Spring Break, A cold with my toddler, and My cycle and endo symptoms all in one week. When I realized that this was the set up of this week, I panicked a bit- but also got into supreme rest mode. I really feel like the astro energy up until today was meant for resting and sort of mapping, dreaming and pausing. It’s officially spring, and it’s very much go time. Doesn’t the energy feel calmer?
I have been speaking a lot about my endo and TCM lately and so I wanted to share some updates here because it’s actually been such a large part of my life. I cannot simple only share about the good things, but also the reality of being someone who basically has chronic pain and what it looks like when I am actually trying to do things to better my health vs without it.
Typically before I started TCM and herbs, my pain a few days before my cycle was unbearable and right before my period. This has not changed so much, I just treat myself a whole lot better during it. Instead of aspirin and crunching in a ball, I do so many other things that pour love into the situation and ease it.
Heating water bottle pad, cbd oil by Piu Mas, my TCM herbs by Elix for 7 days before cycle for lessening pain, a warm bath, castor oil packs, red light therapy with my Lume Box Light and Tiger balm for my tense shoulders and back pain.
The pain is sometimes so bad I can’t eat for days and drink water, have soups, tea, berries and bananas.
You see where I am going with this? It’s all kind of a dance to be honest.
TW TMI: Typically I bleed for 5 days, the first two to three days being very very heavy. Blood clots the size of a golf ball, or an egg at times. Tissue I carry with me leaving my body. I can’t really go places because I will ruin my clothes. I remember when I lived in Amsterdam close to my diagnosis I went to get my nails done with white pants and left completely ruined after 2 hours. This has been my normal since highschool. Back then I thought well my mom had a heavy period. It must be because we are black.
