A handy stuff-I've-tried-for-endometriosis reference post

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:06:00 GMT

Current regime (last updated 05/11/2012) Mefenamic acid 500mg 3xdaily, paracetamol 1000mg 4xdaily, Buscopan 10mg 3xdaily, amitriptyline 25mg 1xdaily; codeine, Voltarol gel, diclofenac suppositories, TENS machine as & when.

I keep ending up in conversations with people about Things I've Tried For Endometriosis, With Bonus Stuff I've Heard Or Read About. Typing it out over and over again is getting slightly silly. Hence this posting.

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Ways that chronic illness affects my daily life

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:56:11 GMT

I hadn't realised until planning for the Greece field trip[1] that I'm dependent on the idea of co-codamol.

I mean - yes, okay, I was aware that I always made sure to pack some when going hiking, or when going abroad, or when going somewhere that I wasn't sure I'd be able to acquire any in under half an hour.

But I still hadn't realised quite how absolutely bloody terrifying I found the idea of being an hour's walk from motorised transport without access to codeine.

A few months ago, a friend asked how my chronic illnesses affect my life; the (topical) example I cited at the time was not being able to run to a rehearsal I was late for because of my exercise-induced asthma. This one's rather more subtle.

(Also of interest to me: I'm much more comfortable discussing "my illnesses" than I am discussing "my breasts".)

[1] I'm getting up at oh-god-o'clock tomorrow morning to go and look at fault planes in Greece. Unfortunately they tend to turn into rubbish dumps, because they're frequently cliffs.

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A handy stuff-I've-tried-for-endometriosis reference post

Ways that chronic illness affects my daily life