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

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Over here for the hand holding.
One in five women in the uk will have to have a hysterectomy at some point in their lives.
Come and join us if you are waiting, pre op, bleery eyed on the ward or recovering afterwards.

Round the park.. Once in the morning and once in the afternoon. I was quite slow to start with :)

Sorry, not meaning to dismiss your OP, just that if the uterus is still there, there will be a lot less bleeding, infection, etc. so it ought to be on the good side of average I would say.

I have grossed out a few colleagues when I tell them I was 32 weeks pregnant with fibroids. About the size of your cat, I say, helpfully, and they go, . And then I tell them how they turned my tummy button into a waste disposal chute

Xpostede...I had a cluster of fibroids which made me 32 weeks pregnant, so it was uterus, tubes and ovaries all out by keyhole. One hole at the base of my abdomen, one on each side of my gut and my tummy button opened up to get it all out. Quite a big job, as the builders might say. Not saying my surgeon actually sucked her teeth, but it was close :). And a blood transfusion as I was so anaemic.

Mmm weight gain I strongly suggest it might be due to the pigging out effect of lounging on the sofa and boredom. I don't think weight gain is inevitable if you have that, what's it called thing? Oh something called, self control. I don't know much about it, but apparently some people have it...

crem how's the face?
rhonda how's your friend today?

waiting 11 weeks have gone quickly. It's lovely to be back to normal isn't it.

letsface great to hear from you. Hope you are still keeping well.

Heres to a happy and healthy 2014 for everyone

Wow! Impressive. Well done you did you name them?
I would have been happy to have the hysterectomy but as I've had 4 sections he said there was a high risk of bladder damage so leaving it there.
I'm going to do the walking too. I've a toddler so she will like it. She's at nursery for the two days I normally work so if like a swim on those days.
Looking forward to getting it over with and putting it behind me.
Did you have hrt? Sorry for questions.
How have u found the lack of oestrogen?

Moods? I need to know about moods?
I've had horrendous pmt for years, might it improve

Didn't name them but I did get shown a photo from surgery. Huge fuckers.

I take oestrogen patches 25 microgramme s/24 hours and also a thing coyly called "topical oestrogen" which is basically a tic-tac on a stick that you put up your fanjo and you get 10 mcg/24 hours. You should ask about that, as it is often not given in the UK but has many benefits in preventing prolapse of the bladder - because it preserves collagen in the vaginal wall, thus stopping the whole thing collapsing inwards. It also stops vaginal dryness.

I have barely noticed the menopause though I am slightly hot at night s e times, not enough to keep me awake though. Very very hot the first night post surgery, but fine now I have the HRT.

You will need progesterone though as you are keeping the uterus. High mantenance things, uteruses.

My mood is fine except I am gutted to be going back to work. I have so loved these last six weeks at home chilling out. I don't think I have had six weeks off, no childcare, since I was about 12.

You will forgive me, but I am going to watch Sherlock now :). Good luck if we don't post before Friday.

My moods are much better as no longer in pain, sex also much improved too good luck for Friday ledkr
she me and ' self-control' are yet to meet... kevin now I'm back at work I'm enjoying it but did not want to return, I was far to comfy on the sofa eating biscuits

Thank you, you've been a great help.

Haven't heard from green and odds for a while. Are you guys ok? kingfisher how are you?

Sex? What's that?
Any improvement would be huge.
I've been too grumpy and hormonal and of course it's all dh's bloody fault!
I'm looking forward to sine time off work with my girls.

I am heavier I imagine. My middle expanded so jeans were very uncomfortable for first 2 weeks. Christmas food + sofa = weight gain.

Sex? Not allowed until 6 weeks and not sure I have a partner lined up

Swimming, I've been told to wait to 6 weeks

I drove at 3 weeks but short simple journeys

I'm on oestrogen HRT. Was previously on Tibolone to try and keep my endometrium from growing but can have oestrogen now. No moods that I can attribute to hormones. I like oestrogen and it agrees with me. I was on it before the uterus started growing and misbehaving

I wasn't allowed sex until last week (10 weeks) so having a bit of a second honeymoon

I at least have the excuse of needing to make breastmilk to justify my biscuit eating

No sex round here since September, due to ban after my 20 week scan because of risk of bleeding (placenta praevia). By the time I have recovered from the hysterectomy it will have been 5 months! Might have a second and third honeymoon by that point!

Mighty impressed by your walking Kevin, how many weeks post op are you?

Hello all sorry been Mia - been away over new year with friends on east coast with no mobile signal and patchy wifi

Welcome all new ones

I am now 51/2 weeks and am mostly back to normal ish although very achy after over exertion (like New Years eve)

Seeing physio on Tuesday to hopefully check nothing's fallen out

another I am seven weeks this saturday, but was able to walk almost at once.

Ledkr, good luck tomorrow, let us know how you get on.

Yes, all the best for tomorrow ledkr Don't worry too much. This time tomorrow it will hopefully be over, and you can come and join us on the recovery sofa.

All the best for tomorrow Ledkr will be thinking of you

Ledkr hope you are relaxing tonight. I had a long bath and read a book. May have had a glass of wine but I just wound down. The pre op wait is worse than post op.

Were you dancing kingfisher? Did you get people to check the dance floor for any fallen out bits?

I'm not sleeping very well so pretty tired but other thn that I'm doing fine. 4 weeks exactly since the op and I did a reasonably hilly, clambering walk across the moor today for about 4-5 miles. Tomorrow I'm planning to catch the train to nearest city and go shopping with 19 yr old daughter

Thanks everyone.
I feel ok, resigned in fact but I keep feeling really sick.
It could be nerves but I've never had it before, I hope it's not a bloody bug!
I shall update you all tomorrow.
I can eat until 3am which implys that you could have a meal around 2.45

Hope all goes well tomorrow Ledkr. The night before my c section I ate right up until the midnight deadline . I felt nauseous too, think it is normal to be nervous before any op, but biscuits, chocolate and wine will surely help.

Santa 4-5 miles wow, I have yet to leave the house!

Early days for me though 10 days today, when the painkillers start wearing off I really feel it still.

Santa, that is excellent when you think how rubbish you felt only a week ago.

Ledkr, probably is nerves. I had a shocking migraine when I went in. Luckily they don't care and just anaethetise you anyway :)

I had a migraine when I had my thyroid op two months ago, largely as I was nil by mouth for ages before.
The nice anethetist gave me IV paracetamol which worked a treat, I felt better after surgery than I had done before.
I had to stay in overnight and had to beg for food and drink which was a massive doorstop white sandwich-not easy to eat after neck surgery lol.

Another stitch-if you read back you'd see I was moaning at how little recovery I'd made, still feel awful, don't appear to be making any progress, pain at vault....whinge whinge whinge. I really do feel pretty good now. I do however not have a tiny baby exhausting me let alone small other children. I have an 11 yr old and am counting the minutes until she goes back to school!

Two days pre op I had the funeral of a friend who died suddenly in her 40s and then the next night my dog was ill and I sat up all night with him vomiting every ten minutes...I thought I might just howl at the staff in the anaesthetic room but I was so tired I felt quite subdued and flat.

santas me too and I'm not madly keen on her tbh.
I had 3 boys and longed for a girl to do girly stuff with, instead I have a cheeky, sarcastic and self absorbed nightmare. She is embarrassed by my very being!
I also have a 2 yr old who us hard work but delicious.

Ledkr just popping in to wish you the best of luck tomorrow.
Also look forward to chatting afterwards. Take care.
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