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My hysterectomy
Nov 11, 2008 09:17PM
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Well, the date is drawing nearer for me to have my hysterectomy. Needless to say, I am getting quite nervous. Yesterday I got a call from my GP to tell me that the bloodwork done specifically for my ovaries came back abnormal. I felt like saying 'DUH! I have cysts on them!!' If it came back normal, I'd have scrapped my plans to go ahead with this hysterectomy. The thing that has me scared is that she wouldnt give me any specifics. Just told me three times to make sure that I called my GYN and discussed the findings with her. Tried to call today, and go figure, the office was closed for Veterans Day. My boyfriend says it is most likely nothing to be overly concerned about, but I am still nervous. Now I have him making me promise that I will call him and tell him what the doc says when I talk to her tomorrow. Hope its nothing more than the fact that they will have to be removed with my uterus. No biggie if it is just that. I'm prepared for that. Its the other thing that it could be that scares me. My boyfriend says I tend to over-react sometimes, and maybe I do, but with good cause I think.
Thinking good thoughts.................
Thinking good thoughts.................
Hello I'm new to this site and just reading the discussions and saw yours I know its an old one and you probably had you surgery already and I just wanted to see how you are doing and how it went? I'm soon to book my hysterectomy soon.
Hope all is well, god bless and hope to talk to you soon.
Hope all is well, god bless and hope to talk to you soon.
Hello there
Thanks for writing. Yes, I did have my hysterectomy already and it went well. It took a little longer than expected due to the endometriosis I had, but all in all it went well. I was out of work for three weeks total. I went back sooner than my gyn would have liked, but I could stay out no longer. I was already not getting paid for the time out. When I went back, I did half days for the first two weeks. After that, I was feeling well enough to go back full days, but boy was I really tired by the time I got home. I am now almost four months post op and although I am feeling considerably better, I still feel twinges of discomfort (not pain) in my abdomen. My gyn says this is caused by internal scarring which is normal. All said, the best thing about getting the hysterectomy was no more extremely heavy bleeding every month. I don't miss that at all.
God bless and good luck with your surgery. Please, drop me a line and let me know how it went.
Thanks for writing. Yes, I did have my hysterectomy already and it went well. It took a little longer than expected due to the endometriosis I had, but all in all it went well. I was out of work for three weeks total. I went back sooner than my gyn would have liked, but I could stay out no longer. I was already not getting paid for the time out. When I went back, I did half days for the first two weeks. After that, I was feeling well enough to go back full days, but boy was I really tired by the time I got home. I am now almost four months post op and although I am feeling considerably better, I still feel twinges of discomfort (not pain) in my abdomen. My gyn says this is caused by internal scarring which is normal. All said, the best thing about getting the hysterectomy was no more extremely heavy bleeding every month. I don't miss that at all.
God bless and good luck with your surgery. Please, drop me a line and let me know how it went.
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