Pain is no fun. When you suffer from chronic female pain, you have to adapt your lifestyle to deal with many unfortunate issues. I hope that other ladies can find some familiarity, comfort and a little humor in this list.
You know you suffer from chronic female pain when...
-It no longer phases you to bring a seating cushion to restaurants.
-You have no sympathy for those women who think they understand what it feels like to have IC because they had a UTI once during their freshman year of college.
-You have put ice packs and heating packs in places that other women wouldn't dream of.
-You have had to give up a favorite food or drink for the sake of your health.
-You are under 50, but have an "old lady pill box", potentially with more medications than your 75 year old relative.
-You have contemplated submitting your story to Mystery Diagnosis.
-You are the reason that your family or group of friends has to take a ton of potty breaks on a road trip.
-If there are less than four rolls of toilet paper left in your linen closet you will have an anxiety attack.
-You have been the person to explain to strangers that their body does indeed have a pelvic floor.
-You have had a conversation with your bladder.
-You have been laughed out of the ER.
-You have left a doctor's office crying because someone told you "the pain was in your head".
-You're too nice of a person to wish this kind of pain on your worst enemy.
-You are thankful for any loved ones who believe in you and support every step you take in life.
-You have peed neon orange or blue before and you are pretty sure you are not an alien.
-You feel like smacking people who think you have a UTI or a back problem.
-You get frustrated when people ask you if you are "better yet", even though you have explained to them 10 times that your problem has no cure.
-You consider the phrase "but you look so good" an insult.
-You are glad I posted this list, because you thought you were the only one who had to deal with these things.
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