Brandie’s Health Journey

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Welcome to My Health Blog!

This is a blog about the health journey I am currently going through with tips on self care, managing mental health, gaining confidence in ones self, surgeries, ovarian care and so much more! I strive to be an inspiration for others and hope you will find something useful along the way!
I want to take this chance to give the following trigger warnings as these topics will be discussed.
– Suicide
– Depression
– Anxiety
– Alcoholism
– Drug Addiction
— Brandie Smith

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Introduction and Summary of Information

For those who don’t know me, my name is Brandie and I am an 18 year old who suffers from chronic pain in my lower abdomen. If you are unaware of what chronic pain is, it is pain that is ongoing for usually more then 6 months. I have had my chronic pain now for a year and have had a very eventful time trying to manage it. I have learnt so many things about my body and have gained a lot more confidence in myself through the process so I thought it would be good to share my journey with you!

I will also be adding calming images, as well as positive/motivational/inspirational quotes throughout my blog!

I am in charge of how I feel and today I choose happiness
-Unkown

Why do I have chronic pain?

If you don’t want the blog to be ruined look away now as I’m about to pretty much summarise it without the drama and juicy stuff. So long story short! I have A LOT of nerve damage that is wrapped around in my scar tissue due to, too many surgeries in a short space of time. All of which occurred in the EXACT same area. The surgeries I had were,

5 key hole surgeries to remove large ovarian cysts off my left ovary, which were causing a significant amount of pain
1 laparoscopy to remove pre-cancerous cells off my cervix that were causing significant bleeding concerns and slight pain

All these surgeries occurred within 6 months so my body never had the chance to heal properly before moving onto the next surgery. I still have many more surgeries to come that will hopefully help with the chronic pain I deal with today, but the exact number of surgeries I will need is unknown. I have had several other surgeries during this health journey but those 6 are the ones that are most important when discussing what caused my chronic pain.

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