Laura Kiesel

The time has come: My hysterectomy and radical excision surgery is finally right around the corner. A few days out, I am preparing as best I can as I know...

Recently, I was seeking out a second opinion for my planned hysterectomy at the end of this year (which I had intended to have with my second, and hopefully final...

When I finally attended a surgical consult for a hysterectomy late last year, the surgeon mentioned I would need to have an endometrial biopsy within six month prior to the...

I finally decided last year that this would be the year I have a hysterectomy, along with my second lap. I have adenomyosis and in recent years, the pain has...

I've been hearing it for decades now: "Having a strong core is integral to being healthy". When my low back and hip issues (caused my degenerative and herniated discs and...

In a prior post, I talked about the role of central sensitization in the development of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women with endo. I only made a passing reference...

I recently wrote about whether or not I should take out my fallopian tubes when I get my hysterectomy. I am still on the fence about that (though leaving heavily...

Several years before I had my first lap and had been formally diagnosed with endo, an ultrasound technician told me during a transvaginal ultrasound that I had a tipped uterus...

After I had my first lap many years ago in 2002, I was offered the option of either going into chemical menopause temporarily, or being on hormonal birth control indefinitely...

It's been a couple of years since I completely kicked caffeine from my daily diet. This isn't to say I never have a drink or snack with caffeine in it...

I first started getting migraines in my senior year of high school, which ramped up in frequency and intensity over the course of my college years and the better part...

After my first and only lap over 15 years ago, my doctor offered me only a couple of options for post-surgery treatment of the endo he had diagnosed me with...

I recently wrote a post about how those of us with endo- particularly those prone to very heavy and/or prolonged bleeding during menstruation -are more likely to develop iron-deficient anemia...

An emerging theme that has come up for me while blogging on this and other sites on health issues: How common it is to be struggling with multiple medical conditions...

With the onset of my last period, something horrible happened. Only a few hours after I had begun bleeding, I started to experience a sharp, stabbing pain in my low...

For me, cramps are an inevitable part of my period. I have two settings for them: bad and horrible. They are almost never mild. However, I have noticed there are...

Many of us with endometriosis are familiar with the bone-crushing fatigue that usually arrives with our periods (or in some cases, just before it during PMS) every month. But, if...

I got my period ridiculously young at only a few months shy of 10 years-old. As quickly as it came, though, it disappeared again for many months. I was nearly...

Unfortunately, the impacts of endometriosis are not restricted to the reproductive system or the menstrual cycle. Since endometriosis can grow in just about anyplace in the body (but is known...

Even though I have had painful periods since I was 11, and IBS since I was 19, I did not experience any real issues with my bladder until I was...