My Mother and Grandmother Both Have Endometriosis, and Doctors Still Dismissed Me
Finding the right care was hard work, but I finally found the support I needed
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I Was Preparing for IVF When I Was Diagnosed with Endometrial Cancer
The shocking discovery helped me understand how strong I really am
Me preparaba para una FIV cuando me diagnosticaron cáncer endometrial
Esa impactante revelación fue útil para entender cuán fuerte soy realmente
Myasthenia Gravis Won’t Stop Me From Living My Best Life
Living with a rare disease has only made me work harder to do all the things people said I couldn’t do
Breast Reduction Surgery Saved My Life
My plastic surgeon spotted something abnormal during my procedure. It was cancer.
I Was Shocked When I Tested HIV+ in My 50s. Twenty Years Later, I’m Happier Than Ever.
I’m here to tell you to walk tall, keep your head up and know that you are a gorgeous warrior
My OB-GYN Insisted that I Didn’t Have Cancer — but I Had Stage 2 Cervical Cancer
I had to advocate for additional testing, which saved my life
Mi ginecóloga obstetra insistía en que yo no tenía cáncer, pero tenía cáncer cervical de etapa 2
Tuve que defender mis derechos para que me hagan pruebas adicionales, las cuales salvaron mi vida
My Routine Pap Test Led to a Cervical Cancer Diagnosis
Had I skipped my annual exam, things would have been much, much worse for me
Mi prueba Papanicolaou de rutina hizo que se revele un diagnóstico de cáncer cervical
Si hubiese omitido ese examen anual, las cosas hubiesen sido muchísimo peores para mí
Años de indigestión escondían un cáncer pancreático
Cuando tenía 34 años, pensaba que padecía indigestión o reflujo gastroesofágico. Fue entonces cuando un doctor descubrió un tumor en mi páncreas.
My Years of Indigestion Hid Pancreatic Cancer
At 34, I thought I was suffering from indigestion or acid reflux. Then, a doctor discovered a tumor on my pancreas.