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Re: I am back from a hysterectomy
From: ada (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Oct 6 12:49:29 2007
Jennifer,
I hope you have a good recovery. I am 3 weeks post-op from my
hysterectomy (but I kept my ovaries). A great place for support during
recovery is the HysterSisters.com forums. It is so nice to be able to
hear from so many other women who have been in the same place. Good
luck! Ada
At Sat, 6 Oct 2007, JenniferH wrote:
>
>I have posted on this forum a few times in the past year or so. I have
>had endo/cyst problems for 18 months. I just wanted to update everyone
>and share my story. I had a lap done 3/16/07 and he removed a lot of
>endo and an ovarian cyst. He had to leave several endo-filled cysts and
>some endo because of where it was located. However, he took a pie wedge
>of my ovary and did an ablation, to try to cut down on bleeding and
>ovarian cysts and endo.
>
>I never had a period. I felt absolutely great and on top of the world
>for 3 months and then the old familiar feelings came back :( His advice
>to me was to go ahead and have the hysterectomy. I kept putting it off
>(my husband and I are going to Mexico next week- not great timing), but
>then even Vicoden couldn't help the pain. I went to my family doctor
>because I was having bladder issues, and he did a pelvic ultrasound.
>They saw endo all over my left ovary and my pelvis. So, I called and
>scheduled the hysterectomy.
>
>The hysterectomy was supposed to last 1 1/2 to 2 hours. I was in
>surgery almost 3 hours. He told me the endo had grown back worse than
>my previous lap and had attached to the bowel. Since he took the
>ovaries, I will need hormones. However, he is hodling off on the
>hormones so that they don't feed any microscopic bits of endo left
>behind. He did tell me that the endo can come back, even after the
>hysterectomy (which I already knew from this site).I am hoping the endo
>stays away. Now I am just battling crazy hormones!
>
>--
>Jennifer
>
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Ada
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