What is Hysterectomy
A hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus, usually done by a gynecologist. Hysterectomy may be total (removing the body and cervix of the uterus) or partial (also called...
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i have a lot of questions to ask maybe someone who has bipolar and has had a complete hysterectomy.
I am 26 and 3 weeks ago, May 7, 2009, I had a complete hysterectomy due to endometriosis. I had been bleeding since Jan 22, 2009 and couldnt handle the cramps anymore. I have also been diagnosed with bipolar syndrome, type 1, as of a year back. I thought my medication was working for that, Lamictal, but since the surgery, my life seems to be spinning out of control. My "manic low" stages of the bipolar part of me, seem to come on more in quantity and are more severe. Now, I am loosing sleep, have nausea all the time so i dont eat much or drink which makes it hard for any of my medications to work correctly. I am loosing weight and everything seems to be getting worse. I have been on narcotics for nearly a year now (opiates) for pain associated with surgeries and I find that when I take the pills, my life is that much easier to deal with. So when things get hard for me, I rely on the pills to get me through the day and onto the next one. I have not keep all of this to myself, I have reached out to friends, family, my fiance and they either are so scared, they dont want to help or they just dont know what to do and have given up trying to figure out how to help. In my head, it seems so easy for someone to help me through this, just stay by my side and uplift me until it gets better or something along those lines, but I keep getting "rejected" and all these feelings of unworthiness are tearing me apart. I never knew life could get so hard, I have been abused in my lifetime, almost every way you can imagine, and I was strong enough to make it through those times, but the present is nothing in comparison. Any advice or uplifting thought would be GREATLY APPRECIATED. I am definitely a person who appreciates help. Thanks.. Posted on 06/01/09, 05:06 am |
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all i can say right now is you have started possibly the best thing you can right now and that is support through the www. i find the support for many aspcts of my life are much easier delt with through the online support and for me the greatest thing was the realisation that i am no longer alone anymore and there are many many sufferes out there just like me, and that is at time so much more comfort to me than the support i get from friends and family whom really dont understand as well as a suffer.
great big hugs to you x 
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Bipolar runs very strong on my husbands side of the family and my mother has it as well. I have seen the ups and downs in this and I know they have a difficult time getting the medications right. I had a total abdominal hysterectomy ovary's removed due to endometriosis and adenomyosis. My periods were every 2 weeks for 2 years. When my Dr tried to stop them I couldn't stop bleeding. I was bed riden from Oct 08 to Feb 09 when I had my hysterectomy. This is a major surgery and Your body has changed for ever. Your body is going through changes and eventually you and your Dr will find that happy medium. It tok me a long time till I felt like I was back in the normal world. My hysterectomy didn't cure my endo and I am now seeing an endo specialist. I am sorry to hear you are going through a difficult time but it will get better. I struggled through mine as well. Good luck and my prayers are with you.
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