94. Was it really her appendix or was it endo...UTI's..self diagnosis and more

Fenella joins us from the UK on today's show. We chat about how she thinks her appendix may have been endo, chronic UTI, and the shame around them, as well as how she was diagnosed from a podcast. And so much more!

Things she mentioned to check out:

Podcasts:

⁠28 days later ⁠⁠How Do You Cope?⁠

⁠Woman’s Hour (specific episode about appendix)⁠⁠Room 5: series 1 ep7⁠

Books:

Period (it’s about bloody time) - Emma Barnett

You can have a better period - Le’Nise Brothers

Invisible Women - Varoline Criado Perez

Menopausing - Davina McCall

Self-help for your Nerves - Dr Claire Weeks

Another book I found amazing, talking more about mental health, very specifically postnatally, but still a remarkable read is - ‘What have I done? - Laura Dockrill 

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