosis (endo) can be extreme. Don't get me wrong any relief I get from this horrible disease is great and somehow I was pain free for about 5 or 6 months which I am extremely grateful for but for the past 2-3 years I have had to deal with excruciating pain. I have had trouble with endo since I was 19 yrs old. Over the past 13 years I have had a total of five surgeries with regards to endometriosis. The first one was to identify the endo. The second and third surgeries were to remove the endo using a technique called ablasion, or burning it out. The fourth surgery was actually a non-surgery or my doctor could do nothing because the endo was so widespread inside me. In between that and the fifth surgery I went on something called Depo-Lupron that makes you go into menopause. That helped me out a little while I waited for my next surgery. My last surgery was more complicated than the rest and thus I had to see a specialist who was one out of  only two doctors in PA that performed the surgery I needed. He performed a laparscopic presacral neurectomy and also did a combination of excising (cutting away) and ablation (burning away) of the endometriosis. He was fabulous and a very kind doctor who answered any and all questions my husband and I had about the surgery. Well, in February of this year I started having problems again and went back on the Lupron in May. Thank Goodness that it has helped me for about six months. I am trying to think positive but sometimes its hard with dealing with all the pain. I know God is looking out for me but I hope he leads me to a sit down job. Thank You for listening to my rant. Here is some information on endometriosis:



Endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue that normally lines the uterus (endometrium) grows in other areas of the body, causing pain, irregular bleeding, and possible infertility.

The tissue growth (implant) typically occurs in the pelvic area, outside of the uterus, on the ovaries, bowel, rectum, bladder, and the delicate lining of the pelvis. However, the implants can occur in other areas of the body, too.

The cause of endometriosis is unknown, but there are a number of theories. One suggests that the endometrial cells (loosened during menstruation) may "back up" through the fallopian tubes into the pelvis, where they implant and grow in the pelvic or abdominal cavities. This is called retrograde-menstruation.


Other theories include:

A faulty immune system causes menstrual tissue to implant and grow in areas other than the uterine lining

Cells lining the abdominal cavity may develop endometriosis

Certain families may have problems with their genes that make a woman more likely to develop endometriosis
Presacral Neurectomy is the surgical removal of the presacral plexus – the group of nerves that conducts the pain signal from the uterus to the brain.