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#endometriosis
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ManyWordsLater
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These books have been on my shelf for 6 and 4 years.
This is what motivated my 1:1 fiction:non-fiction challenge this year.

Time to move off the TBR shelf!

Ruthiella Good luck! 👍 2mo
Suet624 $2.00 a day would be tough. 2mo
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shadowspeak17
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1. Elantris and A Darker Shade of Magic
2. Ask Me About My Uterus
3. The Only Plane in the Sky
#weekendreads

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Shievad
Mehso-so

Overall I liked the book but there were long parts that went deep into the author‘s childhood abuse/neglect at the hands of her mother, maternal grandmother, and bystander father and into the history of the author‘s mother‘s childhood abuse. I understand that malnourishment as a child/adolescent has profound impact on one‘s adult health but I was not expecting that much focus on her abuse in a book I thought was about healthcare and women.

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CaroPi
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Pickpick

I like this book. It teach me a lot about endometriosis that I have been interested. It seems that is taboo topic despite the fact that so many women are affected by this disease. Is half biography and half her findings in the topic. I think every woman should read this book to understand her body.

#nonfiction
#womenissues

sharread 😅❤💯💥 4y
sharread The title made me laugh. But it's a serious topic. I'm in hot flash mode so past that part. 4y
CaroPi @sharread for me is really important because I have endometriosis and doctors here don't like to remove uterus because of... Kids. I have 41. Other health issues since I had 28 doctor told that maybe artificial insemination. Never thought of having kids. But had pain and issues with my uterus for too long 4y
sharread @CaroPi My friend had that really bad, she did a procedure that allowed her to keep her eggs, but still remove some part of the uterus. She's been doing great lost over 100 lbs and it's been over 20 years. Hope you find help soon. ❤❤❤❤❤ 4y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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“Sure, we hadn‘t figured out how to consistently diagnose, let alone adequately treat, a debilitating condition that had affected millions of women all over the world for centuries—but we finally weighed a dwarf star.”
....talking about endometriosis

Well, when you put it that way! 🤦‍♀️

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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🤯🤬

Butterfinger That burns me up. 😠 4y
ravenlee This is tangential, but the medical profession relies so heavily on acetaminophen as the “safe” painkiller that many doctors honestly don‘t know what other options exist. I am allergic to Tylenol, as are my mother, sister, and (to a lesser extent) brother. I have been prescribed products that doctors didn‘t even know contained acetaminophen (as the active ingredient!) and was told during my pregnancy I‘d just have to buck up. 4y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @ravenlee That is so frustrating, especially when there are perfectly good alternatives! 4y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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Megabooks 😭😭 4y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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Megabooks So sad this happened. I‘m so lucky my parents can help supplement my disability. Very, very lucky. 4y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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😱

Butterfinger 😠 4y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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Daisey This book sounds really Interesting but also incredibly frustrating! 4y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Daisey It is both, but I flew through it! 4y
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