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
What’s your username about?
I have no idea if I lost any weight lol.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Common side effect for tramadol, or any opioid agonist. Idk why, but the itch seems to effect the nose especially - drives some patients crazy.
It’s hitting my leg. I’m not looking forward to going back to work, where they expect me to wear pants, next week.
Try compression socks or a wrap - puts and keeps a bit of pressure on the itchy spot. I’d try at home first incase it aggravates it, but a little pressure can help with itch.
The real danger is when you’re stuck on the toilet dying, completely unable to go to the bathroom
You’re not kidding - you should have a stool softener prescribed alongside it. DO NOT SKIP THAT ONE!!
Also stay very well hydrated.
Drug induced constipation is unreal - you feel like you’re shitting a cinder block. Sometimes there really is no pushing it out, and that can lead to an impacted bowel. If it’s been a couple days of not being able to crank that turd out, it’s time to go to the ER!
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!
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!
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Bro what’s your problem lmao
No shortage of crazy on the internet 🫠
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.
What can friends do to help during recovery?
If you know what kind of food she likes, bring her that. Having meals ready to go saves a lot of hassle (and painful movement) right after surgery.
Whats the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?
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.
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
Capt. Nemo level shit there!
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Is that not normal? I remember the vast majority of my dreams.
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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.
Hopefully that gives you some relief.
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.
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
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.
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?
Not OP, but- she’ll have lost some mass, but it might not be a noticeable amount. The uterus is a super adaptable organ: depending on what stage of menstruation, pregnancy, or neither, the uterus can range in size from a chicken drumstick to a basket ball.
She also will have been NPO (nothing by mouth - no food or drink for around 12h before the surgery), so her weight going in was likely lower than normal; and had an IV pumping saline into her during her operation / waking up hungry as fuck and now with the green light to actually eat… so, she may have actually gained weight just by returning to a normal state of satiation and by being super well hydrated.
Source - I’m a surgical tech. I’ve assisted in probably a hundred or so hysterectomies, and have physically handled the specimen after it’s been removed in nearly all of them.
