Vagina Problems

And then they would ask me if I was feeling better yet. No, Carol, I’m not feeling better yet. Do you wanna know why, Carol? Because endometriosis, despite affecting almost two hundred million people worldwide, has no cure. And you know what else, CAROL? Most doctors don’t even diagnose it properly or have any idea how to begin to treat the symptoms. Oh, and one more thing, Carol—a chronic illness means that it is, in fact, chronic. I don’t have the flu!!!!

I would try to keep it really simple. I’d say, “Oh, I have stomach problems.” It was always easier than trying to explain what the hell endometriosis or vaginismus is.

For anyone who has ever felt at war against their own body