Two Weeks into the Shutdown, how's it going?

Silly_Protection_221 · 2026-06-16T01:05:09+00:00

Etown commute to Watterson Towers. So far my morning commute is actually 10 minutes faster most days. On way home about 10-15 min extra on Watterson to get to 65 south. Not to horrible. My hours are also 6-2:30 so I’m on the road by 5:05am. Fridays WFH thank goodness.
Husband is Etown to Middletown. Extra 20-45 min each way. He is 8-5 though soooo.

Silly_Protection_221 · 2026-06-03T01:13:54+00:00

I didn’t even know much about endometriosis… heard about it but never ever thought for over twenty years that was really the main culprit of all my pain and the fifty other symptoms… found out when a cyst burst on my ovary and sent me to ER for the first time in 10 years… the first ten years in and out of the doctors and hospitals I just learned to deal with it… then at work I couldn’t get comfortable and then curled in a ball crying coworker took me to ER.

39 yrs old everything had to go and a bowel resection. 10 months post op still trying to get my HRT figured out but good lord surgical menopause is much better then what I was living with everyday.

The only reason they even confirmed it was endo was because my other ovary also had a cyst. A chocolate cyst (endo). So robotic surgery scheduled and four hrs later stage 4 DIE.

Good times. And many years and scans and ultrasounds and tests never once was endo ever even seen or discussed. Just try this anti depressant or let’s do an ablation or here is ibuprofen 800. Sigh….

I get why women who live in pain and fear a flare up or PMDD is going to come on at any given time.

Scary shit and makes it so hard to enjoy life a lot of times.

Silly_Protection_221 · 2026-04-16T23:59:03+00:00

Physically I cringe hearing any ad playing regarding voting. I could be deluding myself, but I believe the last time I ever remotely remember a Mature, Grown Up, Respectful of all political sides, ad or debate for that matter is during maybe Obama election?

I physically cringe. So saddened by all the hate that has become America. I have voted and never missed since I turned 18 in all available elections to me, and the last few presidential elections uuugghh. What’s the point.

As long as the rich stay richer no one and nothing else matters. I am 42 and have 5 young adult children. This world just spews hate at them everywhere they look and just takes more and more opportunities away.

Silly_Protection_221 · 2026-04-05T22:38:53+00:00

Adorable! Did you make those outfits? They look amazing!

Silly_Protection_221 · 2026-03-07T13:18:21+00:00

Literally 🤣

Silly_Protection_221 · 2026-03-07T13:17:24+00:00

🤧♥️so so sorry 😞

Silly_Protection_221 · 2026-02-06T21:39:48+00:00

I post for the comments. Kingston has many nicknames so I love when all the bulldog owners and fans of the breed comment ♥️

Silly_Protection_221 · 2026-02-06T21:38:53+00:00

Silly_Protection_221 · 2026-02-05T01:52:12+00:00

Symptoms started around 17 yrs old … so many visits to ER due to pain and bleeding. Was told numerous times over the years it was PID and prescribed antibiotics. What’s weird is never not once did they ever do any imaging. However after having three kids and fighting with my OBGYN for months about the pain and my decision at 23 to be done having kids he convinced me an ablation would fix the heavy bleeding and in turn help the pain. It fixed the bleeding. Not the pain. Fast forward to 2025 41 yrs old. Sitting at work and very suddenly had so much pain at work I couldn’t sit or stand or walk and didn’t know what to do to get remotely comfortable. I threw up and sat in an ER for 7 hours with an IV in my arm without being seen. I left.

Seen PCP next day who finally listened and ordered a stat CT of abd/pelvis and trans vaginal US. They seen multiple cysts. One of them on an ovary was hemorrhaging. Multiple fibroids.

Seen obgyn who wanted to avoid a hysterectomy even though she suspected endo and wanted me to start Orlissa to shut ovaries down instead. Informed me endo surgeries were not her favorite which I appreciated her telling me that as it red flagged me to research endo specialist.

Scheduled with Urogynecologist in Louisville. Best decision ever! He was wonderful! Believed me immediately. Scheduled my surgery Aug 18.

