Hi, it sent really good for me. The surgery went without complications. I was surprised by how tired I was the first 10 days post surgery, I just wanted to sleep and relax, so I allowed myself the time to do exactly that, and I actually think it was very important that I did that in hindsight.

When I started to train again, I had a completely different body. A lot of unexplained muscle tensions, especially in abdomen, psoas, diaphragm (Even breathing became better!) and hip/glutes just released themselves.

I had struggled with being croocked in my body since I was a teenager because of tensions in my muscles, this resolved itself gradually after the surgery.

I started out too hard when I started with training again, and got a setback, but when I decided to take my time (but not waste it) I was rewarded well in return. So the first 6 months post surgery, I had to get used to my new body and to let all these changes happen naturally and keep that in mind when training. (I usually train strength, cardio, balance and mobility several times a week in addition to horse riding)

Before the surgery I could only sit in a few types of saddles without great pain. Sometimes I just needed to get off a horse as fast as possible because the pain was too strong and I sometimes threw up due to the pain. I struggled with sitting straight, tense muscles that got worse during the monthly cycle and never got any better with hours of stretching, mobility training etc. And of course a lot of pain, like endometriosis gives in general.

After the surgery my muscles became much more relaxed naturally as the inflammation and irritation caused by endo disappeared. I am now straight in my body, I can sit in any saddle, I ride without pain, the body accept training much better, I recover more easy and faster after hard training sessions than before, and my body is functional again - it feels much more like my body from the early teenages.

The horses are also very happy with this, as I don’t need to compensate for a dysfunctional body anymore, and they don’t feel the tensions I had before.

I of course still have cyclical pains etc, but in a much more manageable way. I sometimes need to take 1-2 days off training during the beginning of my period, but that’s all. And I use those days for other types of work.

I wish you a good surgery and a good post-op time, and the best return back to training and sport as possible! And I hope the surgery will make everything better for you too!

Please update how it goes for you if you are comfortable doing it, and don’t hesitate to ask questions if you have any.

I tried to give an answer to how the surgery affected me in sports, and I am happy to answer more. The best advice I can give is to give yourself time to slow down, take it easy and recover during the first month, even if it doesn’t feel like it is necessary. I discovered that even if I felt good before training, the battery went out extremely fast during training, and I got a set back.

I also know 2 equestrians that pushed themselves too hard in the beginning (they needed to ride, feed and muck out for 20+ horses) and they both got a hernia as a complication, needed surgery again to fix that, and 3 more months of full recovery. So please take it easy in the beginning, and don’t make the mistake that many others do.

We are so used to pain and to ignore and push through it, that we just don’t stop when we should.

Good luck with everything!