The past few years have been a roller coaster to say the least. Let’s walk it back to 2020, I had settled into my suite for roughly 9 months when the world shut down. I had to figure out how to run a business when we weren’t allowed to be open. The word that comes to mind is “scrappy,” no one knew how to handle this, we just did it. Looking back there are so many things I wish I would have done differently. But during all this I was battling some major health issues.
I was wearing a Tens unit and a heating pad every day to work because of horrible abdominal cramping. I was 3 years out from my hysterectomy so there was no reason why I would be having cramps. I herniated two discs in my back around this time as well. I was doing physical therapy multiple times a week, battling major body aches and trying to run a business.
After 3 months on an experimental drug, I went in for a diagnostic laproscopic procedure to find endometriosis on my colon. There was no one around here to help me with this, so I was referred to the pain clinic. This was unacceptable to me, so I started a major hunt for a doctor to help. I landed in St Louis at St Louis University with Dr Eugenio-Colon. Serioulsy Dr Colon to help me with my colon?!?!
I had surgery in April of 2022. Out of 5 surgeries, this was by far the hardest one I have ever experienced. I had endometriosis removed off my sigmoid colon, and scar tissue removed all over my abdomen. I recovered for 4 weeks and started right back up to work thinking I would be back to “normal.” I had no idea what normal was. In May I started having brain fog and fatigue. It felt like I was carrying around a 30 pound backpack. My head started to throb if I bent over. Then dizziness started that never went away. Around this time I started to cut back from work. I messaged a bunch of clients basically breaking up with them over text. I could not see how I could make it through one day let alone 5 days of clients a week when I could barely stand up.
One Sunday in July, I laid for the entire day after working my normal work week. It felt like I barely even had energy to breath. By the end of this week I was in the ER with low potassium. This started my journey over months and months. Multiple doctors and another ER visit, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, I was in post menopause at 37, and I have a meningioma on my frontal lobe.
After running a business in a pandemic with no idea how to function, to battling endometriosis after doctors swore my hysterectomy would cure it, to feeling like my body was giving up on me, to now having a brain tumor. I threw in the towel and started to work part time. I am stronger now the end of 2025 than I was a few years ago.
If you were one of my clients I had to “break up” with, I am so sorry. If you want to be back on my books, please message me and I will let you know what I have available coming up.