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

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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. 🙄

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        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.

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    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!

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    No questions, but a suggestion: take your pain meds before it starts hurting. I’ve had some surgery in the past and waiting until it hurts is too late. Yeah, the “cabin fever” sucks, and wait until you have to put a seatbelt on!

    Good luck, hope you have a speedy recovery!

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      I’ve been doing a half decent job of staying on top of the pain. My injuries are gonna hurt no matter what because I wasn’t given anything crazy for it.

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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

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    I’m glad the procedure went well and you are healing. What is the first thing you’re going to do when you’re fully healed? It doesn’t have to be amazing or fun, just the first thing you’ll do when fully back on your feet?

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      Go see the horse I have pretty much adopted and give her so much attention. Being away from her sucks. I get to go visit on the 20th because my mom will be helping me deliver a supplement for her since I can’t do any lifting, but I’m not allowed to do anything with the old girl. My friends who know the horse say she’s been kinda down since I stopped coming around and that has me bummed. Hopefully she’ll perk up when I visit. Gonna bring her an apple. She loves those

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    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?

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      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.

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    What’s something you’ve been dwelling on lately, but it seems too trivial, obsessive, or egocentric to vent to those close to you?

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      I definitely dwell on my physical appearance more than I should. I have a bit of a belly. I’m slowly losing weight and getting noticably slimmer and stronger, but I can’t really vent about how I still hate how I look to my friends/family because I’m either smaller than them and/or losing weight faster than they are and venting about it comes off the wrong way because they seem to get a bit jealous. Turns the vibe to shambles

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        I’m sorry that you feel that way both about your body and how you can express yourself. Bodies are so tough… I love the things I’ve done and chosen to experience with my body, but I don’t like how my body looks as a result.

        On the topic of losing weight, I heard you lost a few pounds this week! Congratulations!

        Thank you for sharing your feelings like that, I appreciate how candid your reply was.

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      It was done laparoscopic. 4 small incisions in my abdomen. I was given tramadol, 600 mg ibuprofen, and told to switch between the ibuprofen and OTC Tylenol every 6 hours and take the tramadol as needed. The ibuprofen has been working well, but the Tylenol doesn’t really help so I take 1/2 a tramadol if I can’t handle the pain before I am due to switch to ibuprofen.

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        Does the tramadol make you itchy? I take it for a shoulder injury and it’s driving me crazy! I have some astepro nasal spray that’s disgusting and didn’t help at all. Tried it topically and think it might have helped a bit. Benadryl topical definitely made it a little less irritating.

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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.

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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.

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              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.