Re: Pain after total hysterectomy
From: Michelle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Dec 30 21:09:30 2007
Ally,
Yes, and it scared me but it did go away. However it is a good time for
hemorrhoids to want to come back too, all the stress and getting things
to function again...
After surgery, I also had much difficulty getting anything to happen so
make sure you get fiber somehow. I found that probiotics (replaces the
natural flora of your intestines) and pysillium seeds to be a godsend.
Feel free to e-mail me with any questions as you recover. I didn't know
what to expect as I had never had resections before. It felt much
different and took more time than previous surgeries.
Take care,
Michelle
At Sun, 30 Dec 2007, Ally wrote:
>
>Michelle -
>
>Did you have any rectal bleeding after your bowel resection? I had mine
>done 2.5 weeks ago and am having some blood with my bowel movements, but
>I also have a history of hemorrhoids. Thanks.
>
>--
>Ally
>
>At Sat, 29 Dec 2007, Michelle wrote:
>>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I have not had a hysterectomy, but during my last surgery I also had a
>>piece of my sigmoid colon removed and partial resections in other areas.
>>A little was also taken off of my bladder. I noticed I had pain with
>>bowel movements for several months and still had some issues with
>>urination. The pain where my sigmoid is has finally gone away, but it
>>took a while for this to happen (though it wasn't near as painful as it
>>was before surgery). I still have pain where my small intestine is, but
>>not near as bad as before.
>>
>>If the pain is the same as before then you may want to get more answers
>>from your doctor. I hope this isn't the case for you, I hope it is just
>>a matter of having more time to heal. A nurse told me about six months,
>>I found this to be very accurate!
>>
>>I hope you feel better especially after everything you went through.
>>Michelle
>>
>>At Sat, 29 Dec 2007, andrea wrote:
>>>
>>>Sorry you went through all that! How scary! :( If they left any endo
>>>behind, which may have happened, you will still have pain. If they did
>>>not do your hysterectomy laparscopically, through an endoscope, they
>>>were not be able to see the small lesions that are possibly on your
>>>bowel and bladder. Only specialists can remove endo properly, so you
>>>may have to go to an endo specialist. Women who have had hysterectomies
>>>are difficult to do endo removal on, and require an expert doctor
>>>because everything has been distorted, tied up and could have covered up
>>>some of the endo.
>>>
>>>Please read this, it will explain. Scroll to the bottom of this page
>>>and it is the second to last question about hysterectomy and endo. Dr.
>>>Cook is a top specialist. I hope this answers your question.
>>>
>>>http://www.pelvicpain.com/askdoctor_QA.html
>>>
>>>--
>>>Andrea :)
>>>
>>>At Sat, 29 Dec 2007, anonymous wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I had an emergency total hysterectomy two months ago. Along with my
>>>>uterus and both ovaries, my appendix and a portion of my sigmoid colon
>>>>was removed. However, I am still having low left sided pain and low
>>>>back pain with urination and bowel movements. Has anyone else
>>>>experienced this?
>>>>
>>>>I was hoping that after the surgery I would no longer have this pain..
>>>>After all, it was such a painful ordeal to go through. It is very
>>>>upsetting to still have the same pain as before.
>>>>
>>>>I would appreciate any feedback.
>>>
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