Re: painful intercourse after hysterectomy
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Jan 28 17:02:02 2009
Who in the world sends these several years old posts around for another
time, with no questions?
At Wed, 28 Jan 2009, anonymous wrote:
>
>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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