Last night I was oddly stricken with a nasty mix of vertigo and tinnitus. I am certain as to what caused this - a nasty bout of trigeminal neuralgia brought on by some dental work the other day. I had some work done on one of my lower molars – just a simple cavity being [...]
Archive for August, 2009
20 Aug
New Non-Surgical Endo Diagnosis Test?
There is much talk circulating about a recent development of a non-surgical diagnostic test for endometriosis. Currently, the only definitively way to diagnosis endometriosis is to perform a laparoscopy, a surgery performed by keyhole incisions which allow the surgeon to insert various instrument into the pelvis and abdomen while the patient is under general anaesthesia. While considered invasive but still [...]
19 Aug
The Endo Returneth
You can be going about your life, carefree, just living it and enjoying it when it strikes – “E”. You immediately recognize the familiar twinges, the gasping pain in your pelvis, your side, your gut! You feel your belly get tender, your thighs begin to ache, and all you can think about it is having [...]
10 Aug
Dysautonomia: Making Life Crazy One Day @ A Time
I don’t generally bring up my dysautonomia on here, but it’s something I struggle with – on some scale, at least – nearly every day. When the weather gets on the warm side, especially, my autonomic nervous systemic really begins to bug out and makes life a really hectic roller coaster. So, that begs to [...]
