Have you ever gone to the doctor for a routine checkup, felt perfectly fine, only to hear, “You might have bacterial vaginosis”? That’s exactly what happened to me last year. No itching, no burning, no odd smell — just silence down there. So what does asymptomatic BV mean, and why should you care even if…
Somewhere in my late thirties, I started waking up with a pounding headache more mornings than not. I chalked it up to stress, poor sleep, maybe even grinding my teeth. But when hot flashes and irregular periods joined the party, my doctor casually mentioned the word “perimenopause.” That’s when I started connecting the dots—could my…
If you’ve ever felt a migraine sneaking in right before a thunderstorm, you’re not imagining it. I used to think I was going crazy—how could the weather possibly know when to ruin my day? But after talking with a neurologist, diving into research, and tracking my own symptoms, it became pretty clear: weather changes mess…
You ever catch yourself rewriting your to-do list five times in one morning? Yeah, same. I used to think it was just me trying to be productive—or worse, just a quirky habit. But over time, I realized it had a name and a root: overplanning as a response to anxiety. It’s sneaky. You feel in…
It started for me during a particularly rough patch in life. Deadlines piling up, zero sleep, and emotionally stretched so thin I could almost feel it. Then came these annoying little specks floating across my vision. At first, I thought I was just tired. Maybe I hadn’t slept enough. But they didn’t go away. In…
I remember the first time I noticed those tiny, drifting specks in my vision after surfacing from a deep dive. At first, I thought they were just water droplets. But they stayed — even after I rubbed my eyes and blinked a few times. If you’re a swimmer or diver who’s experienced this, you’re not…
I never thought something as simple as the weather could mess with my eyesight—until one chilly winter morning when I noticed strange little squiggles dancing in my vision. I figured it was just tiredness or dry eyes, but the same thing happened again during a humid heatwave. That’s when I started digging, and it turns…
Managing chronic back pain is already a full-time job. But when you add trying to function in a workplace that isn’t built for your condition? It’s overwhelming. I’ve been there—gritting my teeth at a desk that wasn’t meant for my body, pretending to be okay while silently counting the minutes to my next stretch break….
Last year, after an unexpected flare-up of my lower back pain left me nearly immobile, I found myself tangled in a maze of insurance questions. What’s covered? What isn’t? Is an MRI considered essential or optional? If you’ve been there, you know—it’s stressful enough dealing with the pain itself, let alone navigating insurance plans that…