I had a hysterectomy on Thursday and recovery is boring and painful. Do y'all have any questions for me?
It can be about literally anything idgaf I just need something to focus on other than my aching pelvic muscles.
Edit: thank y'all for all the replies! I'm gonna get back to as many as I can over time! I've been napping a lot the past day and have been ignoring a lot of phone notifications lol
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How does it feel to have a quick retort to anyone that calls you hysterical?
Honestly didn't think of this until you mentioned it. 10/10 gonna use this retort as soon as I can lmao
How did the hysterectomy patient feel about her surgery? She said it was a “womb-derful” experience!
What’s your favorite breed of rabbits?
Flemish giants. They're just so absurdly big
Yes!!! I can’t imagine how much they eat!!!
Did they let you take it home with you, so that you could use it to make sausage?
No, but I got pics of my uterus while it was still inside of me. I wanted pics of it in the surgeon's hand for size reference but that wasn't allowed. 🙄
That's pretty cool. I've been watching The Knick and I imagined some bloody scene with a hand and tools.
Oh hey! Congratulations on yeeting the uterus! Had mine out through my C-section scar, so hopefully your recovery will be quicker. And when it's over, you'll be able to wear white pants any time you want, and have pretty sheets!
What's your earliest dream you can still remember?
Oh fuck that's hard but one thing definitely sticks out. When I was young, every night it seemed, before my dreams started, I would float out of my bedroom window in a ray of light, still covered by my blankets. When the dreams ended, I floated back into my bed and then woke up.
My theory is that my dreams were heavily influenced by watching the x-files with my mom, or I was one of those regularly abducted backwoods Appalachia folks you hear about on the History channel at 3 pm on a Tuesday
Is that not normal? I remember the vast majority of my dreams.
Capt. Nemo level shit there!
I have a friend going that just had hysterectomy. What can friends do to help during recovery?
Honestly, the biggest help from my friends is them listening to me bitch about it all. There's some bits that I only bitch about to the women (specifically the vaginal pain stuff) because my male friends would undoubtedly get uncomfy by it.
I'm a person who complains a LOT to process pain and emotions and stuff so I'm just spam texting in moments of intense pain and it helps and my friends are super understanding.
My mom helped out with my dogs the first two days post-op, which was great. She also delivered gas-x which is a must have medication. The gas pain alone made me think I was gonna die.
I'm glad the procedure went well and you are healing. What is the first thing you're going to do when you're fully healed? It doesn't have to be amazing or fun, just the first thing you'll do when fully back on your feet?
Go see the horse I have pretty much adopted and give her so much attention. Being away from her sucks. I get to go visit on the 20th because my mom will be helping me deliver a supplement for her since I can't do any lifting, but I'm not allowed to do anything with the old girl. My friends who know the horse say she's been kinda down since I stopped coming around and that has me bummed. Hopefully she'll perk up when I visit. Gonna bring her an apple. She loves those
I just realized it had been a few days since I'd seen any Sandy pics. Hope you recover quickly!
Whats the weirdest thing you've ever eaten?
My wife had the same procedure for the same reason a few years back. Hope the healing goes fast!
Two questions. Was the procedure laparoscopic? Also, what's your favorite dinosaur?
It was laparoscopic. And my favorite dinosaur has to be archaeopteryx.
No questions, but a suggestion: take your pain meds before it starts hurting. I’ve had some surgery in the past and waiting until it hurts is too late. Yeah, the “cabin fever” sucks, and wait until you have to put a seatbelt on!
Good luck, hope you have a speedy recovery!
I've been doing a half decent job of staying on top of the pain. My injuries are gonna hurt no matter what because I wasn't given anything crazy for it.
Uhhh.... Prolly a few days but it'd suck. Idk if you've ever had a kidney stone, but the pain levels are worse than that.
Colds are awful in their own way tbh.
Have kids already or preemptive?
I had recurring endometriosis and my doctor and I decided to just get rid of everything except my ovaries to prevent future surgeries. I don't want kids and I'm gay, so I don't need a uterus anyway. I've only wanted this for 12 years, but it took a long time to find a doc willing to even consider it.
