u/lcolley823

Confirmed via biopsy during my hysterectomy on my left and right uterosacral ligaments. Feel like I'm racking up diagnoses now like steam game achievements 🫠

Hysterectomy/excision surgery in 7 days and the anxiety is killing my stomach. It's not so bad while I'm at work bc it's super busy and it makes for a good distraction. But it's like as soon as I get home my tummy goes to rumbling and then it's back and forth to the bathroom all night. Stomach and everything is too angry to eat more than buttered noodles/rice. Just wanted a last good meal or 2 before getting cut on. Not looking for advise, just screaming into the void out of frustration. Trying to remind myself to do my belly breathing more as well. It's just all the unknowns that come with this kind of stuff drive me crazy. And the more things I get checked off my to do list, the more time I have to overthink everything. If anyone has any lesser known hysterectomy tips or tricks leave them here please. I think I have just about everything but I feel like a hamster on a wheel right about now 🐹

Honestly so happy right now. I started crying on the table when they found it because I knew this would change everything. Everything makes so much more sense knowing that there was a huge vascular component that everyone had been missing. My iliac vein was 86% occluded and damaged from what my doc believes is previous blood clots that I apparently was completely unaware of. I'm just so happy that I found docs that were willing to listen to me and do this testing when I didn't have any classic symptoms (though apparently you can also be asymptomatic as well.) Already feeling relief now that I'm getting the blood flow I should have been getting all along. Feeling way more hopeful for the future and my upcoming hysterectomy knowing that everything is truly being addressed at this point. Love you guys 💕

I have some questions for those who have known food triggers. When do you have flares in relation to eating triggering foods? Is it pretty instant or a build up over several days of eating the wrong thing. I think I have found a common denominator in my recent flares (red meat) and will be keeping a log. Just wanted to get a better idea from others in the community as far as how specific foods can affect inflammation and flares. Thanks in advance!!

Per the title, planned surgery will be for the end of July. This is the first time I've had surgery this far away from home. Already booked a nice hotel for the day before surgery and will plan to check out the day after surgery (that way if the procedure runs long my mom and I can get a good night's sleep before the trip back.) Does anyone have any recommendations as far as things that would be helpful for the trip back as well as things in general that have helped you following a hysterectomy? Thanks in advance endo sisters!!