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Walking off the gas from surgery…

But still standing strong 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

#AskLemon8 #endo #endometriosissymptoms #endometriosislifestyle #endometrosis

2025/10/1 Edited to

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Did you get a hysterectomy for it or did they just laser the cysts off? I know when I had endo, they gave me different options on the route I could’ve gone.

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