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I am going to have a hysterectomy next month and I was just wondering, Is it true that you will bleed up to 6 weeks and can not drive, lift or do much of anything? I will know in a few weeks about what kind of hysterctomy I am going to have, but I been hearing alot of things about it.
Tammy
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i had abdominal hysterectomy 3 years ago and i was led o believe it was no big deal. one nite in hospital and back to work in 4 to 6 weeks. that was not the case i ended up in the hospital for a week and unable to return to work for six monthes. so just beware there are risks and dangers that u dont know about until they happen. i had internal bleeding became very anemic, couldnt stand up without passing out an ended up developing a very large hematoma in my abdominal wall and it was extremely painful and took monthes t go away.i almost died from the internal bleeding before they figured out what was going on so just dont take it too lightly. also they have very affective other treatmens for fibroids
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They let you go home on the same day? You were lucky, but I would rather have been watched - what good it did anyway - the nurses weren't much help to me. I had a bad experience where I was. I hope I didn't offend any nurses here - it's just the hospital I went to is known for not having very good service. Out of all the nurses that took care of me - only two I would give credit to. They were wonderful!

shortymoma86 - you had no bleeding whatsoever? I have bleeding, but it's very light. I hope this is normal.
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Good luck you two! I'll be thinking and praying for you both. It will be okay. I promise. If I can do it, anyone can ;-)

I'll send you both a PM. *HUGS*
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well I go in tomorrow for an inpatient abdomial complete hysterectomy. I was told I will go straight into menopause. Unfortunately, I will have to take hormones. I am nervous.
Tammy
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I'm new to this thing....I had a laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy 5 weeks ago...it was a day surgery(went home that same day)I had absalutally no bleeding!!about a week and a half later I felt great!!  I'd do it again if I had to!!
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Wanted to wish all of you the best of luck with you surgeries. I'm 4 weeks out and feel pretty good! Remember to give yourselves time to heal and don't over do. Ask for ear plugs if you happen to get a room mate in the hospital (mine snored bad) or maybe a sleeping pill :) I was very nervous before hand but once I actually got to the hospital I didn't seem to have time to be nervous and everyone was so kind and I'm sure you guys will do great.
God Bless,
Teresa
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I had an abdominable hysterectomy done 10 years ago at the age of 36 because I had cervical cancer. I always had pap smear done every year and they always came back good and when they had changed the test it came back that I had something wrong. They did the biopsy and it came back that I had stage 1 cancer.  
Make sure that they keep your ovaries if they can so you don't have to take hormones. I had no bleeding after the surgery. The only problem I had was muscle spasms and numbmess in the area of the incision  I was also very tired  and week for about 3 weeks after the surgery.
The good side is that you have no more periods.
Good Luck
Dfosnight
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I will be thinking of you Friday.  Be a good girl...get well soon!
Madge
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Thanks so much for wishing me luck and the well wishes :-) All of you are my angels!

See you soon! XXXXXXXXXXX
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You are the same day as me? Tuesday? We will do great, I know it.
My ultrasound was ok I think so only uterus and bladder repair as far as I know.
Good Luck.. Do NNOT over do! XXXXX take care Princess XXXXXXXtoo LOL
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Good luck tomorrow. Let us know how it goes.
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thanks for the advise. yes twilight and madge we will survive. I can relate on not sleeping good, i have been the same way. I will be glad to get it over with and get back to normal. I am ready! Good luck to all of us next week.
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Overall, hyster has been a positive thing for me.  My 6 wk checkup is this afternoon.  I was so tired of "hygiene issues" for years before having the rectocele/cystocele repair done at the same time.  Fibroids were the main reason for the hyster.  Plus cyst on right ovary... it all added up to getting it done and over with, and I am glad I did. I have one ovary left intact.  I feel like a burden has been lifted off my body and the rectocele repair has been a tremendous change for the better.  Recovery is easier for me since dr was able to do surgery vaginally.  I had a couple days of being teary-eyed after about 2 wks and they changed my HRT from .01 to .1 mg Vivelle and that went away.  I was a little crabby but everyone is crabby in Michigan in January.

