Ovulation Woes
That's Hysterical! Now, Get Out! | My Adenomyosis, Hysterectomy and Recovery Journey
Release Date: 06/01/2024
2-Week Update! — Recovery Day 15
That's Hysterical! Now, Get Out! | My Adenomyosis, Hysterectomy and Recovery Journey
“I can't show you adenomyosis. That's the interesting thing. She's like, ‘Even though it doesn't show up on the camera, that doesn't mean you didn't have it. It showed up on at least a few of these scans it looked like, so we're never going to rule that out.’ I'm still an adenomyosis warrior.” — Emily, 15 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW <<< In This Episode: I got the official OK to drive again! Yay! This is the episode all about my two-week follow up appointment, including what was found on my scans from the hysterectomy. It’s nice to be...
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Celebrating 2 Weeks of Recovery with the Introvert's Dream of an Empty House! - Recovery Day 14
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“I cannot emphasize how good it feels to, first of all, have some great circulation, AND not need a heating pad on my uterus all the time, which apparently just sucked in heat. I cannot imagine putting a heating pad on myself right now and turning it on medium high just so I could feel something. How bad does that. How Johnny Cash is that?” — Emily, 14 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW <<< In This Episode: We start the episode off talking about vocal fry, bad podcast reviews, and how the podcast deals with complaints of women’s voices. It’s...
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Planning My Week Without Having to Plan for Adenomyosis Disruptions! — Recovery Day 13
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“I love making my business as efficient as possible. It feels so good. I've had to because I've had to basically build my life around Adenomyosis.” — Emily, 13 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW <<< In This Episode: It’s CEO Date time, which is the term coined by Racheal Cook from for the weekly meeting to go over what needs to get done for my business and my family for the week ahead. This is one of the first time I DON’T have to plan for my period or ovulation or PMS! This blows my mind! I do still have to take into account that I’m in...
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5 Nice Things I Did For Myself (Lovely Day) — Recovery Day 13
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“Everybody puts down social media. I put down social media. But I'll tell you, I posted on social media something that brought a lot of my friends into my DMs today. It meant that I got to connect with some of my friends and have good conversations.” — Emily, 13 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW <<< In This Episode: We’re going to do a quick 5 Things list to count my blessings this evening as I feel a cold coming on. The 5 Things: Getting soup; taking my vitamins; using the walking treadmill (Urevo) and also my walking poles from my in-laws;...
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Enjoying the Walking Treadmill and the Endless Opportunities While Restless — Recovery Day 12
That's Hysterical! Now, Get Out! | My Adenomyosis, Hysterectomy and Recovery Journey
“I don't know, my schedule was always flexible to deal with when I had to be in bed for, I don't know, and flares and PMS, and ovulation, whatever was ailing me that day. But now there's this opportunity of stuff, of travel, of things that I wasn't doing before, not just because of a pandemic. I mean, now there's actually the availability for me to travel again.” — Emily, 12 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW <<< In This Episode: My incision pain’s gone down and I’m just taking ibuprofen for that, yay! I got my walking treadmill, and I’m so...
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Toxic Friends and Organs Can See Themselves Out — Recovery Day 10
That's Hysterical! Now, Get Out! | My Adenomyosis, Hysterectomy and Recovery Journey
“If this podcast isn't for you and this isn't the podcast that's helping you through your hysterectomy, your adenomyosis, your recovery period, it's okay. I get it. But for those who are still with me, hey, I thank you.” — Emily, 10 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW <<< ** Stay in the loop with our latest episodes, upcoming topics, and exciting announcements — ** In This Episode: I start off apologizing for abruptly cutting off the last episode, but I’m pretty sure I edited out the ending where I was interrupted, so if you’re listening in...
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Glimmers and Lovely Days — Recovery Day 9
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“Hey, hey, hey, hey, It's okay if we didn't hit our goals every single month. We're probably not going to hit it next month when we're not having a regular amount of income come in. And that's okay because we planned for it. We gave ourselves a cushion. We were able to create that space that we needed to heal our bodies, to be able to come back. I have every hope and intention of stronger, better, faster. I'm going into a song. I know it.” — Emily, 9 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW <<< ** Stay in the loop with our latest episodes, upcoming topics,...
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All Aboard the Meandering Mind Train of Anxiety Adhd — Recovery Day 9
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“Now is not the time to freak out. You get shaken and shaken and shaken throughout the day. Unless you have some way of getting that energy out, your can is going to explode. Somebody is going to pull that tab thinking that they're just going to get a nice friendly soda version of you, but they get the explosion instead. A lot of times, it's the people we love. That's a big part of the neuro-spicy experience, especially if you're undiagnosed and you're not aware of it.” — Emily, 9 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW <<< ** Stay in the loop with our...
