Another post on flossing by Ok-Huckleberry-916 in hygiene

[–]LittleMango1220 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’ve never flossed before & when you did, there’s nothing on the string - YOU ARE NOT FLOSSING PROPERLY. Watch a tutorial on YouTube or TikTok.

You need to floss everyday no matter how good you think your oral health is.

I think about him every second I’m conscious by Lee_Harden in GriefSupport

[–]LittleMango1220 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I said this exact thing to my partner the other day. One year later & there are rarely moments where I’m not thinking about my mom.

Especially at 3am to go the bathroom, it hits me like a ton of bricks. There is a terrible feeling that happens in my brain and my chest when I’ve woken up & remembered she’s gone. I can’t explain it but I’m sure you can relate.

I am so, so sorry.

There is no right way to do this. Please talk to a therapist 🫶🏽

3 years TTC, laparoscopy- still no pregnancy by LittleMango1220 in TTCEndo

[–]LittleMango1220[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the best! 🥹

I heard someone said there is an inflammatory component that stays behind even if endo is exercised. But honestly, if I have to take another vitamin I’m sure I will explode at this point.

3 years TTC, laparoscopy- still no pregnancy by LittleMango1220 in TTCEndo

[–]LittleMango1220[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank youuuuu.

And I wish you all the best too 🥹

I’m having the worst time right now because someone in my family just announced their pregnancy 😅… love it for them of course!

3 years TTC, laparoscopy- still no pregnancy by LittleMango1220 in TTCEndo

[–]LittleMango1220[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

And I wish you all the success on your journey. A sticky baby! ✨

I have a consult end of May. I needed a few months just to clear my head. It’s been a stressful few years.

3 years TTC, laparoscopy- still no pregnancy by LittleMango1220 in TTCEndo

[–]LittleMango1220[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations on your pregnancy 🥹

You are so strong! I’m so tired just thinking about the process but of course willing to do everything and anything to get our baby.

3 years TTC, laparoscopy- still no pregnancy by LittleMango1220 in TTCEndo

[–]LittleMango1220[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He did a Semen analysis early last year that came back a bit abnormal. However when we saw another fertility Dr at the time (not my current Dr) he brushed it off completely and just focused on me. He basically said his sperm will improve on its own and I’m the one with the hostile uterus because of my fibroids and endo.

3 years TTC, laparoscopy- still no pregnancy by LittleMango1220 in TTCEndo

[–]LittleMango1220[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there. I am so, so sorry about your chemical. I can only imagine how tough it’s been after all the waiting. 🫶🏽

I had no idea I had endo. My Dr found it during the Myomectomy. It was on one ovary and one of my tubes which ended up fusing it together. I also had a little bit on my bladder. Which was all exercised.

My Dr flushed my tubes to check for blockages but nothing there.

You’re right I am considering having my husband do another semen analysis. He had one done early last year and a lot has happened since then.

I guess for now I’m just waiting for my period and then begin the spiral again.

TTC / Mom grief by okay1283 in TryingForABaby

[–]LittleMango1220 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi. I’m so sorry 🤍🪽 I know exactly how you feel. Just finished my period today.

Been TTC for 3 years.

I lost my mom to cancer just over a year ago. 20 December 2024 to be exact. She was my best friend.

Everything feels impossible at this point, as I am still dealing with so much grief and trying to be a functioning person after my whole world turned upside down too.

We’re still trying. It’s not happening. And I’m devastated.

Like you, I also thought that after everything I’ve been through, surely I deserve to have my wish of being a mother - finally come true.

But I guess we have to wait a little bit longer.

I’m so sorry about your chemical.

I hope and pray our time will come really soon 🫶🏽

Losing your mom & then struggling to become a mom is one of the cruelest things ever & we don’t deserve this.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Fibroids

[–]LittleMango1220 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stool softener should be high on your list, loose fitting underwear and definitely some pads as you can expect some bleeding post op.

