The ugliest string of pearls, ever!
I feel like 2020 lasted 5 solid years and then the space-time continuum happened and now here it is 19th of January, 2021. I feel as if time creeps by so slow sometimes and other times it goes so fast that if I blink, I miss it; I don’t know which I prefer.
I have been dragging some serious ass today! I feel like I haven’t gotten anything accomplished and it’s because I haven’t!
Once a month (for most women?) for 7-200 days in my case, I have a period. The longest one I had was 245 days. You read that right, 245 days of 365 I had a period (sorry to any men reading this, but it’s natural and I am all about raw honesty!)
I have Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome most commonly known as, “PCOS”. So, what is it? It’s A hormonal disorder causing enlarged ovaries with small cysts on the outer edges (the almighty, “string of pearls”) Sounds pretty, right? WRONG! It’s hell. Some women can experience no symptoms at all but for most women, we experience:
-Weight gain
-heavy menstrual bleeding
-unwanted hair, everywhere(hirsutism)
-bloating
-acne/oily skin
-missed or sporadic cycles
-hair loss
-infertility
-skin tags
-darkening and thickening of skin
-pain (severe to mild)
-Thyroid issues
Those are the most common ones, I am sure there are even more! It’s common to only experience a few of them (even though some women experience it all!)
What I've personally experienced:
-Weight gain
-Heavy bleeding
-Severe pain
-Hair loss
-Unwanted hair
-Missed and sporadic cycles
-Acne (not so much anymore now that I’ve changed my diet!)
-Thyroid issues
Today is day 2 of my cycle and I never know if it’s going to last 3 days or 200 days. It’s stressful and so painful.
But why am I choosing to write about this today? Because it’s what I’m going through and there isn’t a whole lot of people who even know this exists, so awareness? Topic in my brain? The pain I am currently feeling is clouding my ability to think of anything else? Maybe a little bit of everything.
I hope if you’re reading this, your Tuesday hasn’t been as weird as mine! Feeling that out of body life right now! So unbelievably strange!
Until next time! I'm going to rot in bed all day with my heating pad while I eat every Keto cookie in my house!
XOXO
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