WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 1999: Re: hysterectomy post surgery reactions...been there

Re: hysterectomy post surgery reactions...been there

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Thu, 15 Apr 1999 23:58:22 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 6 Jan 1999, Tracy wrote: >
>At Wed, 6 Jan 1999, Dorothy wrote:
>>
>>I am 7 weeks post surgery . I had an abdominal hysterectomy. I have
>>one ovary remaining. I have been experiencing insomnia, severe
>>headaches and depression. What options should I discuss with my Dr. to
>overcome these symptoms? Dorothy
>Dorothy:

I had the same surgery and was told those symptoms are impossible -- since I had one ovary left. Well, it went on for months and I just felt awful. Unlike anything I had ever experienced. I finally found a dr. who BELIEVED me -- immediately put me on 2 mg day of Estrace and after weeks I finally started feeling like myself. My conclusion is that the usual ob-gyn is are not educated in this area. They are not aware that a loss of one ovary can cause such a reaction. My symptoms were so severe and did not improve much with time. I left my standard ob-gyn and went to an ob-gyn who is a "menopause managment" specialist and received state of the art treatment. I was soo glad I did. Good luck!

>Dorothy, I had the same surgery, also had one ovary removed. I also
>experienced what you are now, only with hot flashes night sweats etc.
>This did last for a few months but eventually subsided. It takes some
>time for your remaining ovary to compinsate for the absent one. If this
>does persist you will definitely want to have your hormone levels
>checked, maybe your ovary wont "put out" enough and your doctor can then
>put you on some form of HRT.
>
>--
>Tracy L. Trull
>Editorial Assistant, International Coordinator, OBGYN.net
>http://www.obgyn.net/women/bios/trull.htm
>tracy.trull@obgyn.net
>

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