08/15/2025
It will soon be a year since my total hysterectomy procedure (end of Sept 2024). I haven’t taken many photos of my body to compare the bloating and discomfort to my new normal and healthier me, but I will soon. Some people are asking how surgery went, how I’m feeling in my body now. I must say I feel so much healthier! I rarely get sick since the energy-depleting issue was removed. It can take the body over a year to heal and find a new normal. Regulating hormones without pharmaceuticals has been challenging. I’m going to get more aggressive managing my symptoms of menopause because it is very disruptive and uncomfortable, albeit nothing compared to living with the chronic pain, swelling, and all of the discomforts of endometriosis, fibroids and cysts! I’ve been resting and working hard at balancing healing and finding a new normal as I adjust to my new (more vibrant) body this year. I would never recommend a total hysterectomy to anyone—it’s a decision only you can make. I didn’t want one either, but I believe it was truly the only way for me to heal. I had suffered for so long. It took me over a year to make the decision, and I made a last minute decision to have my ovaries removed as well (when I went in for surgery!) since I didn’t want endo to grow back and do it all over again. The last few years have been very challenging for me as I’ve dealt with BII (breast implant illness) and debilitating endo etc, but I’m finally in a good place where I feel like I am unstoppable!
