WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 2000: Re: vitamins and calicium after hysterectomy

Re: vitamins and calicium after hysterectomy

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 2 Dec 2000 21:12:47 -0600 (CST)

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At Sat, 2 Dec 2000, smy wrote: >
>I am having a hysterectomy at the end of December, I am 29 and the
>doctor will leave my overies. I am taking Centrum brand multivitamin
>complete once a day and have started taking Caltrate 600 +D twice daily.
>Is there anything else I should be taking to prevent problems after my
>surgery?

Nothing I can think of, but the ladies of the forum may have more to say about this.

>Also I have read that even though my overies are being left I
>may still have menopause symptons for up to four weeks post-op, any
>truth to that?

Hot flushes and the like can occur to both menand women after major surgery.

>If this is the case is there anything I can do or ask my
>doctor to do to prevent this?

Soy products help some. No medical therapy is recommended.

Hope this helps and write back anytime for more information.

HSM

>Thanks for your help, I won't meet with my
>doctor until the 18th and want as much info as possible!

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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