I Have Painful Adenomyosis. Now What? Coming To Terms With My Condition.

My Gynaecologist dropped an adenomyosis bombshell on me during an ultrasound scan.

Photo by Vladislav Muslakov on Unsplash

For as long as I can remember, I have had issues "down there." From irregular heavy bleeding and clots to backache, to casual mentions about how high my cervix is during smear tests (and the midwife trying to pull it down while I was in labour!) and all the other things that I put down as "Women's Problems".*

I just…