Endo Battery

Normalizing Pain, Being Misdiagnosed, Gaslit to Love and Advocacy for LGBTQ + Community and Endometriosis

April 12, 2023 Shelby and Alanna Episode 24
Endo Battery
Normalizing Pain, Being Misdiagnosed, Gaslit to Love and Advocacy for LGBTQ + Community and Endometriosis
Show Notes

In this episode Katie walks us through her story of;
- Years of painful periods 
- Normalizing debilitating pain
- struggling to find a diagnosis
- Being misdiagnosed
-Being Gaslit
- Multiple doctors
- Being told she's crazy
- Painful Sex
- Extremely painful flairs 
- Being an advocate for those in the LGBTQ+ community

All for her wife, Allie, to assure her that unrelenting painful periods are not normal. Katie and Allie take us through their journey trying to find healing. They took steps to:
- Do their research
- Find a mental health provider
- See an excision specialist
- Find a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist and Abdominal Massage Therapist
- Now more advocating for those LGBTQ+ community suffering from Endometriosis.

All while navigating the healthcare system as nurses.

This is a very real and raw episode that is fun but also relatable.


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