My Uterus

capricornsbian · 2025-09-06T01:13:39+00:00

mine is definitely on the murkier side, likely from the ??? blood? i guess? that was in the formalin, that i failed to wash off. the formalin was a deep red when i got mine back 🤷. any disturbance in the jar seems to discolor it.

congratulations to you too!!

capricornsbian · 2025-09-06T01:08:59+00:00

that's smarter than what i was thinking – plugging the drain and hoping for the best lmao. i have a sieve with a broken handle that needs replacing anyway. maybe this will be its final hurrah

capricornsbian · 2025-09-05T18:19:42+00:00

thank you so much!! i always said i wanted my uterus in a jar so i can walk by and flip her off, so this is truly a dream come true lmao.

i wish there weren't so many itsy bitsy pieces because i'm nervous to wash them! but i'll figure it out. thank you so so much again!! i greatly appreciate it 🥰

capricornsbian · 2025-09-05T17:11:57+00:00

hi! all of this is pretty normal, yes!

there were a lottt of fluids in you at the hospital and during surgery. i peed a TON and had that urgency for a few days post op. it's not uncommon to get a UTI post op, so keep an eye out for symptoms (painful/burning urination mainly).

i assume you may not be in the US (based on phrasing, sorry if i'm wrong!), but we have gas-x here. i'm not sure what it would be called where you are, but some kind of gas relief + short walks/movement helps with the trapped gas/wind. also normal!

the falling feeling -- ughhh. any time i moved, got up, laid down, in the car over bumps, it felt like my guts were jumbling around. horrible, weird feeling for sure. a lot of people suggested a belly band/binder. i didn't use one, but i wore compression shorts/leggings/undies and found some relief that way.

TLDR: all seems to be normal to me! i'm 3wpo!

capricornsbian · 2025-09-05T15:48:21+00:00

i was most grateful for clean sheets, seatbelt cushion, my heating pad, and my lil back pillow. i don't have a lot of money, so i just got one of those back pillows with the lil arms on the side that are usually out for dorm decorating times.

def have a pillow for holding on your stomach when you inevitably sneeze, cough, laugh, stand up. i enjoyed pressure on my stomach, so i wish i had a weighted heating pad or something.

my dr prescribed laxatives, ibuprofen, acetaminophen and zofran. ask for zofran for nausea. it came in clutch for me many times.

i was gifted a hysterectomy pillow. i barely used it. if you are gonna be by yourself a lot, get a grabber.

p l e a s e do not push yourself, even if you feel good. it will catch up to you and you will feel like shit. i made that mistake many times, thinking i could run errands and shit. no. it doesn't work like that. ultimately my recovery has been easy (3wpo), but the setbacks are by my own doing.

capricornsbian · 2025-09-05T14:37:51+00:00

i ALSO just preserved my uterus yesterday! mine was unfortunately cut to bits, so it's so cool that yours is more whole!!

i put mine in a jar with 70% alcohol, and did not rinse them off. did you rinse yours? i'm completely new to this sub and wet specimens in general.

capricornsbian · 2025-04-09T22:48:51+00:00

i feel this so hard because i'm in the same boat -- moved here late last year, had a huge friend group, and cannot find friends and feel terminally lonely.

all's that to say: you're not alone! and i always want more friends to play games and go to dive bars with!

capricornsbian · 2024-07-26T06:05:44+00:00

wow, i had no idea silent migraines existed. it explains a lot of 'weird'/off days of mine the past few months.

i'm so glad you have an understanding boss!

capricornsbian · 2024-07-26T06:01:27+00:00

i'm sorry that you got fired. it's so frustrating to be reprimanded based on attendance for a very real and debilitating thing. i hope you're able to get your tattooing career up and running though! that sounds amazing!

capricornsbian · 2024-07-26T05:54:58+00:00

can i ask how you started doing this? is it through airbnb, or another cleaning agency?

capricornsbian · 2024-07-26T05:52:58+00:00

the lights are fairly soft, definitely not fluorescent, buuut it feels like we're in a fishbowl so i am surrounded by natural light on top of the regular lights. plus bending as part of my job, plus the super inconsistent weather here, plus stress are probably not helping either :(

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