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Hysterectomy

WOW, reading all of this information from Hyster Sisters, I AM REALLY AFRAID TO DO THIS NOW.  I have been experiencing extremely heavy periods, severe cramping, migraine headaches, large clotting, nausea, aching back, aching pelvic area, bloating, diahrrhea, constipation (yes, both), mood swings that would make the devil cower, and fibroids pretty much since I started having my period at age 12.  I am now 40.  I looked into the option of endometrial ablation and my doctor told me that because I also have a history of fibroids, the ablation would not alleviate the fibroids, therefore I could/would still experience bleeding.  I have had to healthy pregnancies (1990 & 1996), a tubal ligation performed in 1996 after the birth of my second son.  Both of my kids were C-Section births also.  My periods are such a burden it is unbearable at times.  I wear a Super Plus Absorbency tampon and an Overnight pad all 6 days of my period and 3 pads at night.  I change them about 3 times during the night before I get up to get ready for work.  Sometimes I can shower, use a tampon and before I am fully dressed, have to change it because it is not just full, but overflowing!  I am also now anemic because of all the heavy bleeding.  My period lasted 10 days when I was younger!  I soak the tampon and the pad within 30 minutes, hopefully I feel the overflow beginning before I spill out onto my pad or underwear.  A partial hysterectomy was advised by my doctor to allevite all of this mess.  After reading some of these posts, I am fearful that I will still bleed and have problems.  I asked my doctor about this and she assured me that I would no longer experience periods, but from her and the information I have read online and in brochures, I may have some minimal discharge (clear, pinkish, bleeding) afer the surgery for a few weeks.  I can deal with that, but some of you have mentioned continued back pain, cramping, and period like bleeding.  Any help from you ladies out there would be greatly appreciated.  I am planning on scheduling the surgery after Thanksgiving this year so other Hyster Sisters, HELP!     I don't want to have a period anymore, and I want those pre-menstrual symptoms gone as well as the during the menstrual problems.  Reading your posts, I am not seeing a lot of positive hope and now I am pretty nervous about the whole thing.  I am beginning to wonder if I should continue to deal with it all.  As a side note, my mother, born in 1947 had the same problems, she had a total hysterectomy many moons ago, my grandmother (maternal) had menstrual issues (gotta love that gene thang), she also had and succubmed to breast cancer in 1995, in case any of that background information helps you with your answers to me.  .
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I am doing this because of prolonged and very heavy periods with cramping, clotting, the whole shabang.  The surgery will be done laproscopically as well.
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There is a post on here about bleeding after hysterectomy. Check it out. My hyst was 17 months ago, and for the last 6 months i am experiencing cramps bleeding and pain in pelvic area. My hyst was for adenomyosis and endometiosis. i asked doc if it could affect my cervix, they said no. so i kept it. Surgey was done laproscopically, and now i believe that pieces of my diseased uterus where left behind and is growing on my cervix. I read about this on the internet. Studies of women after laparoscopy hyst.
What is the diagnosis and how are they preforming the surgery?
I would do just what your doing and ask away. the more info the better decision you will be able to make.


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