Does keeping the ovaries mean no hormone replacement?
Not OP (hopefully she's getting some sleep) but yes.
Kickass. Sounds like a good deal overall, aside from recovery of course.
Hopefully that gives you some relief.
What's a hysterectomy?
A surgical procedure to remove the uterus and ovaries, basically. A major surgery
I have no idea if I lost any weight lol.
What's your favorite piece of media and why?
Oh fuck that's so hard. Like, I think memes are the best thing ever unironically because they transcend so many barriers of communication, but I can't choose just one as my fave. Tho dat boi lives fondly in my heart.
Wow, I legit almost forgot about dat boi
Do you weigh less now? I've always been curious about that when someone gets a surgery that has a part of them removed. Because they must weigh you before and after right?
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What's something you've been dwelling on lately, but it seems too trivial, obsessive, or egocentric to vent to those close to you?
I definitely dwell on my physical appearance more than I should. I have a bit of a belly. I'm slowly losing weight and getting noticably slimmer and stronger, but I can't really vent about how I still hate how I look to my friends/family because I'm either smaller than them and/or losing weight faster than they are and venting about it comes off the wrong way because they seem to get a bit jealous. Turns the vibe to shambles
I'm sorry that you feel that way both about your body and how you can express yourself. Bodies are so tough... I love the things I've done and chosen to experience with my body, but I don't like how my body looks as a result.
On the topic of losing weight, I heard you lost a few pounds this week! Congratulations!
Thank you for sharing your feelings like that, I appreciate how candid your reply was.
What are your thoughts on the Hobie Mirage kayak and their MirageDrive system?
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Do you prefer a big house or a small house?
Do you believe in ghosts? Why or why not?
Flight.
Small.
And yes. I've seen loads of unexplainable spooky shit
What's your favourite flag (in terms of design)?
Was it done laparoscopic? What pain killers did they give you?
It was done laparoscopic. 4 small incisions in my abdomen. I was given tramadol, 600 mg ibuprofen, and told to switch between the ibuprofen and OTC Tylenol every 6 hours and take the tramadol as needed. The ibuprofen has been working well, but the Tylenol doesn't really help so I take 1/2 a tramadol if I can't handle the pain before I am due to switch to ibuprofen.
When I got my tubes removed, they gave me a tramadol after the surgery but just a prescription for ibuprofen. The ibuprofen seemed to help fine as long as I took it about every 5 hours. The worst part for me was getting up, whether out of bed or out of a chair. I had three incisions, one on each side of my abdomen and then through the belly button. I think it took me about 3 days to not have so much trouble getting out of bed. I wish you a fast recovery!
Does the tramadol make you itchy? I take it for a shoulder injury and it's driving me crazy! I have some astepro nasal spray that's disgusting and didn't help at all. Tried it topically and think it might have helped a bit. Benadryl topical definitely made it a little less irritating.
The real danger is when you're stuck on the toilet dying, completely unable to go to the bathroom
It's hitting my leg. I'm not looking forward to going back to work, where they expect me to wear pants, next week.
Hooray for yeeting the ute! Did you keep your ovaries, and either way, are you going to start HRT to stave off early menopause? From what I understand, in a hysterectomy the blood flow to the ovaries can get disrupted and they might not function as well, so you start meno earlier than you otherwise would've.
I kept my ovaries. I'm keeping an eye on stuff but my Dr doesn't think I'll need her since the ovaries are in perfect health.
That's good news! Hopefully you have a speedy recovery and are back visiting Sandy soon :)
What's your username about?
How are you? Are you okay?
I'm doing pretty okay right now. I got some decent sleep which helped
What'd you have for dinner?
A really shitty pot pie lol
cries in can't find a gf
Lol
What's the most niche Lemmy community you subscribe to? (Mine is https://lemmy.world/c/compactphones )
Have a good recovery. Best wishes!
I think the question everyone is asking themselves is whether you want your inverted penis covered by health insurance?
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Bro what's your problem lmao
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