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
Oh hey! Congratulations on yeeting the uterus! Had mine out through my C-section scar, so hopefully your recovery will be quicker. And when it’s over, you’ll be able to wear white pants any time you want, and have pretty sheets!
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!
You remember your dreams? What a weirdo.🤪
Is that not normal? I remember the vast majority of my dreams.
Most people don’t remember their dreams from what I’ve read. They remember having a dream when they wake up but the details are blurry and fade quickly by the time they’re getting ready for the day.
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 breed of rabbits?
Flemish giants. They’re just so absurdly big
Yes!!! I can’t imagine how much they eat!!!
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
Did they let you take it home with you, so that you could use it to make sausage?
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. 🙄
If any of the laparoscopic instruments are in that shot, the diameter of the shaft of nearly all of them is 5mm, which can give a sense of scale.
Some of them have 1cm interval markings on the shaft as well.
…also literally every surgical supply pack (bunch of sterile supples contained in a backtable drape - opening and unfolding that is the start of your sterile field) has some kind of measuring device in it - usually just a disposable ruler, but lots of other random supplies have 1 cm intervals etched into them as well cuz why not I guess. They could have (and usually do) put one of those next to the specimen when taking a photo of it. …they might have simply forgotten that step lol.
That’s pretty cool. I’ve been watching The Knick and I imagined some bloody scene with a hand and tools.
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Do you prefer a big house or a small house?
Do you believe in ghosts? Why or why not?
Flight.
Small.
And yes. I’ve seen loads of unexplainable spooky shit
What are your thoughts on the Hobie Mirage kayak and their MirageDrive system?
Male here, how many minutes do you think I could last with endometriosis before keeling over dead? For reference I got kicked in the balls once and it hurt. Oh and one time I had a tummy ache and it hurt.
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.
Colds are awful in their own way tbh.
Whats the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?
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.
I have no idea if I lost any weight lol.
Have a good recovery. Best wishes!
What’d you have for dinner?
A really shitty pot pie lol
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.
