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Re: painful intercourse after hysterectomy

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Jan 28 15:12:24 2009


At Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Lauren wrote: >
>Hi,
>You do not say how soon/long post op you are. After a hyst it can take
>months th heal up propely, especially if you had your cervix removed too.
>If you had your ovaries removed, there will be healing pain there too.
>You need to give your body time to heal.Also, your anatomy is slightly
>different now, so you may need to experiment with different possitions, and
>different depths of penetration.(It's like being a teenager again LOL.)
>Lubrication could also be a source of pain, if you are dry, try an over the
>counter preparation, if this does not work, perhaps your doctor could
>prescribe some prosesterone cream, this sometimes does the trick.
>Tension can also be a potential source of pain, you expect it to hurt, and
>tense up, so it does hurt.Try relaxing in a hot bath with a small glass of
>red wine befrore you have sex, or get your partner to give you a back rub or
>a foot rub, make it part of your foreplay, that can help too.
>I am surprised that you were not counselled about these things before your
>hyst. I am going to have a hyst in the future, and my doc has made me aware
>of all of this, and given me a whole list of recomended reading.
>He also wants m,e to go and see a therapist for a while prior to surgery,
>just to be sure that I will be able to handle it all emotionally and
>physically.
>I hope this helps a little.
>Please feel free to e-mail me if you want to chat laurenr@lantic.net.
>(((HUGS)))
>LAUREN
>

>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: anonymous <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 4:34 AM
>Subject: painful intercourse after hysterectomy
>
>> I have had a total hysterectomy, both ovaries removed too. What about
>> the return of painful intercourse after this surgery. Anyone experience
>> this? What can be done? It is not a good idea for me to have general
>> anesthesia again, so without another lap, what can be done to diagnose
>> return and location of endometriosis? What can be done to treat it after
>> a total hysterectomy???
>>




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