Tag: PCOS
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Alternative Treatments I’m Considering for my Migraines
Unfortunately, the usual treatments for migraines haven’t been wicked successful for me recently. I’ve tried Triptans and Beta Blockers and Ubrelvy, monthly CGRP injections, infusions, even Botox, with little effect. So, I’ve decided to look into alternatives. Below is a list of some of the treatments I’m considering.
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Racing Down that Road
I used to think life was a freeway. A long, open expanse of asphalt to be hurled over. No speed limit, like the autobahns in Germany where you can push your engine as hard as you want. A flat space to accelerate faster and faster over until the speedometer inches beyond the illuminated dashes.
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A Body in Pain is a Wild Thing
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My Polycule: Me, My Girlfriend and My Chronic Illnesses
Since polyamory seems to be all the rage these days in mainstream media, I thought I’d tell you about my relationship. You could say my girlfriend and I are in a polycule with multiple rather demanding partners, all mine. It’s not a very healthy dynamic, sometimes my other partners get in the way of our…
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A Visit From an Old Friend
Having multiple chronic illnesses is like having friends who live out of town that like to pop by unannounced. Sometimes it will be a long while between visits. So long in fact you almost kind of forget they exist. And then one day, BAM, there they are, standing at your front door with a duffle…
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The casual homophobia of my period tracking app
I have PCOS, which means my cycles are incredibly irregular. I’ve gone years without a period and months when I’ve had 2 in 4 weeks. As you might assume, this makes figuring out when I’m going to have my period a bit difficult. I started tracking my cycles last year when I got off birth…
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When Life Gives You a Lemon…
As I sat in the doctor’s office dressed in nothing but a well washed hospital gown, the paper on the exam chair crinkling under my thighs, I gazed at the pictures of my organs the doctor was clicking through on the computer screen and thought about how, 9 years ago, another gynecologist in a different…
Sarah Levine 