A personal story about how endometriosis has affected the author's fashion choices and wardrobe due to chronic pain.
I’ve loved fashion ever since I got my first pair of plastic princess heels. (This only intensified after the grueling days of high school, when my mom took me to the mall for “retail therapy.”) As an adult, I saved for knockout dresses and lingerie that made me feel like I could conquer anything, even just on a CVS run. That changed when I was diagnosed with endometriosis in my first year of law school, after I’d had symptoms for almost 20 years, ever since my first period.
I’ve now been through five surgeries, countless hours of physical therapy and doctors’ appointments, and more than a handful of harrowing ER trips. I’m lucky to have wonderful care as I fight this disease with my all…but no one told me I’d have to completely overhaul my wardrobe. Worsening chronic pain transformed getting dressed from a pleasure to a fraught challenge. Jeans felt like fiberglass around my abdomen—and pelvic discomfort meant that any pants became my worst enem
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