Hey… it’s Anna. 🖤 I know. I’ve been a little quiet. I realized I haven’t properly checked in for a while, so here I am. And somehow, it has already been four weeks since my surgery. Four weeks. I honestly don’t know where the time went. Although, to be fair, when your daily schedule consists…

Hey… it’s Anna 🖤 I can’t believe I’m saying this already, but today officially marks two weeks since my surgery. For anyone who’s new here or just finding my little corner of the internet, I had an abdominal hysterectomy. They removed my uterus, my cervix, and my fallopian tubes, but thankfully I was able to…

Hey… it’s Anna. 🖤 Well… I’m officially four days into recovering at home. And I’m happy to report that things are definitely moving in the right direction. Recovery is still… well… recovery. But every day feels a little easier than the one before. I’ll take that as a win.   The Pain Is Changing One…

Hey… it’s Anna. 🖤 Well… I’m officially home. And let me tell you… Recovering at home is very different from recovering in the hospital. I don’t know why I thought I’d walk through my front door and magically feel better. Apparently my body didn’t get that memo. The first night home definitely had me saying,…

Hey… it’s Anna. 🖤 It’s been a little while. And for the first time in what feels like forever, I finally have some really good news. I had my surgery. I’m writing this three days later. And despite everything, I’m okay. Actually… I’m more than okay. I’m relieved. I feel like the biggest chapter of…

When my therapist asked me why it’s so hard for me to talk about my feelings, I honestly didn’t know how to answer. My first thought was, “I don’t know… it just is.”   The more I sat with it, the more I realized I’ve spent most of my life talking about everything except my…

Hey… it’s Anna. 🖤   Well. There’s something I never thought I’d be saying. I had my very first therapy session today. Ever. And if you had asked me yesterday how I thought it would go, I probably would have shrugged and said, “I’ll be fine.” Apparently that was a lie. Because… I cried. Not…

Hey… it’s Anna🖤. Have you ever realized you’ve been surviving for so long that you forgot what it feels like to actually live? Because I had that thought the other day. And honestly? It stopped me in my tracks. I think somewhere between work, doctor’s appointments, chronic pain, paying bills, helping my parents, and trying…

Hey… it’s Anna🖤. I finally have an update from my pre-op appointment. And the biggest news is… I got my surgery date. July 22nd. After months of appointments, blood work, iron infusions, MRIs, waiting, more waiting, and what felt like an endless amount of bleeding, I finally have an actual date on the calendar. And…

Hey… it’s Anna🖤. Tomorrow is my pre-op appointment. And honestly? I feel like I’m standing in two different places at the same time. One side of me is excited. The other side is nervous. And both sides are talking very loudly.   I Finally Feel Like Things Are Moving For months now it has felt…