Tagged with " Health"

BrokenBrownBelle: “The other side of my infertility” Part 3

By BrokenBrownBelle | Feb 7, 2012
Posted in: Fear, Friends of BBE, Latest, Pregnant Folk, Procedures, Success Stories, The Emotions |

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BrokenBrownBelle: “The other side of my infertility” Part 3

There were more appointments then ever. And instead of reading about people talking about beating PCOS and drifting into motherhood, the talk had turned to talk to exclusively the word miscarriage. That word could strike fear in my heart like no needle ever could and it was suddenly everywhere. Oh my God, could I have come this far only to spend every set aside dime and then lose my baby?!? This never was [...]

By Mrs.Tiye | Jan 22, 2012
Posted in: Anger, Choices, Confusion, Fear, Latest, Medicines & Treatments, MrsTiye, PCOS, Procedures, Sadness, The Emotions |

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Good Mornin, Metformin

So, it has been a while since I’ve taken the time to actually POST some tidbits here on the site. And it is all your fault. See, most of you follow The Egg on Facebook and we have such great conversations there, that by the time I get over here, I have nothing else to say because we’ve talked it to death over the course of a day! But, getting [...]

By Mrs.Tiye | Dec 26, 2011
Posted in: Advocacy, Parenting, Race & Infertility, The Emotions |

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BBE Rewind: A Fertile Kwanzaa?

As I thought about the Kwanzaa holiday itself, I started to realize that every principle in Kwanzaa's Nguzo Saba can be applied effortlessly to my thoughts and plans about infertility. Every day this week, The Egg is going to show you how.

By Mrs.Tiye | Nov 14, 2011
Posted in: Anger, Conditions & Diagnosis, Menorrhagia, MrsTiye, Sadness, Tales From the Darkside |

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Issues

I'm not sure how many other women are sufferers of menorrhagia. I'm not sure how many other women hold this frustrating condition to themselves. Just about the only thing I am sure of is how much I hate it.

By Mrs.Tiye | Aug 11, 2011
Posted in: Choices, Miscellaneous Rants, MrsTiye, Parenting, Pregnant Folk, The Emotions |

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Random Thoughts…

Some things on my mind today. You may or may not agree or like them. But then...this is my blog, right? Right.

By Mrs.Tiye | Aug 4, 2011
Posted in: Foundations/Organizations, Joy, Latest, Miscellaneous Rants, Weight Loss |

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A Special Shout-Out

A high school biology teacher sends her students to The Egg! Here's my note to them! Thanks Kelly!!

By Mrs.Tiye | Feb 24, 2011
Posted in: Abortion, Advocacy, Foundations/Organizations, Latest, Procedures, Race & Infertility, Responsible Conception |

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Scare Tactics: The Great Reproductive (in)Justice

Planned Parenthood is not our enemy here. Nor is the African American womb. Our enemy is the lack of education and resources. Our enemy is a misrepresentation of the idea behind Reproductive Justice. Our enemy is a political machine that is willingly allowing millions to fall by the wayside in a false effort to “save” children that they are proving they won’t adequately support once their born, anyway.

By Mrs.Tiye | Nov 22, 2010
Posted in: Choices, Conditions & Diagnosis, Medicines & Treatments |

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Reproductive Health…in a Recession

Aside from losing income, the loss of health care is a large concern during a recession. Check out these ways to keep on top of your health, inexpensively and effectively.

By BrokenBrownBelle | Oct 16, 2010
Posted in: BrokenBrownBelle, Conditions & Diagnosis, Hypothyroidism, Latest, Medicines & Treatments, Nonfiction, PCOS, Procedures, Weight Loss |

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Recovery

Our lovable and honest Belle is back with a message from her recovery room and a lesson on Metformin, Synthroid and learning how our meds work.

By Mrs.Tiye | Sep 21, 2010
Posted in: Anger, Hypothyroidism, MrsTiye, PCOS, Weight Loss |

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Do Not Lose Weight to Get Pregnant

Warning: I'm going to use the word HATE, a lot in this post. I HATE being told what to do. I hate seeing weight in the top list of things that cause infertility. I hate that it is something I cannot seem to get a handle on.

The EggShelf: “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot

By Mrs.Tiye | Aug 12, 2010
Posted in: Advocacy, Cancer, Conditions & Diagnosis, Nonfiction, Procedures, The Eggshelf, The Emotions |

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The EggShelf: “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot

"Patients believed what doctors said..."Especially black patients in public wards", she writes." How The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks increased my passion for Reproductive Health Awareness, and a need to engage more African Americans in medical literacy.

By BrokenBrownBelle | Aug 9, 2010
Posted in: Conditions & Diagnosis, Confusion, Latest, Procedures, The Emotions |

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I Hate the Stirrups

Stirrups, Polyps, Thyroid, Oh My! "All I want to know, is why am I just now hearing about it. Surely they saw this when they looked 2 months ago? Well we are here now. This is the present and evidently, this polyp is in the present..."