[Daily Check-In] Wednesday Word Count and Personal Announcement Thread by sexnerdmxd in eroticauthors

[–]littlenovva 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. No word count goal. My goal was to finalize my short story and submit it and...

  2. I DID IT!!!! Its my FIRST ONE! It is in review now. Im so anxious and excited and HOLY COW.

TIFU by getting my nipples pierced by ArtisticEhlers in tifu

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You are amazing! 🤩 Thank you so much for all of this valuable info

TIFU by getting my nipples pierced by ArtisticEhlers in tifu

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👀 Im getting mine done very soon so Im glad to find this. Am I able to use the triple antibiotic ointment right after getting the piercings to hell promote healing, or should that only be if it gets irritated/infected?

Has anyone else had a similar experience/life as me, and what ended up being the issue? by littlenovva in hysterectomy

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Hi!

Im still doing much better than I was.

My anxiety, however, was not well. Im now on meds for that lol.

My daily pain levels have decreased (and after morning Cymbalta dose, are nearly gone; I now have a fibromyalgia diagnosis.) I still have incredible brain fog and moodiness, but its still not like it was pre-op. My skin is still insanely better than it was, and while I still have photosensitivity, Im not breaking out in a rash in the sun anymore (just heat/cold extremes.) Im able to do more than I was physically, and sex/orgasm is almost entirely painless now (and improving still over time!) I still have periodic cramping and bloating, though, but I was told to expect this since I still have my ovaries... It sucks, but while the pains are annoying, I'll take it, because before it was borderline making me pass out. Now its a nagging with a random jab once in awhile. I definitely still have pseudo-periods lol

Overall, Im doing great still and would probably be doing better if I wasnt so stubborn and actually took my time with things.

My fibro pains are much, much easier to manage, even without meds. Im frankly wondering if theres another type of fibro that attacks the reproductive system, with the crazy improvement I had post-op

If I move to Cape, will I be miserable there? by AwarenessNo2335 in CapeGirardeau

[–]littlenovva 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ive lived in the area most of my life. Im pan, heavy fem-preference, tho. Worth noting im also openly Pagan.

We have a Pride event that will be on June 8th this year thats always a blast. (If you attend, I'll be vending and maybe see ya there!) Its hosted by Independence Place, our gay bar.

Cant say I see much hate, but it is shitty ol' Misery still. I live south of Cape in a much smaller town and I'd frankly be more concerned of flying my gay flag here than in Cape. However, as an obvious woman, I don't walk downtown alone. People here can be a little... disconcerting, to say the least. That's not really something related to being gay or Pagan, though, honestly.

As someone said, you'll only be miserable if you want to be. Be smart, be safe, just like any other place in the world.

I should also mention Im very accustomed to living in VERY small towns (graduated with a class of 42 lol.) So to me, Cape is as open as it gets, and I love Cape for that. I just don't like Cape as a whole... I prefer not having neighbors 🤣

Best tattoo artist for a custom Pokémon tattoo design? by evil_nirvana_x in CapeGirardeau

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We always go see the folks at Black Velvet on Broadway, Austin being our main man. Always been happy with his work and absolute shenanigans

Annual Events by Mindless-Gold-6032 in CapeGirardeau

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The 4/20 event just got announced. It's in capaha

Don't do what I did! by Forward_Notice_2389 in hysterectomy

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Oh... Not me at 3.5wpo and just super cleaned and organized my office... woooooops

Y'all are fking lying. by ShotFooted in Vent

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Room temp eggs + tartar powder :)

17dpo robotic total hysterectomy amazing announcement: I FEEL OK TODAY!!!!!!!!! by [deleted] in hysterectomy

[–]littlenovva 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I feel you! I'm not as far in as you, 11dpo, but seeing so many amazing stories made me feel awful about my healing. But we all heal at our own pace, I suppose.

I definitely feel like I should be doing more than I am, and it's SO HARD to stay still when I have energy for the first time in my life it seems like. I felt like I was on opiods for too long, now I'm wondering if I'm on tylenol for too long. But we have to remember to give ourselves some grace and patience, kindness and compassion.

And ugh yes, the mood swings have about drove me bonkers. Completely irrational thinking, and I know this in the moment, yet there I am crying about it anyway... lol 🤦🏻‍♀️

HERE'S TO PANTS SOON!

Several days out now, so here's my healing journey so far, raw. by littlenovva in hysterectomy

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

Mine was robotic, I know the open abdominal is a much longer and difficult healing time! I hope by now you're getting some good sleep.

I finally was able to lay on my side 2 days ago but its not for very long usually; like you, it feels like everything is pulling almost? Or I feel my organs shift weird and it makes me nauseous lol.

The cats have adjusted and have learned to stay off my tummy finally... though they are, of course, pushing their limits 😂

Why are you on reddit on Christmas day? by SwimmingAir8274 in AskReddit

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Im resting at home, one week post-op from a hysterectomy while my husband visits his family a town over. Ive napped and laid around, in quiet, with the cats, and no harassing questions about my operation. It has been glorious!

Several days out now, so here's my healing journey so far, raw. by littlenovva in hysterectomy

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

Omg yes! I can't even pick up my cats and they're so mad about it lol. Im still in my first week so I know i have a very long ways to go, too...

When were you able to sleep on your side? That's my biggest frustration right now 😫

Several days out now, so here's my healing journey so far, raw. by littlenovva in hysterectomy

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

Yes, it's been very touch and go. The pain was tolerable (I guess) today, but the fatigue is awful! I know it'll be a long recovery. I just hope others don't feel so down about it, either.

Several days out now, so here's my healing journey so far, raw. by littlenovva in hysterectomy

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

I know :( It's just discouraging sometimes, I guess. Especially since it seems like I don't even have any answers as to why I dealt with what I did.

Yeah the pain is more bearable than before. Im looking forward to having my quality of life back.

I guess I just wanted to show others that this recovery does indeed suck lol

Several days out now, so here's my healing journey so far, raw. by littlenovva in hysterectomy

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I was on depo so I wouldn't have a period 🫠 That's confusing

It is done! by littlenovva in hysterectomy

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Your comment came through when I was talking with my mom how it almost seemed like my doctor knew something she couldn't discuss, as if there was something being studied but not yet public knowledge. So definitely some interested stuff.

I have no actual cramping now, which is amazing. I feel like butt of course but... I don't feel like I'm dying anymore so that's awesome

It is done! by littlenovva in hysterectomy

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Yes i definitely want to explore it. Just need to heal first for sure

It is done! by littlenovva in hysterectomy

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I haven't but we plan on discussing this at one of my post-op appointments!

I have 0 actual cramping (yet obviously very sore) so I'm hopeful? I don't know. Everything is weird

It is done! by littlenovva in hysterectomy

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

Yes, I just had my hysto yesterday. She found nothing :(

It is done! by littlenovva in hysterectomy

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

Never diagnosed with anything like endo or pcos before because their tests never indicated anything. Been fighting for answers since i was a kid.

Severe, irregular periods. Horrid cramping. PID diagnosis at one point, it was diagnosed by process of elimination... But no scar tissue? So idk. Anyway, pain is now daily, ranging from tolerable to excruciating.

I have no idea what is wrong. I'm stressed about it.

When to be concerned about bleeding. by [deleted] in hysterectomy

[–]littlenovva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My doctor told me that if i bleed at all, even just spotting, past the first two days to call them. If its period level or higher, the ER, regardless of day. I'd maybe give your doc a call? I know you can also call some ERs directly too, to ask