Hysterectomy Support Group
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 supra-cervical). Although there are conservative alternatives, hysterectomy is performed for uterine fibroids, pelvic pain, pelvic relaxation, heavy or abnormal menstrual bleeding, and cancer.
Well it has been a month and a half since my surgery and I feel GREAT.....no pain, no bleeding. I had my surgery on June 30th, 2010. I recovered fairly quickly and am back to work. I was a little worried from reading other posts that i would not want to have sex but OH MY god was that wrong. This are def working there. Thank you all for the posts i read before surgery. This is def. a surgery i do NOT regret having!!!!!!!
I had a total hysterectomy on June 1st. Although I am still in recovery with little pains here and there I wouldn't turn back the clock either. The surgery was well worth having.
However, I wanted to ask you have you had any soreness of your breast area?? What about night sweats?? My breast are killing me and once in a while I will wake up with a sweaty neck area, sweating point is from my head/hair area! I Googled and ran across an article that read we should take progesterone directly after a hysterectomy for 21-days and then stop for another 7-days and restart. I am pissed at my OB/GYN and have an appointment to see him this Saturday concerning these concerns. I just joined this support group because as I googled info. I seen another ladies 2007 question from this site regarding this issue, but once I joined I haven't ran across it as of yet. She's right, my breast have increased in size and that normally would make me happy, especially that I have been considering a breast augmentation in the first place. However, I will take my man's size breast back any day if I could loose this pain!!! I woke up this morning with chest pains from it and I could barely take off my bra!!! Help!!
Going to have my hysterectomy really soon. am really nervous about it. but an douting if i should have a full hysterectomy or a partial one. which one is it better in the long run ?I heared tht the mid section gets wider and tht people age really fast. iam 44 yrs old. anyone having these problems. really bad reports about the sex drive. please write to me about the experience. really desperate. soly
It's critical that you keep in mind that a gynecologist will recommend a treatment that he/she is skilled in doing. So, it's unlikely that they'll inform you of all available treatments. And most gynecologists are very skilled at hysterectomy so that will be their recommendation. Plus, hysterectomy is a very profitable surgery; it's a $17 BILLION annual industry. Some procedures (e.g., ablation, embolization) are done by an interventional radiologist so these are oftentimes not mentioned as treatment options by gyns.
The proliferation of hysterectomy support forums on the web speaks volumes about the struggles women endure after this surgery. If they were temporary, that would be one thing but many of them are permanent.
The HERS Foundation - www.hersfoundation.com - counsels women about hysterectomy alternatives. They can be reached at 888-750-HERS and may be able to refer you to a doctor in your area who can treat your condition and keep you intact. Keeping ALL your female organs is essential to your physical, emotional, mental and sexual healthy.
I highly recommend that you read the discussions in this Support Group to see how hysterectomy has affected other women. There's NO way to predict how severe the effects of hysterectomy will be for YOU.