Jeanne
- Gender: Female
- Location: United States
About Me
I'm 40 years old & my endometriosis symptoms began at 13; I was finally diagnosed at 23. In addition to endo, I have multiple other chronic illnesses. My doctors believe many of these are related to my endo. This blog is to reach out to endo patients, other chronically ill patients, & their loved ones. The typical diagnosis occurs 9.9 years after the onset of symptoms! I have heard many women’s stories: of not being believed by their medical professionals; women who have had their symptoms marginalized or dismissed; women who go from doctor to doctor searching for someone who will truly understand, take them seriously, & help them get relief/manage their symptoms. There are many wonderful health care professionals out there who treat endo patients. Unfortunately, finding them can be challenging.
Interests
- Spending time with my family
- reading
- spending time with friends
- keeping in touch with my endometriosis support group members
- alternative medicine options
- co-existing illnesses to endometriosis
- illnesses that have been correlated in research studies to endometriosis
- acupuncture
- blogging
- helping people
- endometriosis
- infertility
- interstitial cystitis
- IBS
- vulvodynia
- Reynaud's Disease
- fibromyalgia
- multiple chemical sensitivity
- MCS
- integrative medicine
- endometriosis awareness
- miscarriage
- IVF
- adoption
- chronic illness
- invisible illness
- chronic pain
- pregnancy loss
- adoption
Favorite Movies
- RV with Robin Williams (I'm always up for a comedy!)
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- "What the Bleep Do We Know?" with Marlee Matlin
- The Ultimate Gift with James Garner
- "Who Killed the Electric Car?" (narrated by Martin Sheen)
- "Peaceful Warrior" with Nick Nolte
- "The Pursuit of Happyness" with Will Smith
- The Sound of Music
- Ghost
- When Harry Met Sally
- The Great Debaters
Favorite Music
- Tori Amos(!)
- James Taylor
- Seal
- Enya
- Madonna
- Sarah McLachlan
- Joni Mitchell
- Stevie Wonder
- Queen
- Sting/The Police
- Chicago
- "Earth
- Wind & Fire"
- David Bowie
- Jane Siberry
- Suzanne Vega
- Sinead O'Connor
- Sarah Brightman
- Van Morrison
- Bruce Springsteen
- The October Project
- Bjork
- Annie Lennox
- the Bee Gees...and proud of it.
Favorite Books
- A New Earth
- Celestine Prophecy
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's writings
- "Too Loud
- Too Bright
- Too Fast
- Too Tight: What to Do If You Are Sensory Defensive in an Overstimulating World"
- Harry Potter (all of them)
- DaVinci Code
- "Living Well with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia: What You Doctor Doesn't Tell You... That You Need to Know (Living Well)"
- "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
- Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
- Our Stolen Future
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