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xi, 276 pages
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Contents: Endo 101 -- Diagnosis -- Surgery and recovery -- Associated conditions -- How to deal -- Social media and self-advocacy -- Let's get physical (therapy) -- Mental health matters -- Let's talk about sex, baby -- You are what you eat -- Complementary therapies -- Fertility and parenting -- Work and study -- Rest and play -- How to help -- Endo is for everyone -- For the friend, colleague, relative or partner... -- A final word
Summary: After years of dismissive doctors and misinformation, Bridget Hustwaite finally received a diagnosis for her intensely heavy periods, pulsing headaches and the excruciating abdominal pain that makes her ovaries feel like they are on fire. She has endometriosis - hard to pronounce, hard to diagnose and even harder to live with. Two excision surgeries and one thriving endo Instagram community later, Bridget knows firsthand how much personal research and self-advocating endo sufferers have to do just to have their pain acknowledged. With her trademark enthusiasm, Bridget has blended her own experience with a raft of tips and strategies from health experts and endo warriors to help you thrive whenever you can, and survive on days when you just can't. Covering everything from diet to acupuncture, fertility to mental health, and surgery to sex, this book is the essential guide to navigating this chronic illness