That's Hysterical! Now, Get Out! | My Adenomyosis, Hysterectomy and Recovery Journey6 Jul 2024

6 Things That Made Today a Lovely Day

"If I can finish everything up, tie up all the loose ends, and in a few days, I can check off the final thing on my to-do list and go into that operation content with how I spent my time feeling good and refreshed because I didn't burn myself out and fulfilled in a way where no matter what happens in the operation, I will feel like I did the best I could." — Emily, 3 Days Until Uterus Eviction Day

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In This Episode:

I've noticed the last few episodes have been pretty dreary, depressing, and full of venting. Though it's nice to have this creative space to do that, I realized it would be a good idea to try to balance that out. After all, for as much as I have to complain about, I have a lot to be grateful for.
I recorded this episode on a whim and it ended up being one of my favorites of the season :)
If you're reading this, I invite you to pick a random number you see and come up with that many things you're grateful for or that made today even a smidge bit more lovely for you.
Getting your hysterectomy soon? I recommend having little moments of "what am I grateful for? What am I looking forward to?"
I mentioned finding out about the cost of the operation and you can check out that episode here: Walkie-Walk Around the Blockie-Block to Get Over the Shocky-Shock of the Cost of the Oppy-Op
Anyone else grow up watching the movie "Jungle 2 Jungle" and have a complicated relationship with the word "obligation"? Just me? Okie dokie!
Another episode, another realization, another chance to say, "And Also This" in an attempt at Radical Acceptance.

Note from Future-Emily:

There's a part toward the end of this podcast where I think about what my Future Self would say while listening to Past Emily freaking out as much as I seem to do while recording these episodes, but as I write this (seven months post-op), I've grown to have so much compassion and sympathy for Pre-Op Emily. The anxiety is nothing to downplay or call "over-reacting" because this surgery is/was a pretty big deal.

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
HysterSisters — Hysterectomy Support & Stories
Tara Brach's Podcast and Radical Acceptance Book
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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