For most people housework is just a tedious chore that they would rather not be doing. For people with endometriosis it is exactly that but with a huge dollop of pain on top! A simple task like washing the dishes this evening has left me with so much aches and pain. By half way through, the pain in my back from standing was radiating upwards. Making me want to just lean over the sink and hold on. Hoovering is the same. When I finish I am exhausted. I've gone a bit unsteady on my feet a few times towards the end and my mother has to make me sit down. I look forward to the day when cleaning will not be painful, just tedious! With endometriosis you learn not to take anything for granted!
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I remember those days clearly. Eventually I worked out a complex set of chores I could do at certain times, for certain amounts of time, at certain times of the month and divided that up with my boyfriend. Somehow before my hyst I got so pissed at the pain I cleaned the entire house and just luxuriated in the pain in my feng shui home. Gotta say it was really nice for my recovery ;)
ReplyDeleteGood idea to work out what you can do at certain times! Hope you're recovery after hyst is going well and you're pain free!
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