Abigail Helen Martin

Surf trips> any other trip ☀️🌊💛

Expensive but WORTH IT✨
These are the Clarika Cotton Wide Leg pants! When I saw the price tag I immediately was like “absolutely not” BUT- these would’ve saved me so much hassle & money in the past trying to find a pant that I love & actually fits me!
Taking them climbing next week so time will tell how they hold up!

Oh how I love being a woman ✨🎀
5 years ago I was diagnosed with PCOS from a doctor that, in hindsight, did not do enough testing to formally diagnose me. Since then I’ve tried really hard to balance my hormones by decreasing inflammation via diet & exercise. But a lot of my symptoms kept getting worse, and no longer fully correlated with PCOS. For the last month I’ve done a lot of tests (blood panel, topical ultrasound, pelvic ultrasound, pap) and found a doctor who actually LISTENS to me, and doesn’t just tell me to take ibuprofen and tough it out.
She told me in infact (likely) dont have PCOS (it could just be in remission), and that endometriosis is likely the culprit.
The average time it takes women to get diagnosed with Endo is 9-12 YEARS. Partially because of the difficulty of diagnosis, and partially because of doctors not believing women when they say they’re in pain.
I’ve been turned away from so many doctors saying “periods are just painful, take some Tylenol”, or just immediately prescribing birth control.
It took me 10 years to actually find out what’s going on in my body, and I wish I would’ve known it wasn’t my fault.
I hope I can somewhat spread awareness and encourage women to ADVOCATE for yourself!! If a doctor isn’t listening to you- find someone who will, or demand the testing anyways.
I’m hoping to get the surgery in the next 1 1/2 years and find some relief. If you’ve gone through a similar experience I’d love to hear your story❤️

Well worth the hype I must say 😮‍💨