WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 2000: Re: 3.5 weeks post myomectomy

Re: 3.5 weeks post myomectomy

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 24 Dec 2000 16:56:29 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 24 Dec 2000, Jan wrote: >
>Hi!
>I am 3.5 weeks post myomectmy (19 fibroids removed via laparotomy). I
>have a question about how using the stomach muscles for heavy coughing,
>laughing,a hard sneeze, and other things will affect my healing.
>Sometimes, when I do these things, I feel slight tenderness in my
>abdomen area. Is this slight sorenss that I feel my uterus or my
>abdomen muscles? sometimes the slight tenderness after coughing or
>laughing appears to be right around one of my ovaries. I just want to
>make sure that I am not hurting the integrity of my uterus by tensing
>the adbomen muscles during my healing.
>
>Other than that, I'm doing great!!
>
>Thanks in advance for your help!! Janice

Jan

At this stage, probably just affecting the abdominal muscles. I tell my patients not to do any abd tightening for 4-6 weeks. good luck

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

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