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Re: Hysterectomy........I need to make a decision but need more infoFrom: Elizabeth (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 26 May 1999 07:31:41 -0500 (CDT)
At Tue, 25 May 1999, Leah wrote: > >I'm a 32 yo mother of 3 children by birth....parent to 5. I developed stress incontinence after my second baby.....then waited 7 years to have >another child. > >This last pregnancy was terrible with preterm labor at 16 weeks, bedrest until 30 weeks, etc. During the last 6 weeks of the pregnancy I had to wear a pessary to support my pelvis. This made a big difference during the short periods of time I was allowed to stand. However, three years later I'm still having problems with incontinence. I have problems with leaking while I'm just walking or standing, not to mention laughing, caughing, sneezing, etc. I just recovered from pneumonia and I'll tell >you that the forceful caughing caused MANY problems for me other than respitory! > >Last week I went in for an exam and told the doc I wanted to set a date for a tubal, and that I wanted to get my bladder fixed (silly me thought my BLADDER was the problem! LOL)He suggested (stongly I might add) that I have a partial hysterectomy done. He also mentioned another "sling" type proceedure, but I only 1/2 listened to it 'cuz the "H" word was echoing in my brain. I had an IVP done last week that was normal,and am >sheduled for a catheter/dye test next week, all to rule out problems with the bladder. > >I'm really worried about having a partial hysterectomy at such a young age. I would love to get rid of the thing for birth control reasons...but to me that would not be a wise decision. The doc did point out that I've had several abnormal paps in the past, and that I'm in a high risk group for cervical cancer anyway. > >Is there something about a partial hyst. that I'm not aware of? Like what about hormonal changes, sexual activity (including interest of lack thereof because that's already a problem!)etc. I don't want to just >jump into this thing, but I'm really tired of having to stop and cross >my legs and bend in half when I sneeze. Picking up my disabled daughter is a big problem too....and one that I can't avoid anymore than I can >avoid sneezing. > && Hello Leah, Sorry to hear about your problem. While no one can make the decision for you - if possible, get as many opinions as possible and find the doctor and the procedure that best suits you. If possible, see if you can find a urogynocolist to examine you (standing). This seems to be rather a new specialty, and while the art of pelvic reconstruction may not be new to some medical professions, it now has a name. If you decide to go the surgical route, try to find a very qualified doctor versed in the most current procedures. The sling is used a lot for UTI, but the Burch seems to have a much higher rate of success. As for a hysterectomy, I can only say that for myself, I don't think all the organs in a woman's body are fully understood - there are a lot of subtle functions I think that most are unaware of (like the brain, unchartered territory). My thinking is that once the uterus is out, that's that - I'd try to preserve what I can before I go that route. Good luck to you and here is a site that has a load of links on it to perhaps help you. Plus, there is a forum w/a number of great women who are more than willing to share their experiences and information w/anyone. http://pages.prodigy.com/prolapse.html/
-- Elizabeth
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