Author: Bloomin' Uterus

Feel Good Fridays!

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Woman standing in a snow blizzard

Happy Friday!

I hope that you’re all doing well today.  And if you’re not – if you’re struggling to get out of bed, just lay there a few extra minutes.  If your heart is heavy with despair, have a good cry.  If you’re in pain, hug that heating pad (or cat, or grip that pencil, or bite your lip) a little tighter.

Albert Camus wrote,

“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”

You do possess the strength to overcome.  And if you don’t yet realize that there is a burning ember inside you, seek the flames of others.  You do not need to endure alone, although you are capable and strong enough.

Hang in there.

September’s Winner!

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Illustration of woman wrapped in towel. The towel reads "1 in 10 women have Endometriosis"

Congratulations, Neffie McKee of Ohio, for winning our September Coloring Contest!  You’re automatically entered to win our Grand Prize: having your design printed on a t-shirt next year!  All profits of the t-shirt sales will go to the Endometriosis Foundation of America.

If you’d like to enter our contest, a winner will be picked every month until April 1, 2017.  And the best part?  Spreading Endo awareness and having fun at the same time!  Who doesn’t like coloring?!?

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Feel Good Fridays!

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snail holding a blade of grass in its mouth

ohmygod it’s already Friday?  And after NOON on Friday?  Okay, okay…let’s go find a great quote!

Confucius say:

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”

I couldn’t have said it better myself.  Some of us beat ourselves up over how slow and carefully we must now traverse life.  But keep moving.  Keep going.  You will get there, wherever *there* happens to be.

Enjoy your weekend!  And love yourself as you are.

Yours, Lisa.

A Quick Update from Surgery

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A woman smiling in a surgery gown and blue paper surgery hat
A quick pre-op snapshot

So, surgery took place on Wednesday, September 21, 2016.  It’s main intent was to take a look inside to see if my Endometriosis had returned, to excise any lesions and free any adhesions.  The official list of procedures to be possibly done that day, “Robotic Assisted Right and/or Left Ovarian Cystectomy, Excision of Endometriosis and Lysis of Adhesions, Possible Enterolysis, Urethrolysis, and Cystoscopy.”

The surgery took a little over two hours.  I did not get to meet with my surgeon afterward, unfortunately, but did have the pleasure of speaking with him on the telephone before I left the hospital that day.  What I remember:

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Feel Good Fridays

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Well, it’s Friday!  I’m actually writing this on Sunday evening knowing I’ll be totally loopy and out of it this upcoming Friday 🙂 I hope you’re all doing well!

Today’s quote is by Amaka Nikosazana:

“Be thankful for a breath of fresh air to be alive and well. Allow love and happiness to penetrate throughout your mind and soul. Take time to relax and live in the moment, the now, the present. Enjoy today.”

Whatever you’re doing when you read this, take a moment to pause, inhale and exhale deeply, think of something that brings you joy.  Let a smile come across your lips.  And resume your day.  Wash, rinse, and repeat tomorrow.  And the next day.  And the next…

🙂

Leave a message at the beep…

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Hi!  It’s Lisa.  I’ll be away for possibly a few weeks as I rest and recuperate from surgery.  I hope this message finds you well!  Feel free to have fun with the “Search” feature to the right side of your screen while I’m away.  Or you can pass the time by entering our coloring contest!  Otherwise, I’ll see ya when I get back.

If you’d like, leave a message at the beep.  *BEEEEEEEP*

My upcoming surgery

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DaVinci robot for surgery
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia

So, Wednesday is the big day.  I was talking to my Mum last night and she asked me what exactly my upcoming surgery entailed.  Figured I’d share it in case you didn’t know.

Endometriosis lesions (also called implants) grow wherever they damn well please inside the body.  My brain interprets them much like mushroom spores that *poof* and attach to wherever they land and grow.  However, much like an iceberg, more than just the visible tip exists beneath the surface.  Some people liken it to an invasive cancer, although not fatal.

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Feel Good Fridays!

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We made it through another week!  So, it’s Friday, and you know what that means!

Today’s quote is from Roy T. Bennett:

“Don’t let the expectations and opinions of other people affect your decisions. It’s your life, not theirs. Do what matters most to you; do what makes you feel alive and happy. Don’t let the expectations and ideas of others limit who you are. If you let others tell you who you are, you are living their reality — not yours.

There is more to life than pleasing people. There is much more to life than following others’ prescribed path. There is so much more to life than what you experience right now.

You need to decide who you are for yourself. Become a whole being. Adventure.”

Now, read it again.  Slowly.  Let it sink in.  Go find yourself.  Find some adventure! And live well!

Have a wonderful weekend.

Yours, Lisa