help I need answers

[trh01]

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

[dfosnight]

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

[madgeOwens]

I will be thinking of you Friday.  Be a good girl...get well soon!
Madge

[Twilight_Princess]

Thanks so much for wishing me luck and the well wishes :-) All of you are my angels!

See you soon! XXXXXXXXXXX

[madgeOwens]

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

[jml1986]

Good luck tomorrow. Let us know how it goes.

[trh01]

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.