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Post-Hysterectomy Anomalies — Recovery Day 8
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“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...
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It's Like a Shoelace You Pull Out and Get Immediate Relief From-IYKYK — Recovery Day 8
That's Hysterical! Now, Get Out! | My Adenomyosis, Hysterectomy and Recovery Journey
“It's like a breakup. I'm breaking up with adenomyosis and it's like, oh, wait, that's not a thing in my life anymore. And my therapist even said that. She's like, It's like you're leaving a toxic relationship.” — Emily, 8 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW <<< ** Stay in the loop with our latest episodes, upcoming topics, and exciting announcements — ** In This Episode: I can feel some internal shifting and I’m feeling the emptiness from where my bothersome uterus used to be. But waking up without pain is awesome. We’re making sure to get...
info_outline“I've had to explain [Adenomyosis] so often and in an “elevator pitch” way so that people don't just discount it as, “Oh, mystery illness.” It's like, No, this is a uterine condition. It causes these things. This we know. And if you've never heard of it before, now you did. So we can stop saying, “Well, we're not going to research it because no one's ever heard of it.” Well, guess what? That's what I'm doing. I'm talking about it.”
” — Emily, 5 Days Until Uterus Eviction Day
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In This Episode:
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It’s the last ovulation before Uterus Eviction Day! There will still be ovulation afterwards, if my ovaries are kept, but hopefully not as much pain as I’m currently feeling!
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Official (not at all) term for my procedure: Hysterectomy, hold the eggs?
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There’s a possibility of Endometriosis being found (spoiler below!)
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Once again I am asking, How did I get used to ALL THIS PAIN, ALL THE TIME?!
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Is it weird I get sympathy fatigue? Like, I just want to exist and be in pain without others feeling uncomfortable for me. Yes, I know I’m wincing. It’s fine. Just keep talking, I’m listening.
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There’s some real and honest sex talk in this episode: How orgasms (or Vitamin O) sometimes help my cramps, and how I’m not looking forward to going without (penetrative) sex for 8 weeks during recovery (but I get it) (how many parentheses can I fit into these show notes and episode?).
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I had a friend tell me that once you turn 40, you stop giving a F*ck. I turned 40 this year and I can say for certainty “The Change” has begun, in that sense.
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I may look stressed when brainstorming, but I love it. Give me a yellow notepad and I am stoked!
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To prioritize my tasks, I like using the Eisenhower Method — categorizing what’s Urgent/Important; Urgent/Not Important; Not Urgent/Important; and Not Urgent/Not Important.
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I’ve had to push the deadline of my book back multiple times because of my Adenomyosis, and the guilt and frustration are apparent. I used to use writing and researching as a distraction from the pain and something I could do in bed with the heating pad, but I’ve found it harder and harder to concentrate as the pain’s gotten worse. (There are other factors at play, but the Adeno definitely doesn’t help.)
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Thinking of Adenomyosis and my daily “budget” of time, energy, motivation, and spoons, and making a connection between the “Snowball” debt-paydown method and what the hysterectomy means for me in terms of that budget!
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Two podcasts I reference in this podcast: Journey to Launch and Wellness While Walking. Check ‘em out!
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I’m holding on to the idea that our bodies are designed to heal. That’s helping me when it comes to thinking about recovery soon.
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My future in the podcasting space comes up a bit in this episode, and it’s something I’m actually struggling with during the series. At one point, I considered this to be the last podcast I wanted to ever work on. We shall see.
Note from Future-Emily:
Yup, Endo was found. And even though most of my pain is gone, there’s still some remaining, either leftover from surgery (I’m about 9 weeks out as I write this) or it’s the Endometriosis they were unable to see or extract. But! The vast majority of the pain and discomfort is GONE! :-)
Additional Links and Resources:
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Adenomyosis - Symptoms — Mayo Clinic
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Adenomyosis - Diagnosis + Treatment — Mayo Clinic
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Adenomyosis: A Significantly Neglected and Misunderstood Disorder - Book by Maria Yeager
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Helpful Reddit r/hysterectomy Post To Read If You Have Pre-Op Anxiety — MamaO2D4
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HysterSisters — Hysterectomy Support & Stories
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Tara Brach’s Podcast and Radical Acceptance Book
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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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