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post myomectomy surgery
I had a myomectomy surgery 3 months ago for a uterine fibroid tumor.
Two month before surgery I was on Lupron to stop the menstruation. I understood that Lupron stops menstruation for 3 months.
But I still haven't got my period yet since.
What is going on with me? What should I do?
Please help me. Thank you for any advise and help.
Two month before surgery I was on Lupron to stop the menstruation. I understood that Lupron stops menstruation for 3 months.
But I still haven't got my period yet since.
What is going on with me? What should I do?
Please help me. Thank you for any advise and help.
Hi, thank you for your advice on the alternative for passing gas. I'm 7days post op. I'm moving around slowly but as expected, in bearable pain. I had a myo done. 4 small fibroids were removed, these wretches were causing horrible, heavy period which was full of clots. I would go through 2-3 pks of pads. The fibroids were in the uterus blocking one tube.
Still having problems getting in and out of bed.
Still having problems getting in and out of bed.
I was diagnosed with uterine fibroids and hypothyroidism in 2007; by 2012 I became symptomatic with the fibroids. My periods were extended by weeks not days and a constant flow, changing overnight pads by the hour. At one point my hemoglobin was 6 g/dL, my gyn doctor personally called me but I told her I was fine. My hemoglobin was way too low for surgery. So, I was injected with Lupron Depot twice every 3 months; which shuts down the ovaries and goes into menopausal symptoms: this was in the winter time. I was fanning myself everywhere I went. People must have thought I was crazy wearing tank tops in 50 degree weather. I also took Ferralet 90 (best iron supplement; easy on the stomach, by prescription only). Finally my hemoglobin was at a comfortable level, So on January 25, 2013; I had my Myomectomy. When I woke up in the recovery room, I didn’t remember anything and felt disoriented; wonderful pain management. I was in Friday morning and I was out by Sunday afternoon. I went home with 2 catheters sticking out of both sides of my stomach attached to a ball that was infusing medicine into my pelvic. Being a nurse myself the doctor said I can pull them out as soon as the medicine ball dries up. Should I bill myself for this procedure? I was off work for 6 weeks. I was given Vicodin but I only took Motrin 800 every 6 hours for 3 weeks then tapered down to every 10 hours, every 12 hours, till I only use it when I needed. I didn’t want to be sleepy with the Vicodin. I didn’t baby myself I was up as I was going to work, put on makeup, and slept when I was sleepy. I took a shower with the water to my back and didn’t rub the incision site. The only thing I couldn’t be without then and even till the day (06/28/13) is the binder. I have to have extra support on my lower abdomen. The times I felt discomfort was showering and using the restroom; the times I didn’t have the binder on. For work I use a girdle. Not only did it reshape my body but the pressure it has on the lower abdomen sooths my discomfort. Other than that, slowly but Shirley I’m getting back to exercising; playing racquetball, low impact aerobics, and later in the year I’ll try Yoga again. I try not to add pressure to lower abdomen but I get close. Other than the lower abdomen being slightly numb still; I’m back to being normal. The incision site is ugly but I apply cocoa nut oil lotion. I won’t be wearing bikinis this summer. By the end of the year I’ll go back to Zumba and a regular exercise.
My final diagnosis was endometriosis, at my age 40; the doctor said the chance for pregnancy is extremely low. But I won’t lose hope.
My final diagnosis was endometriosis, at my age 40; the doctor said the chance for pregnancy is extremely low. But I won’t lose hope.
Hey
I had a myomectomy 4 December 2012 and must say mine must have been one of the easiest recoveries. I had one large 3kg fibroid as well as 5 smaller ones ranging from the size of a pea to the size of a large orange. I was on no medication prior to my procedure and still am not. Was in hospital for 3 days and literally up and about moving around by the next week (just careful of the staples and stitches).
Little bit of advice for anyone struggling with the "gas", try peppermint drops if available in your country in a glass of cooled boiled water (cheap alternative to the expensive meds). Gas passes real quickly and I also found that bowel movement is in about 30mins after that. The bloated feeling you still have is due to gas that they pump into you before the operation, this gas remains trapped in you muscle for about 6 months.
I do however find that after the procedure my menstrual cycle, which has always been regular) is now very irregular.
I had a myomectomy 4 December 2012 and must say mine must have been one of the easiest recoveries. I had one large 3kg fibroid as well as 5 smaller ones ranging from the size of a pea to the size of a large orange. I was on no medication prior to my procedure and still am not. Was in hospital for 3 days and literally up and about moving around by the next week (just careful of the staples and stitches).
Little bit of advice for anyone struggling with the "gas", try peppermint drops if available in your country in a glass of cooled boiled water (cheap alternative to the expensive meds). Gas passes real quickly and I also found that bowel movement is in about 30mins after that. The bloated feeling you still have is due to gas that they pump into you before the operation, this gas remains trapped in you muscle for about 6 months.
I do however find that after the procedure my menstrual cycle, which has always been regular) is now very irregular.
On 30 Nov I had a laprosopic myomectomy and an abdominal myomectomy to remove 4 fibroids, two where the stalk type and the other 2 had grown from the size of grapes to slightly larger than an orange both where pressing on my right tube.
Uh do have a Fifth fibroids which my surgeon recommend leaving as I have not had children and removing thus one would be too dangerous..
im still having problems with my bowel movements and still having bad gas which has resulted in severe bloating.. Has anyone else experienced this??
My stomach is hard around and below the belly button i have been trying to massage thus week the 3 layers of skin as i found a video on you tube that recommends massaging as thus helps to breakdown the scar tissue..
Has anyone else tried thus?
How long is before roughly you can wear normal pants/trousers or wear jeans again as currently I'm living in 4 loose dresses as my stomach after 3 weeks from surgery still too tender and swollen..../??
Currently I'm walking and doing more light housework but not lifting heavy objects or grocery as hopping
I have found sleeping with my lulu lemon yoga mat makes it easier to get in and out if bed :)
Hope you are all recovering well and fibroid free!!
Uh do have a Fifth fibroids which my surgeon recommend leaving as I have not had children and removing thus one would be too dangerous..
im still having problems with my bowel movements and still having bad gas which has resulted in severe bloating.. Has anyone else experienced this??
My stomach is hard around and below the belly button i have been trying to massage thus week the 3 layers of skin as i found a video on you tube that recommends massaging as thus helps to breakdown the scar tissue..
Has anyone else tried thus?
How long is before roughly you can wear normal pants/trousers or wear jeans again as currently I'm living in 4 loose dresses as my stomach after 3 weeks from surgery still too tender and swollen..../??
Currently I'm walking and doing more light housework but not lifting heavy objects or grocery as hopping
I have found sleeping with my lulu lemon yoga mat makes it easier to get in and out if bed :)
Hope you are all recovering well and fibroid free!!
I had an abdominal myectomy after originally going in for a laproscopic/hysterscopic procedure. Specialist prescribed 11.75mg Lupron to shrink fibroids and stop scarring due to endometriosis. Had 6 fibroids (one in the cavity and the other outside of the uterus). Surgery occurred on 12/11/12. Incision is held together with steristrips, which should fall off on their own. As of today 12/21/12, I feel very gassy. There is numbness above incision but below my belly button. Doctor expects that I will be out of work until 1/1/13, think I may need an additional week. Still sleep on my back, sleeping on my side is somewhat uncomfortable. Still take 800mg ibuprofen and stool softner.
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