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Re: cuperating at home after a hysterectomy?
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 15 Feb 1998 09:54:33 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 15 Feb 1998, Misery's wrote: >
>After the 3-5 day hospital stay for a hysterectomy, what would be my
>limitations at home--bed rest? No heavy lifting? No long periods of
>standing? And for how long?
>
>I'm considering having a hyst, but I want to know what I'm going to have
>to deal with once I'm home, so I can plan accordingly for my kids.
>Thanks!!

I give my patients very simple instructions when they leave the hospital after an abdominal hysterectomy. "If you didn't do it here, you don't do it at home" for the first 7-10 days after being discharged from the hospital. the post operative office visit comes next and then activity is increased. Also, not even being a passenger in a car for 3 weeks from the day of surgery except to visit the doctor - because, if you'r hit in a car accident, your incision may not be strong enough to hold up.
Good luck with the surgery.

-- Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York Great Neck, New York http://www.obgyn.net/states/bios/marchbein.htm http://www.obgyn.net/women/advisors/harveym.htm
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