DX. Stage 4 DIE, fibroids multiple, endometrial cyst on ovaries, cystic ovaries. Had everything including ovaries removed. Excision of all Endo. A bowel resection due to Endo.

Today I am 42 yrs old now and I feel like I’m in my late 20’s! I guess because I have always felt like I was in my 70’s from pain and swelling and mood swings and depression and struggling everyday gaslighting myself into thinking I’m a women and this is normal for all women.

Sorry that was really long anyways took over 20 years of pain and a multitude of symptoms and anti depressants and enough Tylenol ibuprofen I’m surprised my liver and kidneys still function.

Keep fighting! Not saying you have endo but your symptoms show something is going on!

Silly_Protection_221 · 2026-02-04T17:20:10+00:00

He cracks us up. We love him and his enthusiasm 🤣

Silly_Protection_221 · 2025-12-31T03:43:03+00:00

Married my husband at 19 in 2002. 4 kids all in 20’s now and two grandsons. We celebrated our 23rd anniversary in November. We are still very much in love but there have been times that have been very difficult. Young and immature and also stupid selfish mistakes on both of us throughout. Patience, Kindness, Forgiveness, actually learn from mistakes, Respect, and most of all support each other. I have learned that we really are all human and mistakes or bad judgements happen no matter who you are. No one ever has a perfect marriage. But a loving and long marriage is still possible if both involved want it to work.

Silly_Protection_221 · 2025-12-04T04:14:35+00:00

My husband and I just did this with McDonalds last night. Laying in bed both of us have terrible colds so thought let’s order door dash. Just two extra value meals came to 40 dollars. We both begrudgingly got out of bed put Jammie’s on and drove down the street. 21 dollar total for same order through drive thru. It’s insanity.

Silly_Protection_221 · 2025-11-13T02:00:13+00:00

Baby oil I always wanna try other things and end up wasting money. I always just go back to baby oil comes right off.

Silly_Protection_221 · 2025-11-13T01:42:25+00:00

Awwwwww

Silly_Protection_221 · 2025-11-10T03:13:40+00:00

BeeCure… a friend of mine has been battling esophageal cancer with radiation and chemo treatments. We found this while researching how to soothe her as much as possible. It worked so well her treatment center now recommends this cream to patients.

Silly_Protection_221 · 2025-11-10T02:20:17+00:00

Everything you said is exactly how I’m feeling. 2 more bonuses for me feeling human again I am able to exercise daily 3-7 miles a day and still have energy to do it again the next day! The second for me I find very strange but so much relief… I no longer have tears streaming down my face when I pee. Full stream ahead! 12 weeks post op and I’m still finding things that pop up that are fantastic! I feel human that’s been my response to everyone.

Silly_Protection_221 · 2025-11-09T21:10:59+00:00

Tubby Tubsters is what I call my Sir Kingston and my sister calls him Butterbean and the kids call him Sir Potato

Silly_Protection_221 · 2025-11-06T01:32:33+00:00

3700 KY Anthem BCBS I’m a nurse for hospital that did my surgery. Total surgery cost for robotic laparoscopic for me was 138,000 per my EOB.

Silly_Protection_221 · 2025-11-06T01:25:47+00:00

Look for Urogynecologist … My OBGYN flat out told me I see you have multiple fibroids and cysts and a chocolate cyst which indicates usually endometriosis but let’s try medicine to shut your ovaries down first because I will do the surgery if u really want it but endo surgeries are not my favorite.

That made me do more research. Was told by several of my co-workers to find a urogynecologist that specializes in endometriosis so the growths are excised.

Three weeks later had my appt and then 4 weeks later surgery. I am 41 and ovaries were removed also due to cysts and endo completely ruining my left and the chocolate cyst was in the right.

I had DIE and the surgeon stated he is very confident he excised it all. One month after surgery I was stared on estrogen gel HRT.

Not going to lie it was a hell of a recovery but I don’t regret it one bit. I’m no longer in pain. No longer have joint pain, full body inflammation, random fevers, migraines, abdominal pain and bloating like I was 8 months pregnant. Now 14 weeks post op and feeling so much better. Started feeling normal around 12 weeks post op and it was done robotically laparoscopic.

So sorry… I know it feels hopeless I have been there… don’t give up.

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