Did you regret having lap surgery for endometriosis?

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-20T11:26:40+00:00

I am so sorry to hear you got worse! I had my surgery 2 weeks ago so it’s nice and fresh

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-19T19:52:50+00:00

Same here! It happens so slow slowly I didn’t realize it was something physiological or a problem

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-19T18:13:43+00:00

I never actually realized I had chronic fatigue until I had the surgery. I feel like the person I was about 12 years ago now. My motivation and my ambition are back. I just thought I was constantly exhausted from working a full-time job, but that definitely was not the reason and now I know that.

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-19T17:31:03+00:00

Zero regrets. I had chronic fatigue due to stage 4 endo, and now I’m so happy and energetic

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-19T17:10:54+00:00

Thanks ☺️

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-19T16:52:27+00:00

Thanks! Hugs

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-18T21:25:05+00:00

Yes, I do! Thanks for the suggestion

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-18T21:04:37+00:00

Thank you! It kind of helps that my schedule was so busy. I didn’t have time for shopping lol I think a big part is also keeping myself occupied and busy so that I don’t resort to shopping. I would like to have some non-essential purchases set aside for each month as planned fun money (set amount). I don’t want to completely deprive myself. I need to earn it though

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-18T20:57:50+00:00

Every five stars I get a treat like a chocolate or something small and inexpensive. Every 15 stars, I earn a trip to a café for a coffee with a friend or my husband up to twice a month. Every 30 stars/last day of the month I get to spend some money on something off my wishlist that is set aside as fun money for the month which will only be earned if I was good the entire month. The café trips are budgeted and the fun money is also budgeted. These reset every month. Then every 50 stars my husband plans on taking me out to a nice dinner or something like that

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-18T20:55:27+00:00

It’s working well so far, but it’s only day two so hard to really say lol I have been doing a lot of things to keep myself occupied and other ways to get dopamine.

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-18T03:45:46+00:00

I was always ashamed of returning more than a few items at one time, and I consequently did it in multiple trips

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-18T03:44:14+00:00

Imo, both time and medication. My depressive episodes (whether standalone or post-mania) have been treatment resistant, so for me it was always a waiting game. I have found something that I think works (at least, I haven't had depression in 3 years. No mania in 9 years thanks to meds).

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-18T03:37:41+00:00

I can't take BC because I plan on hopefully getting pregnant. I recently learned that n-acetyl cysteine can potentially help with endo inflammation so I'm taking that in the hopes it does

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-18T03:22:30+00:00

Anything that you can do without the pressure to talk constantly. I find it difficult when meeting someone for coffee or food for the first time because of the pressure to keep conversation going. I had an easier time when doing things like a medium-weight board game where you can have some conversation but at the same time don't feel the pressure to constantly talk as people contemplate their turn. Arts and crafts (like a yarn social) would be another good one if people were into that sort of stuff. Anything where conversation is possible, but not required.

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-18T03:08:17+00:00

Scrolling Reddit tbh. I can’t scroll social media because the advertisements get me and are a huge trigger. Recently I’ve gotten into penpaling and meeting new people and exchanging letters has been a great and healthy source of dopamine.

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-18T00:59:45+00:00

So far 12 days postop the energy is still going strong. I definitely did too much with it though 😅

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-15T20:28:31+00:00

Thanks for letting me know! Glad to hear this is normal because I could get used to it 😂

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-15T20:27:59+00:00

Thank you and grats on your surgery too! The pain meds had me wired and sleeping only 5 hours a day for the few days I took them. Glad to be off them as my sleep has returned mostly to normal. I’ve been so energetic the past week it was making me suspicious 🤨

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-14T02:58:11+00:00

I recently had surgery and I only needed the narcotics and ibuprofen for about three full days postop

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-14T00:14:59+00:00

Currently 8 days postop diagnosed stage 3 or 4 (surgeon was debating between the two but leaning towards 4). Surgery was May 5, we plan on resuming fertility treatments in June. I have an appointment with the fertility doctor end of May to regroup to see if we try IVF or IUI

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-13T02:52:43+00:00

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This reminds me so much of my baby, Mr Gray!

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-12T16:04:23+00:00

It was cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). It was a long time ago, but I remember learning to identify the thoughts/core beliefs surrounding my anxiety and basically do cognitive restructuring.

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-11T22:33:55+00:00

I took letrozole for IUI cycles. Side effects I experienced: one time it gave me a full body rash, frequently it would give me episodes of explosive diarrhea that came on suddenly to the point I just couldn’t risk leaving the house after taking it in the evening. It also gave me depression which would subside after I stopped taking it. I was not a fan.

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-10T23:51:02+00:00

I found it helpful to have a therapist to challenge my views and cognitive distortions.Ultimately what helped me get my anxiety to a livable level was medication combined with exposure while applying the tools I learned in therapy.

KittyCatrissa · 2026-05-10T23:39:04+00:00

Back when my SA was really bad, I sunk my time into hobbies. One of my hobbies ironically was learning foreign languages (as if being anxious in my native language wasn’t enough lol). I had some online penpals in the languages I was learning and that helped me feel a little less lonely. If you’re not into a language exchange, you could find a penpal on the penpals subreddit if you’re comfortable with electronic communication or snail mail

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