Re: Deciding on a Hysterectomy
From: Wanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Sep 2 18:03:18 2003
Paige,
I have had 9 surgeries including a hysterectomy for endometriosis. It
has been over a year since my hysterectomy and I am still not pain free.
Unfortunatley, a hyst. does not guarntee you will be pain free. My GYN
told me that before my surgery. I am now stuck with seeing a pain
specialist for what I am told the rest of my life.
If you have anymore questions, please let me know
Hugs and Pain Free Wishes,
Wanda
At Sat, 23 Aug 2003, Paiger wrote:
>
>Hello Everyone!
>As I was looking for some Hysterectomy advice, I fortunately stumbled
>across this website. I am going to make a long and boring story very
>short but, would like to give you a little history about myself. I was
>diagnosed with Endometriosis five years ago and am still looking for
>relief. I have had eight laparoscopies, delivered my baby in February,
>tried Lupron, tried countless "new"hormonal drug therapies, tried Tenz
>units and am now seeing a pain specialist while my husband and I try to
>get pregnant a second time. Each new therapy I try leaves some great
>relief for about a month or so but after that time, the Endo grows
>back...with a vengeance. After an extremely painful week, my husband
>and I discussed having a hysterectomy a lot sooner than we had planned.
>We feel that God is telling us that I'm only going to get sicker so we
>really need to pull the trigger now so that I can get my life back.
>Mentally, I am very prepared for this. I have my little girl who is
>like our miracle child...especially after docs told us children would be
>hard to accomplish. We are blessed to have her and with all the joy she
>brings us...we are so content. My fears lye with the pain factor. You
>would think that after eight laps that this surgery wouldn't frighten me
>but, I'm terrified and I am so scared that afterwards I will still
>suffer from the abdominal pain, lower back pain, chest pain and bowel
>pain. I know I'm not alone in this so, I am looking for a woman who may
>have had a hysterectomy or who knows some information that could put my
>mind at ease somewhat. I would appreciate any advice or resources you
>could offer. I apologize for writing a novel but am thankful that you
>took the time to read it.
>
>Thanks again...Your fellow Endo sufferer,
>Paige Royal
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