Hysterectomies - it's gotta be done but over here for hand holding

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LetsFaceTheMusicAndDance
I guess I start..
My cervix is on the outside, it can't all hang where it should and no manner of pelvic floor exercises or devises will get it back there.
I'm 41, one fab dd and wanted more but there you are, can't now can I?

This thread, hopefully, will be for those waiting, recovering or supporting

Good luck -thinking of you and hope they get things sorted out for you

Good luck fled lets hope they get it right today

Good luck Fled

Best of luck and healing thoughts fled.

Good luck Fled! Hope they get it right today

She's probably in a right old panic now, about to go down. Well, Hopefully she is going down and they've not cocked up again and hopefully they found her notes.

How are you both waiting and crem ?

Is everyone else doing ok?

Some words of advice
Because you are feeling totally normal again - don't forget that you've had a major op and

a. run in the rain
b. pull your niece off the sofa in a play fight

Because you'll later feel it

shew good words of advice there, i have spent the last 2 days recovering for going out mon and tues having a 'little' wander around the shops and too much bending down to pick things up. Feel like i had gone back almost a week in recovery .
But my bowels seem to have finally recovered

I wonder how Fled's doing. It must have gone ahead or she'd have posted by now?

Fingers crossed.

Yes, very good advice she.

Odd question I know, but is it possible to have 'ghost' period pains? I know people who have had limbs amputated can sometimesn feel a sensation where the missing limb would be. Last night I had exactly the same niggly feeling that I'd get the few days before my period. Not cramping as such-just niggling. I've just checked my calendar and I would be starting a period tomorrow f I hadn't had the op. Weird.

Good point well made she
I'm feeling much better in myself but still have pain and swelling in the pelvic area. However bleeding has almost stopped so hopefully I'm getting better .
sorry lets don't know anything about phantom period pain but you can get limb pain still after an amputation.
How's everyone else?

Sorry I didn't reply in a coherent manner lets, my brain is obviously not functioning!

lets surely there is a hormonal response. Certainly for the first one there must be some residual hormones (sorry can't remember if you had to have the complete job) that would cause something??? Is hrt a cyclical dose so your body responds the same?

I'm good today thank you waiting 10 days to go and madly trying to write a huge bid, two feature articles, sort out cover, convince clients that really I won't be ok to attend meetings first week in december and stay calm… failing with the last one and having limited success with everything in the middle lol

yup la la la la……

I did get a lovely invitation today, we have a girls club running and we always go out for a christmas meal, they've pushed it back so I can go and three different people volunteered to drive me. I am blessed with some truly lovely friends. something really nice to look forward to

thinking of you fled, hope you are feeling ok and the opiates are doing their job

Hope Fled's ok. If she's had a GA she's probably sleepy. Also, I doubt she's slept much the last 2 nights.

Glad to hear about your Christmas evening out Odd. It would be a real shame to miss all the fun.

Obercome I Googled and it seems I'm not a freak of nature after all . It's reasonably common.

tonight. can't wait.

Oo sorry over I've turned you German

Eek thinking about fled .
Hope she's ok....

Übercomeovercome
Funnily enough it's our work Xmas dinner I'm using as a goal. That's so nice that you've got willing drivers. At this rate I'll be exhausted just getting into a frock and a taxi never mind anything else...

I have had silver pads placed on my wound this morning -by practice sister .Still leaking alarmingly though.
My weight has plummeted by 7lbs in a week. All fluid

What did you say you had Crem? I want some.
Not

I went down just after lunch and I was hardly aware of my DH visiting that evening, so she is probably still out of it. Looks like it went ahead though.

Silver pads? Er what do they do?

Ghost pains?

You lot are seriously weird and now there's people speaking German!

Glad you're feeling better waiting Its going in the right direction. Hope you are feeling better in yourself crem

Off out for an early birthday meal now with the kids. Haven't got a chance between now and Monday. Nandos here we come.

Ooh nandos

Ooh nandos chilli salted chippies

Silver dressing is cos I is a princess innit? has anti-microbial properties and will kill gunk in wound allegedly .

The Vet gave us silver oxide cream to put on the horses legs when they were infected. He is a bit of a diva though

The horse or the vet?

chilli salted chippies were yummy

The horse the vet is just expensive

@ horse.
@ chips

Wonders how fled is this morning

Afternoon all. Sat up for lunch but exhausted so lying back on the bed. The nurses are lovely (although being tested by the very rude drama queen in the bed next to me).

Am sore (to be expected) but can highly recommend OxyContin and fentanyl in the pca (although that made me nauseous). Am incredibly itchy (prob the opiates) and desperate for a shower which has been promised after the ward round.

Thankyou for all your thoughts and keep your fingers crossed for a quick recovery for me