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8 days post LSH

8 days post LSH

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Hi everyone!

I had my laparoscopic hysterectomy 8 days ago -kept my cervix and ovaries. I am 44 and have been having horrible periods for years that were getting worse and worse to the point of keeping me from working on the really bad days. I was terrified of having a hysterectomy, but my doctor helped me to understand that it really was the best option for me...and I didn't have any use for my uterus anymore, so why not? I'm a teacher, so I scheduled the surgery for the week before spring break, so I missed one week and then had a vacation week. I hope to go back to work after spring break which is 2 weeks post op. We'll see....

The bowel prep was yucky: moviprep is probably the most vile tasting liquid known to man. I barely got through the last dose. Sipping through a straw helped a little; popsicles helped a lot.

My surgery was scheduled for 7 am, so we had to be at the hospital at 5:30. Of all the days for the alarm to not work, I woke up at 5 and freaked out. My husband was wonderful and calm and got me there on time. Everyone was great at the hospital and I honestly don't remember a thing from the moment the anesthesiologist came in until I woke up.

Waking up was easy and I didn't feel much pain yet. I was home by 11 am. I slept all afternoon and then when I woke up I COULDN"T PEE! I tried and tried and my bladder was so full it hurt. I had to go back to the doctor's office where they catheterized me. Then I was told that I could either learn to self-cath or be admitted to hospital. I just wanted to go home, but the idea of self-catheterizing was horrifying. Fortunately, I was able to pee on my own later that evening by visualizing it relaxing.

Other than that set back, everything went well. I never had to take the vicodin as long as I regularly took the Motrin every 8 hours (sometimes a little early.) I think that I can describe the feeling I have more as achy and discomfort than actual pain. It is worse when I have a full bladder --which is often --but really, not as painful as I imagined.

Here's the best thing we did: four days after the surgery, we went on a ski trip...without my skis. My husband and the boys are occupied all day and out of my hair and I am in a condo that I don't feel obligated to clean or take care of. I am lying on the couch in front of a beautiful fire watching the snow outside. If I was at home, I'd have a real hard time not doing things around the house.

I started taking short walks on day 5, by yesterday (day 7) I took a longer, but slower walk. I ache more since walking, but I think that's ok.

I think that I will probably feel achy for a while, but it's manageable and I am so glad that I will never have a period again. As my sister-in-law said, "Now all your panties can be party panties!"

Good luck to all of you!

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Ellen Wilson, M.D. 5323 Harry Hines Blvd - Dept of OBGYN Dallas TX 75390 214-648-4747	Clifford Rogers, M.D. The Everett Clinic, Dept. of Surgery and Gynecology 1330 Rockefeller Ave, Suite 120 Everett WA 98201 425 339 5424	Christopher Stroud, M.D. 11123 Parkivew Plaza Drive Suite 101 Fort Wayne IN 46845 2609695071
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