Managing My Pain

Everyone manages their pain in different ways. Some of the ways I managed my pain was by eliminating certain foods from my diet, controlling my stress and learning to take care of myself. Every month when my period would come I would be in bed sometimes 2 to 3 days depending on how bad the pain was for that month. So I had to figure out what would help me with the pain. I would come home from work when it was that time of month for me and drink a cup of hot Chamomile Tea (caffiene free), put my legs up and try to rest. Most of the time I would have to take vicodin just to help ease the pain. I lived with a heating pad on my lower stomach and back. I found that certain food items such as chocolate, ice cream, sodas and milk would cause more intense cramping before and during my period. I am not a doctor so I am not saying to cut this stuff out I am just telling you what helped me. I have read many books on Endometriosis so I tried different things that other women tried and worked for them. Cutting caffeine out of my diet was one of the best things I ever did because it just had a bad reaction on my body and the pain I went through.

I know as woman we are very busy with our families and busy schedules so it is hard for us to take time out to take care of ourselves let alone manage the stress in our lives, but with Endometriosis it is important to take that time. Having this disease I have come to understand that I have to take care of myself or the pain gets so bad that I am in bed and can not do anything no matter how hard I try. My pain use to double me over to ware I could not walk and all I could do was just lay down in a fetal position praying that it would ease up just a little so I could try and sleep. I had to learn how to manage Endometriosis because it was definitely managing me and what I could and could not do! I finally decided that I was going to try and manage this disease. As I studied about Endometriosis, I learned some good eating habits and some tips on learning how to control my stress level. It did not stop the pain but it made it more manageable. Read and learn as much as you can about this disease from every aspect. It is not an easy road and it can be very painful. I understand! But hopefully together as women we can find ways to manage this disease and not have Endometriosis manage us even though it sure likes too!