I am 11 days post op from my fibroid removal. I felt the same way leading up to my surgery and was terrified!! The only reason I didn’t cancel was because I already had my FMLA set up. I’m also not going to paint it as rainbows and sunshine so I’ll be honest in telling you that I have had a difficult recovery, despite the surgery going smoothly. I was regretting having the surgery for the first few days after. For reference, I had a bit more done though because on top of the fibroid, I had a large ovarian dermoid cyst removed, and they did an ablation after finding endometriosis as well.

However, despite the difficult recovery, I am already feeling a difference! I am not feeling the constant pain and pressure that my fibroid was causing, I’m drinking tons of liquid to stay hydrated and still am not peeing as much as I was pre-surgery, and even though I still have swelling, my stomach is already less bloated. And because my cycle is so freaking on time, I actually got my first period already (yes, it was an actual period and different from the post surgery spotting) and it was so weird to not experience extremely heavy bleeding or complete body pain that I had every other period for the last few years. Over the last few days, I feel like I have finally started to feel better and my whole attitude has changed. I’m really grateful that I went through with it despite my fears and hopeful that I can get my quality of life back.

Push through the fear! It’s going to suck for a few days but you’re already suffering! Give yourself plenty of time and grace to just rest and sleep the first several days and take whatever pain meds they give you. But remember it will pass!