"The person hosting the event asked me, Why should somebody start a podcast? My answer was to help. To help. If your voice, if your brain, if your story, especially, can help somebody else, If you can make people laugh, if you can give somebody knowledge that they didn't have before, if you can keep someone company in the loneliest moments of their lives, which was how I found podcasts, if you're an introvert and you want to try playing an extrovert's game for a while in order to help yourself, if you're helping an organization you care very much about, if you're helping spread awareness, if you're helping on some level, that is when you should start a podcast." — Emily, 8 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day

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In This Episode:

• We're talking about the "chaotic neutral" to "lawful evil" aspects of hysterectomy recovery, including hormonal changes (is that moi I smell??).

• The incision pain is there, but it barely registers compared to before. I can tell exactly when the Tylenol or ibuprofen wears off and it's time for another dose.

• One nice thing is I can finally feel the adult-use fun effects of weed, which I used before this really more for pain and anxiety from endometriosis and adenomyosis. Laundry is actually, dare I say it, fun?

• It's been fun trying out a new podcast and trying out podcasting techniques I might be a little rusty at (I say this as I was recording the episodes, but now that it's more than a year later, hoo, did I talk and talk!

• I can already tell how much this podcast and sharing my story has helped others. Thank you to everyone who's written in! If you've submitted the form to come on the podcast, I hope to get to reach out soon (but life is lifing, at the moment! Sorry!)

• Imagine if I had started doing needlepoint and embroidery instead of podcasting during this experience? I wonder if I'd still be at it. Maybe another time.

• I miss picking up my cat! I'm surprised I haven't, to be honest. But somehow I forgot about my lifting restriction when it came to a laundry basket. Ooops! (I'm fine.)

• My incisions so far look like little slits with a smidge of bruising around them. They're itchy as the glue comes off, and I'm hoping the scars (if any) will blend in with my existing stretch marks, lol.

• The last anomaly I'll mention is needed to cut slits in my oversized underwear for more comfort, specifically in the hip/upper thigh area.

Note from Future-Emily:

The scars blend in and are barely noticeable now! I've never been a big bikini fan for myself, but if I were, I wouldn't have any hold ups about hysterectomy scars ;)

Additional Links and Resources:

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• Adenomyosis - Symptoms — Mayo Clinic

• Adenomyosis - Diagnosis + Treatment — Mayo Clinic

• Adenomyosis: A Significantly Neglected and Misunderstood Disorder - Book by Maria Yeager

• Adenomyosis Advice Association Facebook Group — Facebook

• Helpful Reddit r/hysterectomy Post To Read If You Have Pre-Op Anxiety — MamaO2D4

• Hysterectomy Information — Cleveland Clinic

• Hysterectomy Information — NHS.uk

• HysterSisters — Hysterectomy Support & Stories

• Adenomyosis at hysterectomy: prevalence, patient characteristics, clinical profile and histopatholgical finding — PubMed

• Adenomyosis: An update regarding its diagnosis and clinical features — PubMed

Disclaimer: This podcast is based on personal experience and should not be taken as medical advice. Resources are provided for you to look into further and talk with your medical support team about.

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