64. How to advocate for yourself with your doctor & family. After years of being dismissed.
Chelsea shares her story as well as how she had to advocate for herself with her family and doctors. Growing up going to the doctor was not something her family would do unless it was an emergency. She shares tips on how to talk with your family if they do not understand what you are going through as well as how some diet changes did help with her pain. We also talked about how when you go into surgery the anxiety of waking up and being told you do not have endo. Listen to the rest of her story here. Want to keep the conversation going? Join our Facebook Group: tiny.cc/7mpbnz Want to watch it on YouTube? http://tiny.cc/6cx6tz Thank you for listening and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback please reach out via my website www.melissaboudreau.com. Thank you for your support and time. Please consider subscribing and writing us a review on Apple podcasts it really helps us get more awareness and with guests agreeing to come on! You can do that here! http://tiny.cc/f74onz
28 Nov 202143min
63. Told over & over she did not have endo & how serendipity helped her finally get her diagnosis.
Cara's pain started with back pain in her early teens. She was told several times she did not have endo even though she knew in her gut something was off. She knew about endo from a friend who had it but was told over and over again she did not have endo. Her pain began to grow into daily life. She talks about how she advocated for herself (and how it can be difficult as a younger teenager) She did know she had a cyst rupture, and another large cyst formed as well. She finally found a doctor that would listen to her and understood what she was going through. Listen to the rest of her story here. Want to keep the conversation going? Join our Facebook Group: tiny.cc/7mpbnz Want to watch it on YouTube? http://tiny.cc/6cx6tz Thank you for listening and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback please reach out via my website www.melissaboudreau.com. Thank you for your support and time. Please consider subscribing and writing us a review on Apple podcasts it really helps us get more awareness and with guests agreeing to come on! You can do that here! http://tiny.cc/f74onz Episode analytics
9 Okt 202144min
62. How it feels to have endo. Tips for surgery costs, how to apply for help & active mindfulness.
*** Trigger warning we talk about suicide in this episode Maggie, writer of When I Bleed. Poems about Endometriosis. Talks about their story with endo, from starting at a young age before their cycle started. We chat about symptoms, endo care, and how we need to slow down and stop pushing ourselves so hard. Maggie also chats about how to advocate for yourself with doctors and how you can find care for a lower cost or even 100% covered. VERY HELPFUL TIPS. Check out their books and support them today! (I love the poems) Maggie is providing a coupon code for 15% off anything in their online store for the podcast listeners! https://maggiebowyer.com/products/ Coupon code: TheCyclePod Listen to the rest of their story here. Want to keep the conversation going? Join our Facebook Group: tiny.cc/7mpbnz Want to watch it on YouTube? http://tiny.cc/6cx6tz Thank you for listening and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback please reach out via my website www.melissaboudreau.com. Thank you for your support and time. Please consider subscribing and writing us a review on Apple podcasts it really helps us get more awareness and with guests agreeing to come on! You can do that here! http://tiny.cc/f74onz
9 Okt 20211h 15min
61. Mini Show: Across the pond w. Elva. How to talk to your friends, family and others about Endometriosis & advice for them too.
Join Elva and Melissa as they catch up and talk about how to talk to loved ones about endo and some advice for them as well. If you want to skip the banter go to about 33 minutes in! Listen in now! Want to keep the conversation going? Join our Facebook Group: tiny.cc/7mpbnz Want to watch it on YouTube? http://tiny.cc/6cx6tz Thank you for listening and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback please reach out via my website www.melissaboudreau.com. Thank you for your support and time. Please consider subscribing and writing us a review on Apple podcasts it really helps us get more awareness and with guests agreeing to come on! You can do that here! http://tiny.cc/f74onz
5 Aug 202155min
60. Mental impacts of endo & miscarriage, not being able to get pregnant, IVF and much more.
**trigger warning we talk about pregnancy & miscarriage. Kailey was placed on birth control at 14 years old, she was not sure why but assumed it was because her mother saw signs and symptoms of endo. She was not sure if her Mother had endo, but she did have a hysterectomy* at 30 years old. (*hysterectomy is not a cure for endo) She stopped birth control at 24 years old. She had horrible cycles, she felt like she has the flu even on BC. She tried to get pregnant for three years. She began thinking about IVF in the 3rd year and became pregnant naturally, and she felt the best she had in years...but miscarried. Listen to the rest of her story here. Want to keep the conversation going? Join our Facebook Group: tiny.cc/7mpbnz Want to watch it on YouTube? http://tiny.cc/6cx6tz Thank you for listening and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback please reach out via my website www.melissaboudreau.com. Thank you for your support and time. Please consider subscribing and writing us a review on Apple podcasts it really helps us get more awareness and with guests agreeing to come on! You can do that here! http://tiny.cc/f74onz
17 Juli 202156min
59. Former competitive Ice Dancer for USA. She could skate through anything except the extreme pain from endometriosis.
Alissandra, a professional athlete, Ice Dancer for the United States was on birth control from 16 to 22 years old to help control her cycle, she did not have a period in these years. She knew she really wanted to have children and she became nervous about being on BC so she stopped taking it. After she stopped taking it she was in excruciating pain, she found out she had a cyst rupture. She talks about how she could skate through anything but this extreme pain. After several months of cyst ruptures her doctor mentioned endometriosis. She talks about the challenges of being an athlete with endo and how it can be difficult for others to understand what people with endo may be going through. We chat about the taboos of talking about periods. Listen to the rest of her story here. Want to keep the conversation going? Join our Facebook Group: tiny.cc/7mpbnz Want to watch it on YouTube? http://tiny.cc/6cx6tz Thank you for listening and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback please reach out via my website www.melissaboudreau.com. Thank you for your support and time. Please consider subscribing and writing us a review on Apple podcasts it really helps us get more awareness and with guests agreeing to come on! You can do that here! http://tiny.cc/f74onz
17 Juli 202140min
58. The ups and downs of endometriosis and trying to start a family.
**trigger warning we talk about pregnancy, adoption, & miscarriage. *** hysterectomy is not a cure for endo. Jana felt period before it started, but at 18 years old she knew something was off. She began to have pain all the time, and the pain became increasingly worse. At 19 years old she went to her first gynecologist appointment. She went on BC but she had plenty of side effects like anxiety from it for 5 years. She reflects back on symptoms, acne, constipation, painful sex, and more, now that she knows she had endo. Listen to the rest of her story here. Want to keep the conversation going? Join our Facebook Group: tiny.cc/7mpbnz Want to watch it on YouTube? http://tiny.cc/6cx6tz Thank you for listening and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback please reach out via my website www.melissaboudreau.com. Thank you for your support and time. Please consider subscribing and writing us a review on Apple podcasts it really helps us get more awareness and with guests agreeing to come on! You can do that here! http://tiny.cc/f74onz
9 Juli 202155min
57. Endo Warrior and Founder of Hormone University.
Ana is from Spain, but living in New York City. She talks about stress and how her pain increased during extreme stress in her life, multiple surgeries, IVF treatments, fertility, and how important it is for us to take care of ourselves. She founded Hormone University in 2020 as an educational platform with the mission to improve hormone health through widely accessible knowledge and advocate for social impact in our communities. Listen to the rest of her story here. Want to keep the conversation going? Join our Facebook Group: tiny.cc/7mpbnz Want to watch it on YouTube? http://tiny.cc/6cx6tz Thank you for listening and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback please reach out via my website www.melissaboudreau.com. Thank you for your support and time. Please consider subscribing and writing us a review on Apple podcasts it really helps us get more awareness and with guests agreeing to come on! You can do that here! http://tiny.cc/f74onz
9 Juli 202139min
