They Reconstructed My Vulva, And I’m Still Wearing Pink Lipstick | Carly Allen

What happens when cancer steals your fertility, your dignity, and nearly your life—but not your sparkle? Carly Allen, a two-time vulvar cancer survivor and ostomy advocate, joins Kimberly to share her harrowing yet hopeful journey—from being misdiagnosed for years, to undergoing a life-altering pelvic exenteration surgery.Carly shares:​🔍 The symptom she ignored (and why it almost cost her everything).​🩹 Pelvic exenteration surgery: The brutal 9-hour procedure that saved her life.​💖 "Ostimate in the City": How she turned her trauma into a Sex and the City-inspired movement.Chapters00:00 Introduction to the Chronic Truth Podcast01:31 Carly's Health Journey Begins04:44 Facing Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment09:00 Mental Health and Coping with Cancer15:21 Surgical Experiences and Recovery21:22 Advice for Newly Diagnosed Patients30:00 Legacy and Advocacy in Cancer AwarenessFollow Carly:​TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@ostomate_and_the_city​Instagram: @ostomate_and_the_citySubscribe to The Chronic Truth Podcast for more raw conversations about thriving beyond chronic illness.🔗 ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ | 📲 #ChronicTruthPodcastSocial Media:Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Thechronictruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chronic.truth.podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kimberlymorgnnash⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thechronictruthpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chronictruthpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kimberly Morgan Nash⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode is brought to you by:The Chronic Truth Podcast, LLCHost/Executive Producer: Kimberly NashCo-Producer / Editor: Jay Wilson - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Podcast Mechanic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