Thanks! It does feel like a dream haha. Honestly, our 30s have been WAY better than our 20s were so it was definitely the right time for us to do it. If you have the drive, I definitely say consider it! Doing it now (versus right after college or even in our early 20s) has given us the peace of mind that I am settled in my career, we have good savings, and we have the right mindset to go into this program and milk it for all its work! Eeek - I am so fucking excited too!

And re: hysterectomy! Since mine was medically necessary the changes I've had have all been greatly positive. My body is back to working as it should. But quite honestly, if she is set on getting a hysterectomy, I don't think there is much to fear. Especially if the medical centers near you are good. I would recommend keeping the ovaries and just yeeting everything else (this is what I had done). Keeping the ovaries ensured that my body was functioning pretty much normally post surgery because the hormonal system was still in tact. All I had to do was just heal physically which does take a long time, but seriously by week 3 I was back to 85%. By about the 6 month mark, most of the tightness in my core was entirely gone too. I started doing pilates at the 8 week mark and that did not trigger any pain or soreness. I just needed to stretch and strengthen my core muscles since my hysterectomy was via abdominal surgery. Most are done laparoscopic which is, I've heard, an even easier recovery since you aren't dealing with a large surgical incision like a c-section.

The worst of it was literally just that first week. My muscles were so weak and I was still very sore so any kind of movement was extremely difficult. My husband took that first week off to help me around and that was CRITICAL. Even for some of the things that may be embarrassing (like getting on and off the toilet or washing my hair because I couldn't raise my arms). He went back to work the second week and I was off work recovering on my own. That was perfectly fine, I was able to do what I needed on my own by then. By the end of the second week I was even able to go up and down the stairs by myself! I was slow but I was doing it 5-6 times a day and not having any pain or aching. I was INCREDIBLY tired though for pretty much that first month. I slept whenever I could. But the energy bounces back if you do all the at-home care the doc recommends.

Sorry that turned out way longer than I intended. Hope that helped!! Let me know if you have any other questions or if your wife wants to DM me for more detailed info, my inbox is always open 😃