slow recovery, but a recovery at least!

So hear I am, resting and recovering. Last week was a rough one tho. I was sooooo fatigued like I was drugged (my moms words) she literally had to take care of me, feed me, make me drink water, I was like knocked out, only awake like 2 hours a day, and tired those 2 hours! Dr. Cook said it was just part of my recovery, and I am sure he is right....I jsut have to give everything time. Im jsut annoyed because my mom and previous surgeries my whole family, acted like I was making all my symptoms up, and that I should be back to normal in like a week. I have hard durgical recoveries, I always did since my first. You would think she remembered that, and let me just be, so I can feel ok about letting my body do what it needs to do....well, I take care of myself, and if she wont support me, I will figure out a way to be supported. Right now, I have ordered many books on mind-body healing, one called full catastrophe living, and one on Endo that is actually good called Coping with Endometriosis. I also got the CD's on Mindful Guided Meditation from the same author of the first title I mentioned above, very excited to see learn and grow in my healing journey.

This is a healing journey of life, each day is better than the last, and we make it such!

~Endo is Real~ Hope is out there!!

"Endo is Real"

this is the title of a movement I am leading to change some things in this world related to endometriosis and its effects it has on women and their lives. If you want to be a part of this, and have any ideas, please comment. Together we can all work together to bring: accountability to all doctors and surgeons treating or attempting to treat endo (I had a few who attempted to treat endo, and when they told me it was all out, it turned out that it wasn't) that endo causes severe pain and affects quality of life in the most extreme ways. And the stress it causes can cause death, so it does kill. Research supports that stress can kill. Endo causes many variables that lead to stress in the body.

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Please work with me to stop this terrible epidemic. I am a nurse, so I understand all of the medical facets of this, I just need more endosisters to share their story with me, and together we will cause change. Please share as a comment if you want it to be public, or private by emailing me directly and confidentially at aklaura@netscape.net

Please, endosisters, do not give up, no matter what anyone says, or any doctor tells you, you are the one and only person you need to listen to in your life. Please, trust your gut. Please comment if you have any questions, or you can email me at my personal email address: aklaura@netscape.net

<3 Laura, fellow endosister x 5 years since first dx lap, and x 17 years with symptoms. x 12 years without a diagnosis or any treatment or help or support.

Help me help all endosisters* To.....love, life, and pain free, energetic, happy days.

Surgery with Dr Cook, and help from Vital Health Institute - a holistic approach!!

Wow, i am so super inspired. Inspired to get better, inspired to regain my health, inspried to be healthy and feel great, inspired to have a great life, social life, work life, home life, sex life, everything life!! I am also inspired to help other women/girls just like me. I am super excited to see what Dr. Cook's book is going to do for helping other doctors learn how to treat endo, and to empower patients in teaching them to listen to their gut feelings, and when they feel something is or isnt right, they are right - at least this is what I gleaned from the radio show I tuned into called the Pelvic Messenger, founded and lead by Elisaboeth Oas, another CPP and endosister; her webpage and internet radio show is very resourceful for women and those close to women who are trying to deal with chronic pelvic pain and endo.

I just want to say that Dr. Cook did an amazing surgery on me, hooked me up with all sorts of resources/tools etc, and I am on my way to a life and a life without pain (or at least pain that's way lower....) hoping and praying for this, I am actually doing much better than after any of my previous surgeries, so its such a good sign (even though i still hurt a lot, and am on lots of narcotics)

I do feel a little sad too tho, cause I feel so close to Vital Health Institute and especially Dr. Cook, just because he touched and changed my life in ways that I never knew possible. He knew so eawsily what was/is wrong with me, wjereas a multituee of previous doctors didnt belive me, wrote me off, said I was a drug seeker, told me im a baby, and were just plain mean. Dr. Cook was like the total opposite of that, and just so amazing. I am so blessed to have found him, and to be his patient. He works with his patients, not against, and he really makes you feel comfortable, I have never felt this at ease with any doctor, surgeon Gyn or person in general during the whole process - especially when talking about very intimate subjects.

Anyways, im optimistic, and I will continue to be like this, against all odds, I will prevail against the evil devil war lord of endo. thats right endo, I am watching you.

~Laura~

My endo journey

I am so excited to write a book about my life, specifically related to my journey (ie my hell) with endo. Ok, it needs to leave, and thanks to my new surgeon, I have high hopes it will - to never return! My dream - to write and publish a book on my journey :)

** Fresh Starts **

I like/love (?) fresh starts - they make me feel like I can create whatever I want in whatever I am doing!  I am kinda doing that with my new etsy store, check it out:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/lovinbabystuff?ref=pr_shop