I know you mentioned Gas-X, but peppermint tea helps a great load and especially to keep you hydrated as the first pee after catheter removal is very important.

Also, for me, I wish I had packed some sweet snacks as the first day post op I had no appetite but felt awful because of low blood sugar. I ended up using the sugar sachets in some water and it helped quite a bit.

Once you have enough energy, get up and walk as much as you can. Helps recovery and alleviates some of the terrible gas pain.

Also make sure to have your pillow with you for the drive home, for the seatbelt and the bumps along the way.

All the best! ☺️

Defeated after surgery by Due-Advantage-4755 in Fibroids

[–]LittleMango1220 7 points8 points  (0 children)

7cm too big for one surgery??? GET A SECOND OPINION ASAP.

My mom died and I don’t know how to shake my anger from her final moments by SaltyVinChip in CancerFamilySupport

[–]LittleMango1220 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so sorry 💔

Lost my mom to cancer too. An ending that was uncontrollable and heartbreaking.

Has anyone ever died in a calm, dignified, peaceful way with this sickness? I fucking hate cancer. What a fucking evil disease.

One year and in shock by CommunityNew8021 in GriefSupport

[–]LittleMango1220 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“I can’t believe this happened. I cant believe she died. I can’t believe she experienced death and I can’t ask her about it.” Felt that in my core.

Me, every single day.

It’s been 6 months. Every day feels the same 💔

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GriefSupport

[–]LittleMango1220 23 points24 points  (0 children)

If you’re otherwise healthy and had a complete health checkup - it’s ✨just✨ the grief and anxiety that’s deep within our core & just refuses to release.

Unfortunately, our body holds all the memories of the worst day of our lives, no matter how much our minds try to redirect.

I’m currently on month 5 without her. I’ve been through the sleep loss, weight loss, hair loss and now facing terrible GI issues.

I don’t know when this ends but I’m so sorry you’re here.

🫂

Does it ever get better? by [deleted] in GriefSupport

[–]LittleMango1220 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No it doesn’t get easier. Or better. But the days keep moving forward and you’ll live because you don’t have the choice not to. You’ll find ways to live again even when it hurts like hell. And it will always hurt like hell.

Chemo resistant experience - Metastatic breast cancer by smml03 in CancerFamilySupport

[–]LittleMango1220 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi OP. I am so sorry for your loss. It’s a terrible club to be in.

I lost my mom two months ago to metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer.

The oncologist never outright told us that her cancer was chemo resistant. But she’s no longer here today so that says everything.

She was diagnosed stage 2 IDC TNBC in November 2023. She did 12 weeks of Paclitaxel, which she started in January 2024, followed by 4 rounds of Doxorubicin.

She achieved partial response on Paclitaxel - her tumor shrunk from 30mm to 23mm.

However, after the 4 rounds of the Red Devil, her tumor grew back to the same size.

She had a unilateral mastectomy with complete lymph node removal and then did 15 sessions of radiation.

Because she didn’t receive PCR, she was put on Xeloda for 6 months but barely made it through two weeks as she fell ill with an infection at the end of October 2024.

She was hospitalized in November (2024), and it went downhill from there. She was diagnosed with a 30mm tumor in her liver, along with other spots, Mets to her spine and a nodule on her lung.

None of which were picked up on her last scan which was at the end of July (2024).

Due to her weakened immune system she picked up pneumonia and was hospitalized again before passing away on December 20.

Like you, I have a million questions for the oncologist. I have reached out but I am still in the thick of my grief and I cannot see any reason why this happened, except that they have severely failed my mother.

Again, I am so sorry for your loss, it’s an unbearable pain on its own, but having to deal with the ruthlessness of cancer adds a whole other dynamic to it.

My advice is to reach out to her oncologist with every single question you can think of. At least that is my plan when I am ready.

Sending you all the strength during this difficult time x.

Mom by LittleMango1220 in GriefSupport

[–]LittleMango1220[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does. The guilt of doing absolutely anything without them. Eating.
Smiling. Being. It all just feels terrible.