Of course they discontinued the only dark green I ever loved… but seriously I’m down the less than half a bottle and mourning the loss already. I took some photos in different lights to show the magical nature.
Any ideas on replacements?
My surgery occurred back in March so I’ve had a few months to recover and figure out what my new normal is.
The Why:
My periods had been getting increasingly worse since my bilateral salpingectomy in 2021. I had always been anemic but it got so bad my oncologist recommended a hysterectomy because I was losing so much blood that my iron levels were dangerously low. I was losing so much blood that I bled through a tampon, pad and my pants routinely; staining my car seats and my work chair. In Summer 2025 I was at my lowest: ridged nails, hair falling out, depressed, low endurance, pale, and just wanting to sleep all the time. By Winter 2025 I knew I needed help or iron infusions would be a permanent part of my life until menopause just to get to a baseline of anemia where I could function somewhat normally.
Surgery and Recovery:
The worst part of surgery was experiencing a vasovagal syncope when they put the IV in. Other than that I remember waking up, telling my mom something embarrassing post-surgery, and then my husband took home. My healing was unremarkable and I was able to take off five weeks for work. In truth I was able to go back around week three but the fatigue was real.
The hardest part for me was realizing how weak my body had become and that I had to rest. My husband had to read me the riot act after he came home and found I had overexerted myself cleaning and was crampy. Once I learned to rest (and not feel guilty about it), recovery went smoothly.
Life Now:
Now my body feels so much lighter and my fitness is pretty much back to normal. Some pros include:
* no more blood splatter on my sheets, my underwear, my floor, my toilet seat because of my super heavy flow.
* no more having to use super plus tampons or challenging the capacity for heavy flow overnight pads (they almost always lost)
* no more iron infusions to treat my anemia because I bled so much
* no more feelings of a pumpkin carving contest during my period going on in my uterus due to adenomyosis
* Best part: sex is GREAT, feels better than before!
I promise you that all hysterectomies are not nightmares. My quality of life has improved so much and l am so happy to see what life has in store for me.