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Kinda personal: what's recovery like after a hysterectomy?
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 360293" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Oh trinity...Im sorry you are having to deal with this too. </p><p></p><p>There is a great site called hyster-sisters which can answer a ton of questions for you but I will try to help here.</p><p></p><p>I had mine because of fibroids. Really bad ones. I had mine done vaginally and while it was a bit painful initially, I didnt have the scar outside to deal with. I did make a drastic mistake with the lifting one time and learned what they meant. I attempted to put some groceries in the car that I really thought werent that heavy but boy was I wrong! I thought I was going to pass out right in the parking lot...lol. </p><p></p><p>Recovery wasnt too bad but then again I didnt have twins under a year old. You are definitely going to need help at home for at least 3 weeks or more depending on the type of surgery you have. You need to have easy to prepare meals on hand, be prepared to stay in bed for at least a week, no lifting those babies for at least a month. No heavy housework, yada yada.</p><p></p><p>Now onto those feelings. Yeah you will have those feelings. Are you having a partial or a full? I had the partial so I still have my ovaries but after the surgery my ovaries went into shock and didnt work for about six weeks. I felt like I was in full on menopause for that time. Hot flashes, mood swings, it was crazy. Oh...and one thing no one will tell you...while they say you cant have the "censor" you will want nothing more than to have the "censor" because...well I have no idea why! My theory is two fold. One you are told no and another is that they mess with all that down there so the blood is pooling down there which makes it more sensitive and you feel it more.</p><p></p><p>You will still feel like you, you will still feel like a woman, things will still "work". That was a major concern of mine...lol. You will also still feel the same to your husband...or so Tony is kind enough to tell me! </p><p></p><p>Heck Trinity...I thought I could still have babies after having a hysterectomy so it cant be all that bad!!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 360293, member: 1514"] Oh trinity...Im sorry you are having to deal with this too. There is a great site called hyster-sisters which can answer a ton of questions for you but I will try to help here. I had mine because of fibroids. Really bad ones. I had mine done vaginally and while it was a bit painful initially, I didnt have the scar outside to deal with. I did make a drastic mistake with the lifting one time and learned what they meant. I attempted to put some groceries in the car that I really thought werent that heavy but boy was I wrong! I thought I was going to pass out right in the parking lot...lol. Recovery wasnt too bad but then again I didnt have twins under a year old. You are definitely going to need help at home for at least 3 weeks or more depending on the type of surgery you have. You need to have easy to prepare meals on hand, be prepared to stay in bed for at least a week, no lifting those babies for at least a month. No heavy housework, yada yada. Now onto those feelings. Yeah you will have those feelings. Are you having a partial or a full? I had the partial so I still have my ovaries but after the surgery my ovaries went into shock and didnt work for about six weeks. I felt like I was in full on menopause for that time. Hot flashes, mood swings, it was crazy. Oh...and one thing no one will tell you...while they say you cant have the "censor" you will want nothing more than to have the "censor" because...well I have no idea why! My theory is two fold. One you are told no and another is that they mess with all that down there so the blood is pooling down there which makes it more sensitive and you feel it more. You will still feel like you, you will still feel like a woman, things will still "work". That was a major concern of mine...lol. You will also still feel the same to your husband...or so Tony is kind enough to tell me! Heck Trinity...I thought I could still have babies after having a hysterectomy so it cant be all that bad!!!!! [/QUOTE]
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