Re: HYSTERECTOMY: hysterectomy 3 months ago and increasing pelvic pain. Why?
From: grateful mom (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:01:41 -0600 (CST)
I am so sorry that you are having this type of pain. It sounds exactly
like what I went through following my TAH. I would most certainly call
your GYN and let him/her know you are in this much discomfort. It could
be adhesions or even an entrapped nerve. The only way to diagnose
adhesions is laparoscopy (sp). Both of my ovaries were encased in scar
tissue (adhesions) with the left side particulary painful. I eventually
had that ovary removed and am doing better with the pain, although it is
not completely gone.
With regard to the blood in your urine they may want to check your urine
more carefully to look for the cause of the blood.
Call your dr. and good luck. I hope you get some relief soon.
At Thu, 24 Jan 2008, Michelle wrote:
>
>I thought after a hysterectomy I wouldn't have this pelvic pain anymore,
>but it's 3 months postop and it's back and getting worse. I have
>moderately severe pain on the left side - pulling, throbbing, aching,
>and sometimes burning. I can feel an awful pain on the side when I
>urinate, sort of like something is being torn. I thought at first it
>was ovulation pain, but it never seems to go away, although for a few
>days it will be less severe. Last week there were 5 days where it was
>moderately severe pain, followed by 3 days of it being milder, and then
>now another 3 days this week where the pain is increased and moderately
>severe. It even hurts when I sit too long. I'm also starting to have
>pain on the right side, although it hasn't reached nearly the pain level
>as the left. I have menstruallike cramps down the middle of the pelvis,
>which I don't know how is even possible without a uterus. The pain has
>been gradually increasing over the last 6 weeks. I can fortunately
>still take the edge off with Advil or Aleve, but I've gone from only
>having to take it at night to now also having to take it during the day
>to get by. I really wish I knew what was going on. I would feel
>awkward seeing the doctor this early on because I just don't see how
>anything could develop within on 3 months. I do still have both
>ovaries, but they were both normal at the time of the hysterectomy and I
>can't believe anything could happen to them that quickly such as a cyst.
>It's not a UTI because that was tested by my GP a couple of weeks ago -
>small unconcerning amount of blood but that was all.
>
>Any help or ideas would be welcomed. Thanks.
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