I had a hysterectomy on Thursday and recovery is boring and painful. Do y'all have any questions for me?
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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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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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 favourite flag (in terms of design)?
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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.
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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!
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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.
No but I had a cold once.
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No but I had a cold once.
Colds are awful in their own way tbh.
