Right outside my house is the drain and in here is a natural spring that is routed past my front door. Obviously of no use in a flood scenario but suddenly my water storage challenges feel a little less challenging.
Hello! I had a hysterectomy in 2018 and since have experienced increased pain and pressure in my pelvic area. Until just four weeks ago my GP told me some pain never gets a diagnosis and I should try yoga. I fortunately had private medical health insurance in the UK and was so bogged down with the pain in my pelvis, legs and just general fatigue with it all I asked for a private scan. The scan showed my remaining ovaries close to my bowel which led to this weekend having surgery to remove my ovaries and diagnosis of a total frozen abdomen with my bowel stuck from my belly button down into my pelvis against my abdominal wall. My bladder stuck to my vaginal vault as well as my ovaries, apparently significant dissection was required to free it all. Apart from endometriosis which I don’t have, I was so unaware of this and feel so gaslit by all the people who made me feel like my pain wasn’t real. Most days I would feel tightening that reminded me of labour contractions, a dragging pulling feeling, pain in my leg effecting my mobility and a felling in my vagina like I’d been kicked. It’s had an impact on my marriage, my job and my emotional well being. The pain always follows the same pattern of building towards the end of the day. I’m not really here for advice because I’ve just had surgery and live in hope I guess, but am also aware this often comes back worse. I suppose I just wanted to say it out loud to people who understand after many years of being made to feel like I was making a fuss. Thanks for listening.