Hysterectomies - it's gotta be done but over here for hand holding PART 3

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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 or just need a bit of advice.

and I never bothered with peppermint capsules, I got my peppermint in the form of Foxy's Glacier Mints...soothing for the thraot and wind-ease all wrapped up in one small minty package

My wonderful body has decided to remind me for one last time the positive reasons for this op , so I'm with you there Jenny.
As for the 'out by 11am' it most probably will be as my op is also NHS in a private hospital, so own room and ensuite for me too (maybe it is a hotel!). Foxes glacier mints, now I can eat those. Off to buy a huge supply tomorrow. It is certainly all becoming more real.
What's happened to Annie? Have I missed her posts?

What is the carb drink for ?
I'm having my gynecologist appts and had my hysteroscopy in a lovely little private hospital so fingers crossed I'll have my op there too

No idea what the carb drink is for. Roll on next week, have been sent home from work this morning .

For my radical abdo hysterectomy I had the 6 drinks. Mine were lemon flavour and were surprisingly ok. I think they were to aid recovery-goodness knows how! I also had 4 weeks worth of injections that we had to do at home in my stomach every night .
I had to wear the stockings for 6 weeks. It didn't depend on activity levels. The nurse said 2 weeks but the consultant said new guidelines say 6.

I could have managed the school run by about 2 weeks but I think I was still shuffling at that stage.

Tbh the recovery was really quick in the first couple of weeks, so much so, that I started planning things in the thought that I would be fully recovered by 4weeks. However after the first couple of weeks the recovery tailed off a bit. It was still steady but not at the same fast pace. It took 6-8 weeks to be really up to speed. I was lucky in that I had no complications or infections

I also had to do a special diet for three days beforehand. No fresh fruit, meat herbs or spices etc. I haven't heard anyone else have that

The drink is call 'Preload' and we're given it to drink twice the day before and early on the morning of surgery. No dietary restrictions, just advised to take on extra fluids.

I'm used to wearing compression socks after running, might take my own snazzy ones in to liven up a dull day on the ward.

Shewhowines, 6 weeks to be up to speed sounds brilliant to me, some of the RL people I've been talking to have said it's taken that long for them to be able to lift a kettle

Been having a lot of pains this week, think my body really wants to have a massive period, but I'm still taking the norethisterone so keeping most of that at bay, I don't have time to have a period when there's so much to get ready for after surgery

I must admit I didn't iron or Hoover for a lot longer than 6 weeks - not because I didn't feel able, but because I was frightened of doing my self damage. I was doing everything else though.

I hope I'm almost back to normal by 6 weeks, at 6.5 weeks we are going yo the commonwealth games - decided to go by train just In case, but don't fancy 5 hours in train in agony ....

iron ? what's that ? Dh does the hoovering that and mowing the lawn are his jobs

ginge

i don't do ironing either, and i only ever vacuum downstairs, upstairs is DHs department too we don't have any lawns to mow, but the hedges need cutting - that'll keep DH out of trouble inbetween school runs and dog walks next week [hopeful]

No hedges here and he will love taking the dog over the field for an hour or so to give me some real peace.Hes not the quietist of folk lol

On the final countdown . And not a moment too soon, another lost day from work . Dc3 is starting to get clingy (although its SATs week too, so that could also be it). Hope everyone is OK today

when do you go in, mary?

On Wednesday Jenny . Pre-op assessment tomorrow.....

OOOh, I'm still first next week then

monday, 7.30am

had pre-op a few weeks ago, gave some bloods up last friday

it's funny how different areas have different procedures for the same ends

oh good luck Jenny. Ordinarily I would be panicking about anything like this, but it all just seems like a huge relief (may need reminding that I said that on Tuesday evening )

thanks, i'm swaying between nerves and relief that this will finally be over

i don't know about you, but every twinge and pain that normally i'd be brushing off is now playing on my mind, i'm so looking forwards to not having to think about whether i've flooded a chair, and timing trips out on the worst days.

....or having to get up 2/3 times in the night. The main reason I have taken today off work is because I couldn't guarantee that I wouldn't have to run out on a class full of children, that and I'm shattered by it all Its good to have someone going through it at the same time, with similar symptoms

DH keeps saying 'you look so tired' and then asks if i'm overdoing 'it'

yes, i'm active, but i don't climb everest every day.

i shall once this is done and dusted though

Good luck for Monday Jane x

Jenny even

Pre-op assessment all ticked off. EGG was an amusing experience (being the first time I've ever had one), and my usual miniscule veins decided they weren't going to be particularly forthcoming. There's a possibility I might have a spinal anesthetic - anyone experienced one? for's and againsts?
I'm also hopefully 1st on the list as long as there aren't any diabetics (due to my latex allergy). I knew there would be an upside to allergies eventually in life . In fact most of time talking was spent discussing my allergies rather than the op!

Well I have just got a copy of the letter they sent to my gp. Turns out I dont have endometriosis I have Adenomyosis.

Runs off to google it .....