The thing with hanging out on the internet is there are a lot of people who pretend to be doctors who are not, or who pass on what their doctors have advised for themselves as a gospel everyone should follow. But in health there’s no one-size-fits-all approach. Let’s go on a side quest. Many moons… View more
There are two reasons humans with vaginas don’t do their pelvic floor exercises.1) they’re boring2) we’re not taught how important they truly are. And also did I mention how kegals are boring? When I got past the frustrating “down training” part of women’s physiotherapy (where I learned that clenching your pelvic floor as often as… View more
I don’t want to write tonight. That’s how you know there’s a problem. A Miriam never doesn’t want to write. But frankly, I’m too busy feeling sorry for myself. My women’s physio appointment was this morning. She’s great. Honestly, I’ve been so lucky with all the doctors I’ve seen through this process. I know a… View more
I want to make it very clear I’m not one of those people who think medical professionals are out to get us or are only in it for the money… so I get pretty irritated when people insinuate that doctors are out to make a quick buck by any procedure unnecessary.
During the operation itself the lining (mucosa) is stripped off the prolapse to expose the muscle of the bowel wall. When all the lining has been stripped, the muscle is bunched up with stitches to get rid of the prolapse. The excess lining (mucosa) is then trimmed and stitched back to cover the repair. Birmingham… View more
I’d intended to write this blog from hospital, because I always have much greater expectations of what I’ll be capable of than is remotely possible. Sometimes I get annoyed with how much I expect from myself, but I guess that’s a topic for another day. I did get some writing and drawing done, but mostly… View more
My health went on pause while in Canada, in more ways than one. (Oh man, the vegan junk food they have up there is insane!) But I got right back to it when we got home, booking surgery for my sagging bladder. When I saw my gyno, she showed me a letter my colorectal surgeon… View more
When I imagined poop workshop, I pictured a similar deal to other workshops I’ve participated in. A small focused class, notebook required. Except this time, we’d be learning about bowels instead of branding. As it turned out, I was the only student there; thank the gods because I had to pull down my pants at… View more
I rocked up to my gyno, sure that I should be seeing the butt doctor instead. I’m in the half reclined chair with my legs in the stirrups. My period started approximately fifteen minutes ago, so this is already embarrassing enough, then she tells me to push as though I was having a baby or poo…. View more