I did not experience "bleeding" after the surgery, just a light discharge that lasted 3-4 weeks.  Panty liners took care of it.  You need to be off work 3-4 weeks depending on whether it is vaginal or abdominal.  Rest is essential!  But you will be able to move around and do a few things after one week.  It isn't good to lie on the couch all the time, either, but you have to have a lot of patience in settling for doing just a "little" or you will get really tired.  Standing still is the worst... it was uncomfortable and I was better off moving around a bit.   I went back to work half days after 3 weeks, which was ok, but I took it easy.  Then full days the 4th week.  No lifting or straining.  I had no problem driving a car after 3 weeks.  

It requires patience, taking care of yourself, eating right, and knowing life will return to some semblance of normal.  I gained two pounds, but that's just from inactivity and I will slowly increase moving around more.  Brownies also look good in January...

Murphlib
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One more thing.my doctor says it won't make you gain weight.......
Princess you must be much younger than I...I went thru menopause 6 years ago....
well I think you continue thru until your 100 hahahaha...........anyway...I ate chocolate to get me thru it for mood swings......just don't over do or you will gain weight....remember they want us to walk lots....don't do too much too soon....keep in touch....I can't sleep LOL this is about the sixth night with little to no sleep.
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I too bellieve more people said they were so happy they had their hysterectomies..personally I have found no one who had anything bad to report.

I have a bad prolapse and I have to have bladder repair.and I won't know about OC or cysts or whatever with ovaries until I wake up after surgery,

I too am on the 5th....we will be great..........the three musketeer sisters!
all for one and one dang uterus outta there !LOL
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OK of course by reading that one post it isn't changing our minds. I've read the pros and cons of Hysterectomies and I am still going to go through with it.

Tjoyce - I've been in pain and had painful heavy bleeding periods for years and I am finished with this once and for all. I have problems with cysts and Endo. This surgery needs to be done so I can finally live pain free and worry free. The majority of the women I have talked to that has had hysterectomies tell me that they don't regret it. I've heard more positive than negative :-)
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I was told to have a hysterectomy by my gyno and found the HERS website and so far, 2 years later, I am still intact and no problems.  I would suggest that before you take any chances of experiences any of these post hysterectomy issues, check out the HERS website, it's easy to find, www.HERS.org and you can schedule a consultation to get a second opinion.  Especially after reading all of your posts claiming all sorts of problems post hysterectomy, I am very glad I call the Hers foundation first.  Good luck, but don't say I didn't tell you so.  
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just went to pre-op and going to do a total hst. abdominally. yuk. getting it done feb. 5th. I dread it.
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well I went to my pre-op and I go in for my hysterctomy Tues. the 5th. they are going to do a total (abdominal) hyst. I am dreading it. they said they would give me hormone therapy because I will go straight into menopause, cause they are taking everything. yuk!
Tammy
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LOL! Me skinny? Now that's a laugh! I'm average size and weight - now. Two years ago I got to be the biggest I've ever gotten. I mean I was bigger than when I was pregnant!

I'm with you on taping the mouth shut! That's what I'll be doing! ;-)
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I think it might be true if you lay around eating Big Macs all day.  Otherwise I think you don't need to worry....I hear you to darn skinny Princess anyway LOL....is us fatties who have to worry. Personally I am taping my mouth shut!
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I go for my pre-op appointment tomorrow too, so I guess we will both find this out.

I don't think I can post links on these boards, but I'll send you a link in a PM to a site that has a lot of info.
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Gee, you succeeded in scaring me too!!

Did you have your cervix removed? I was wondering if keeping the cervix will prevent this from happening.
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Hearing about weight gain after a hysterectomy doesn't sound good. Gosh! it wouldn't be pretty if I gained weight after this! Say it ain't so?

I was worried about weight gain and asked at another forum and the majority of the women said they LOST weight. I only hope I'm one of them that loses weight.
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