Endo Excision: Day 25

Recovery Update Day #25

This week has been interesting... Some ups, some downs, some in betweens. I've been trying to my best stay present, get more movement in but also not overdo it. It's such a hard balance. I did some light stretching for about 20 minutes about 3 days ago and I think it set me back... I finally feel less pain again today. It's so hard to figure out what is best when every body is so different, and to figure that out with my surgery in particular since I've learned more about it.

Not only did they excise endometriosis lesions in 18 separate locations in my abdomen (over 20 samples sent to pathology), they discovered I have retroperitoneal fibrosis aka "Ormond's disease" as well as a frozen pelvis aka "terminal endometriosis or end-stage endometriosis" all of which they hoped to correct with this surgery. And it makes so much more sense as to why my recovery has been so slow. I feel very validated that I'm not ok yet.

I'm happy with where I'm at in the recovery and disappointed simultaneously. Being patient might be the hardest thing in the world right now. Healing is not linear. We are not taught this so often so we expect our bodies to do things that aren't reasonable. I'm so guilty of this. I can't expect an aggressive and invasive surgery to have anything but a slow recovery but my brain is really struggling with this logic most days.

I'm doing my best and I'm taking it slow, much to my own chagrin. I'm ok but I'm not ok. And I'm sure many people can relate to that *a lot* lately. So I'm right there with you but in my own way.

Trish and I are celebrating Father's Day all weekend with both of our families so it will absolutely be a test to see how long I can exist outside our home. This will be the first time I've left the house since surgery on May 19. Please send me all the best spoon vibes cuz I NEED IT! 💜🫶🏻💛🥄