Re: How to wake up ovaries after hysterectomy
From: Anna (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 22 Mar 2002 13:31:25 -0600 (CST)
At Fri, 22 Mar 2002, D.N. wrote:
>I am sure they will "wake up" soon, but in the mean time I need to get more than 3-4 hrs of sleep a night..as I am not functioning well during the day now..maybe one of the Dr's has treated other patients like me..maybe they will have a suggestion.
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Anna
>Anna,
>
>>From what I have been told and experienced myself, the blood flow
>lessening to the ovaries and causing premature menopause is not common.
>Both of my ovaries were removed and with just the little bit left,
>because it is a well vascularized area, the darned thing continues to
>function. Before I had my right ovary removed, it functioned just fine.
>I am perimenopausal now, partially because of age, but most because lack
>of ovarian tissue there.
>
>Your ovaries will probably wake up soon. I hope you get some decent
>sleep soon.
>
>Best wishes,
>D.N.
>
>At Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Anna wrote:
>>
>>At Fri, 22 Mar 2002, D.N. wrote:
>>>Hi: Yes, I am excersing, thanks for asking..the Benydryl is not helping at all.still can't get to sleep before 1am..no I am not depressed..not anxious..nothing..I always know when I am, lol! If anything everyone is telling me how much happier I am now since I had the surgery..I did have extreme anxiety prior to my hyst..but it was about the symptoms that I was having..now that they're gone..so has my anxiety..I decided to stay on the Buspar to help with any PMS I may continue to get.
>>I am 38yrs old. Not sure if I am in peri-menopause, but probably will
>>be soon because of the hyst..and the lessening of blood flow to the
>>ovaries.
>>Anna
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