How the Hysterectomy Went - Recovery Day 1
That's Hysterical! Now, Get Out! | My Adenomyosis, Hysterectomy and Recovery Journey
Release Date: 05/01/2025
Planning My Week Without Having to Plan for Adenomyosis Disruptions! — Recovery Day 13
That's Hysterical! Now, Get Out! | My Adenomyosis, Hysterectomy and Recovery Journey
“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
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“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
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“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
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“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...
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An Angry Morning, Waking Up in Pain, and Thinking the Worst — Recovery Day 7
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“Four things I've noticed since my hysterectomy. One, I wake up with no more pain or the feeling of a 2-3 pound bowling ball between my hips anymore. Two, I go about my day with only minimal pain from my incisions, and that pain significantly decreases with every day. Three, I go to bed with no pain and without the feeling of a 15 pound bowling ball between my hips, the bowling ball got bigger and heavier as the day wore on. Four, this face more often. When I say this face, it's the emoji with the smile, with some tears on the bottom of its eyes. It's super cute.” — Emily, 7 Days Since...
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I Wish I Had Gotten the Binder Sooner — Recovery Day 6
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“There's still some shifting around that I can feel, and the binder really makes a difference. So shout-out to my church friend for giving me that heads-up! I actually feel like this is much more useful post-hysterectomy than I felt it was post-pregnancy.” — Emily, 6 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW <<< ** Stay in the loop with our latest episodes, upcoming topics, and exciting announcements — ** In This Episode: It’s a quickie, but it’s one of those episodes I thought was important to record because I just got my mid-section binder and I...
info_outline“It's sad I don't remember what Planet Disco was like, but they say if you remember Planet Disco, you weren't really there.” — Emily, 1 Day Since Uterus Eviction Day
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In This Episode:
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I got out! Let’s talk about the procedure!
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I start off the episode talking about the day of the hysterectomy and how I prepared to go to the hospital the morning of.
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I’m so glad I bought big roomy sweats for recovery. They’ve been great!
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There was a lot of waiting, a lot of annoying prep stuff, a lot of medical professionals, including a med student from Yale, who I hope still remembers the sparkly-haired lady with Adenomyosis.
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The Adenomyosis book I refer to is Maria Yeager’s Adenomyosis: A Significantly Neglected and Misunderstood Disorder
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Growing up, going to a Christian school, the information about menstruation and reproduction was mixed, at best. That experience created a lot of needless shame, guilt, and embarrassment for years, which contributed to ongoing discomfort around doctors and medical staff. Luckily, pregnancy helped me overcome a lot of that and actually fosters my interest in the biological aspects.
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It’s so nice seeing medical professionals typing notes during exams when I’m talking about my condition and symptoms, rather than nodding along, brushing it off, or ignoring everything I saw. It wasn’t until I saw a medical professional who really listened that I felt seen, heard, and taken care of.
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Chronic People-Pleasers, I’m talking to you – I know how hard it can be to advocate for yourself, especially to dismissive professionals who act like they know everything. I truly hope you can find the strength to keep going, keep pushing, let you voice be heard <3
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After the procedure, I’m in pain, but it’s a different kind of pain! I may even feel lighter, but I’m definitely taking it slow and easy.
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When I went under, I blasted off to Planet Disco!
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Warning: Coughing after a hysterectomy will feel like coughing after one of the most intense ab workouts! Holding a pillow against my abs helped.
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Guess what they found while I was under! “A little endo!” Actually, there was endometriosis in 3 spots that my doctor and another doctor were able to get out as much as they could.
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After the surgery, I was quickly escorted to the bathroom and was told to urinate, but not to strain or force it, which made me question if others usually do this and have to be told not to? Hmm.
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I don’t know why I expected my post-hysterectomy bleeding to be more like post-childbirth.
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I can’t emphasize enough !! how important it is to keep on top of your pain meds schedule. I know it really helped my pain to stick to my every 4 hours/ibuprofen/tylenol cycle. That said, I had to get off the oxycodone ASAP because it made me extra ornery, especially around touchy subjects.
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I know I’ll miss driving, but I can already tell this healing period will be worth it.
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One thing the pains meds don’t help with is the gas pain after. They fill you with air during the surgery, but it’s painful when it’s still inside your body afterwards. Especially around the shoulders, for some weird reason!
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I’m so glad I didn’t throw away my breastfeeding pillow because I ended up using it for support and for sleeping.
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Do your breathing :)
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I’m glad I did it! I’m glad my doctor listened to me and I got to go Planet Disco!
Note from Future-Emily:
I have a GP now! Don’t @ me :)
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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