I am waiting for a date for surgery. I have been dealing with debilitating periods for years now. Heavy bleeding, so much so that I cannot go take a walk or much of anything else. I have to be in the bathroom every ten minutes to change tampon. The blood clot size is unreal. I am always tired and drained no matter how much sleep I get.
The pms I suffer is crazy. For at least two weeks prior, I get very anxious, forgetful, spacey, bitchy, you name it. When I get my period, I take three Advil every three hours! Finally got some pain meds.
Doc said for months that they worry more about break-through bleeding and if I felt I couldn’t deal with it any longer we would look into it. So I’d had enough. Got an ultrasound that showed lime-sized fibroids – a couple of them, and an enlarged uterus.
Still deciding - if my ovaries are healthy, keep them or remove them. If removed, I won’t have the debilitating pms (believe me – it is bad). Going into surgical menopause is not going to be a picnic, but I am 50. Doc said medical thinking is under 45 – keep ovaries, over 45 take them out. Also the ovaries descrease and cease to function after menapause. He also said if I don't get them out and need to in the future, it would be more difficult since the uterus will already be out. I told him I wanted to fix the problem I had now and not get new ones.
I’ll let you know when my surgery is. Should get a call today.
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Surgery date is Tuesday, April 26. Leaning more towards having ovaries taken out. I have a friend that had a hysterectomy and left her ovaries. Now five years later she is having bad pains from cysts. So another surgery.
I'll keep this post going with updates throughout.
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hi, i'm having a hysterectomy day after tomorrow. i'm having my uterus and cervix taking out and leaving my ovaries in. good luck in what ever you choose. keep us updated.
Can I ask how old you are? What made you decide to keep ovaries? I am hormone imbalanced anyway so I figured it may help. I'm tired of being scatter-brained and anxious and etc.
Good luck to you!
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I'm 39 and had prolong periods and heavy bleeding. I also have fibroids and an enlarged uterus. my doctor said to keep the ovaries so i don't go into menopause since there isn't anything wrong with them. I'm having the bikini cut surgery, I am not able to have the vaginal hysterectomy because my uterus is pushing on my bladder. he said i'll be in the hospital a few days and have to be out of work for 6 weeks. I hope all goes well with you, keep us updated. I'll update you in a few days, I go in at 7 tomorrow morning, good luck to you!
Hi, I'm 12 days post op, feeling really good. keep wanting to do things I can't because I forget I just had surgery, My pain is pretty much gone now. Surgery went great, no problems or complications. Best decision I have made. Just make sure you take it easy afterwards, you don't want any complications. My stomach is a little swollen still, but is steadily going down, good luck to you. keep me posted.
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I had a total last July. I knew I had a fibroid but didn't know I had benign tumors in my ovaries until they were biopsied. For me this was the easiest surgery I have ever had, and I have had my share.
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Met with doctor today. The surgery is a sub-hysterectomy - taking out uterus and ovaries, and leaving the cervix. I will be in the hospital overnight. Out for 4 weeks and he said if I needed 6 he'd write it up, but he didn't think I would.
When I told him I'd read that taking ovaries increases mortality, he said "from what?" I said cardiovascular. He said, 10 years ago they thought that but other studies have disproven it. I will not go on HRT right away until I show that I need to, if ever.
So I'll have the daVinci procedure with the robot and there will be 4 half-inch incisions. After a week, I go back to get stitches out.
He gave me the pain med script for after surgery - percocet.
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Just an FYI. I saw my GYN yesterday. She said that when women over the age of 45 has there ovaries removed it's better. Since our ovaries produce estrogen we want a lower dosage at this age. with them being removed the estrogen medication you will be given is lower.
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Here I am day after surgery. Sore but not bad. Doctor said my uterous was very large with multiple fibroids. Procedure went well. It was three hours. So I was in my room by 5pm. They had me up for a walk at 1am. then again at 5am. shakey. Can't seem to get comfortable sitting or laying down. Trying to walk as much as possible around the house. I'll check in tomorrow.
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so glad your surgery went well!!! i am 5 week post op TAH, i get to go back to work next week, my doc said at 6 weeks i can resume all my normal activities including work. The main advice i can give you, is just take it easy!! your body will let you know whrn your over doing it, mine did lol. i still get tired easily but its getting better everyday!! thanks for keeping us updated!!
5 days since surgery. Still sore when getting up and down. Sharp pains. Getting stitiches out this Wednesday. Itchy in the four spots and also itchy inside where no stitches are.
Cutting back on pain meds but still need them. I usually have a bm every morning, but didn't have one today at all. Stomach is still "puffy" and gassy.
Mood is fine. No discharge. Urination has not changed. My gf had hysterectomy surgery and they moved her bladder out of the way. Now she says when she has to go she has no time. She also leaks.
Ok, well I'll update after my doctor appointment.
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Less than 2 weeks and the only pain I have is from slicing my finger making dinner! Went fishing a couple days ago. Short walk, but casting did not bother me. No fish though.
Walked at the mall yesterday and at a nature trail. Got tired but was not in any pain.
Don't need my pillow anymore. Sleeping good and am going to start some slow aerobics tomorrow.
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Drove a short distance today. Was okay. Still taking pain meds but hadn't taken any prior to driving this morning. Only take one or two pain meds now instead of 3 or 4. Don't want to drive again unless I have to for at least a few more days.
My incisions are healing nicely. I finally took and kept bandaids off. When we changed them (hubby) we put neosporin on and shouldn"t have and one of the sites was a bit oozy. The best thing for healing is to keep it dry and open and only wash gently with soap.
Time for a nap.
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Today I still have some pain in my mid-stomach left side. Kept me up a bit last night. Went from percocet to vicodin and today am starting Advil (3). Yesterday slept a lot due to not taking pain meds. Just felt out of it and had a headache. Feel better today as far feeling in a fog from pain med withdrawal. Was supposed to go fishing, but since I didn't sleep I slept in until 10:30. Hubby caught a nice fish and it was at a park just down the road!
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