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Marathoner’s Hysterectomy Recovery – day 6

When I woke up this morning I felt noticeably different than yesterday. I slept really long and only got up once, and even sitting up in bed I didn’t feel as fragile or cautious. I had a super legit shower but was still careful not to blast my abdomen with water, took off the dressingsContinue reading “Marathoner’s Hysterectomy Recovery – day 6”

Marathoner’s Hysterectomy Journey – days 4 & 5

Guess what. I’m bored. So the first night’s sleep in my own bed on Friday night was decent for sure, I had to get up to pee once or twice but that’s my normal anyway. It felt good to get some real rest and not have such disruptive bloat-pain. I’m really happy that after thatContinue reading “Marathoner’s Hysterectomy Journey – days 4 & 5”

Marathoner’s Hysterectomy Journey -Day 3

Okay, 2nd night’s “sleep” was WAY better than the first, though not great. I got in a solid four hours, but then I kept getting out of bed every two hours to walk around and try to get my GI tract moving. Having no catheter or IV was very freeing and even though I wasContinue reading “Marathoner’s Hysterectomy Journey -Day 3”

Hysterectomy – the rest of Day 2

Today basically kept getting better. An intentional 15 min walk outside, a bit of real food (toast with some sort of prune potion that my nurse gave me), another BM and more walking with a friend, Gillian, who has experienced far more when it comes to gynecological surgeries than I have, and a nap. StillContinue reading “Hysterectomy – the rest of Day 2”

Marathoner’s Hysterectomy Journey – Day of, that night & morning after

Wow. I will start by saying that the last 12 hours were some of my worst ever. My husband drove me to the hospital for 11am yesterday and the check-in process was smooth and easy. Once we got to Day Surgery, I was changed into a gown, booties and some massive gangster shorts almost immediatelyContinue reading “Marathoner’s Hysterectomy Journey – Day of, that night & morning after”

Marathoner’s Hysterectomy Journey – morning of

Good morning! I’m sitting in a massive bed at our hotel and just took my final sip of (black..) coffee. At 11am my husband is taking me to the hospital to check in and we both have to sign a consent form for “Hospital at Home.” Hospital at Home is, what sounds like to me,Continue reading “Marathoner’s Hysterectomy Journey – morning of”