Does it ever go away?
Unless they have it, no one truly understands what it’s like to live every day with unbearable pain. A day in the life of a person with endometriosis or any…
Author: Michelle
Michelle Iracheta is an award-winning Houston-based journalist who covers the Katy area for the Houston Chronicle and Houston Community Newspapers. MIchelle has worked for the Yakima Herald-Republic, The Las Vegas Review-Journal and a community paper in Hawaii. Michelle earned her bachelor’s degree in Journalism at the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication at the University of Houston. As a senior, Michelle wrote for the The Daily Cougar, UH’s student-run newspaper.
An apple a day…
I can’t believe it’s been more than three years since I had my first laparoscopic procedure to burn the endometriosis in my abdomen. I feel as though it was just…
Bladder trouble
I look seven months pregnant… Which is ironic considering it is physically impossible for me to conceive. I’m missing the parts. It’s been three days since my total hysterectomy. The…
Just call me anxious
Lying awake in my bed with yawn tears streaming down my face, but I’m not ready to sleep. I probably couldn’t if I tried. Instead I’ll just go over all…
Two days
In less than 48 hours I’ll be under the metaphorical knife having my uterus and cervix removed. As expected, I’m a bundle of nerves. I’ve spent the last few days…
Surgery Pre-op & what I’m told to expect
I met with my surgeon and his team last Friday to go over what I should expect for my hysterectomy next week. The surgery, which is scheduled for next Thursday,…