I've been terrified about surgery my whole life and thus far my oral surgeries have given me enough reason to have kept this fear. My hysterectomy the end of July was, however, a great experience! (Easy recovery, great doctor, etc)

I wanted to let the people following me know why I’ve been absent for a bit, and know it won’t be much longer until I am regularly posting- hoping this is the beginning of normal! I just truly haven’t had much to talk about as I was hanging with my parents for a couple weeks after surgery and taking the occasional nap as my energy level was down for a bit. Then, when feeling more myself have had more work to catch up to where I was. I’m in that now.

If you’re curious about what led to my having this surgery, I had a lot going on. I had adenomyosis causing me a lot of troubles, endometriosis, and a large ovarian cyst that had atleast a liter of fluid in it- impressive, ha! (And uncomfortable, sometimes painful, bloaty, and generally not feeling well- all the time)

I am never too sure what counts as an over-share. Women's health has been so stigmatized and kept secret, and when shared it's seen as making a statement. I guess if I am making a statement it’s to take care of yourself and have doctors that really listen. Also, that women's bodies are bodies- they can fail and do weird things and have problems, and being half the population those problems should get more study.

Anywho. I usually post on Mondays, but my goal of catching up is a bit behind and Cory was off yesterday for a work holiday. We went hiking on my favorite trail on my favorite mountain- a first for the year and a first since I have had surgery. It was so great to be there! The weather was perfect, some twenty plus degrees cooler than town, 55 degrees, and clear skies with great views to Mt Adams. We not only heard pikas, but were rewarded with seeing one! I love those furry little guys.