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I have suspected I have polycystic ovary syndrome for just under a year. I knew my periods were never normal, as a teenager. I had heavy periods, too often. When I stopped taking the pill, due to a suspected mini…
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The government have sent out letters to one and a half million people in England, informing them that they are in the most high risk category and that they should stay in their houses for the next 3 months. These…
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I got a letter in the post explaining that I would need to prepare myself by drinking two litres of water one hour before the scan and a description of what would happen at part of the scan – a…
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The DVLA (Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency) have had my provisional driving licence for fifteen weeks and I don’t think I’m getting it back.
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228 days after I stopped the pill, I had my first real period in 10 years, 207 days longer than a usual cycle.
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I used to be so absolutely offended if a healthy person told me they were tired.
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During my journey to my diagnosis of acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR), I was called in for a fundus fluorescein angiography (which is easier if we just call it an FFA!) and an indocyanine green angiography (ICG) and it…
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I, on the other hand, get given a diagnosis for something incurable and say ‘okay, that’s annoying’ and carry on with my day. My plate is absolutely massive.
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When I was diagnosed with AZOOR, I was still pretending that I could see. I don’t like being told I can’t do something. I highly doubt you will ever meet anyone more stubborn than me.
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Both my physical health and mental health took a turn for the worse over the last few months – I’m having more issues than I know where to begin with and I haven’t been able to write for a while,…
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