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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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[-] [email protected] 36 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

What’s your favorite breed of rabbits?

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[-] [email protected] 34 points 5 days ago

Did they let you take it home with you, so that you could use it to make sausage?

[-] [email protected] 48 points 5 days ago

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. 🙄

[-] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago

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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[-] [email protected] 30 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

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!

[-] [email protected] 24 points 5 days ago

What's your earliest dream you can still remember?

[-] [email protected] 35 points 5 days ago

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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[-] [email protected] 22 points 5 days ago

I have a friend going that just had hysterectomy. What can friends do to help during recovery?

[-] [email protected] 26 points 5 days ago

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.

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[-] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

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.

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Colds are awful in their own way tbh.

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A surgical procedure to remove the uterus and ovaries, basically. A major surgery

[-] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago

Whats the weirdest thing you've ever eaten?

[-] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago

My wife had the same procedure for the same reason a few years back. Hope the healing goes fast!

Two questions. Was the procedure laparoscopic? Also, what's your favorite dinosaur?

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

What's your favourite flag (in terms of design)?

[-] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago

Have kids already or preemptive?

[-] [email protected] 36 points 5 days ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

Does keeping the ovaries mean no hormone replacement?

[-] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

Not OP (hopefully she's getting some sleep) but yes.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

Kickass. Sounds like a good deal overall, aside from recovery of course.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Hopefully that gives you some relief.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago

I have no idea if I lost any weight lol.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago

What's your favorite piece of media and why?

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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?

[-] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Flight.

Small.

And yes. I've seen loads of unexplainable spooky shit

[-] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

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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What are your thoughts on the Hobie Mirage kayak and their MirageDrive system?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Hooray for yeeting the ute! Did you keep your ovaries, and either way, are you going to start HRT to stave off early menopause? From what I understand, in a hysterectomy the blood flow to the ovaries can get disrupted and they might not function as well, so you start meno earlier than you otherwise would've.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

I kept my ovaries. I'm keeping an eye on stuff but my Dr doesn't think I'll need her since the ovaries are in perfect health.

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Was it done laparoscopic? What pain killers did they give you?

[-] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

When I got my tubes removed, they gave me a tramadol after the surgery but just a prescription for ibuprofen. The ibuprofen seemed to help fine as long as I took it about every 5 hours. The worst part for me was getting up, whether out of bed or out of a chair. I had three incisions, one on each side of my abdomen and then through the belly button. I think it took me about 3 days to not have so much trouble getting out of bed. I wish you a fast recovery!

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