flare up

April 3, 2020March 31, 2020

During Heartbreak and Illness, Life Can Still Be Funny

Columns, Dachshunds & Duvets - a Column by Jessie Madrigal-Fletcher

As I type this, I listen to Céline Dion. You can’t see me, but you can visualize that I am lip-syncing quite passionately to “Your Light,” one of Dion’s hidden ... Read more

August 2, 2019July 30, 2019

Why I Don’t Get Angry About Endometriosis Flare-ups Anymore

Columns, Dachshunds & Duvets - a Column by Jessie Madrigal-Fletcher

I know angry. In fact, way before my endometriosis diagnosis, I was a very angry girl. I don’t know what made me so cross — maybe it was being the ... Read more

April 6, 2018April 5, 2018

Recovering from Flare-ups Is a Step-by-Step Process

Columns, Dachshunds & Duvets - a Column by Jessie Madrigal-Fletcher

This Easter break, I had quite the fun weekend planned. Then the universe gifted me with an endometriosis flare-up involving heavy bleeding, an interestingly painful party in my uterus, and ... Read more

October 2, 2017February 22, 2018

Stock Your Flare-Up First-Aid Kit

Columns, In This Together - a Column by Chris Robson

As with similar conditions, an endo flare-up can be sudden, unexpected, and severe. It can curtail the best-laid plans, ruin days out, and take priority over special occasions ― nothing ... Read more

September 21, 2017September 20, 2017

Getting Through an Endo Flare-Up at Work, Part 1

Columns, Living with Endo- a Column By Jessica Duffin

First in a series about endometriosis flare-ups and work. I remember the agony of going through an endo flare at work like it was yesterday. I’m now self-employed, and today ... Read more

September 15, 2017September 14, 2017

What a Flare-Up Attack Feels Like

Columns, Spoons And Sunflowers - a Column by Kimberli Davino

When an endometriosis flare-up attacks, it becomes this battlefield inside of me and turns into this horrendous war with all of my organs. My own body holds me hostage. It is almost as if ... Read more