LAVH - Hard Decision - Hystersisters Hysterectomy Article

		HysterSisters > Vaginal Hysterectomy Stories Articles
LAVH - Hard Decision

LAVH - Hard Decision

From the Vaginal Hysterectomy Stories Articles List

HysterSisters Articles

Options to Hysterectomy
Pre-Op Hysterectomy
Post-Op Hysterectomy
Hormone and Menopause
Intimacy after Hysterectomy
Fitness after Hysterectomy
GYN Cancer
Hysterectomy Stories
Ask A Doctor

I suffer will Chron's Disease which deals with the intestines. I noticed that everytime my cycle comes on or is about to come on I would have flare ups. It would be so bad until I would have to go to the emergency they would have to give me something for pain which would be demerol and phenegram (for nausea) the pain would be so bad my hands would ball up to a fist and nothing would be able to release them but pain medication. I started to talk to both of my doctors (gyn and gastro doctors) One said that it has nothing to do with the other (gastro). But I was not willing to accept that. I started looking for answers everywhere. Finally after my last flare-up of Chron's which put me out of work for 2 months lost over 15 pounds couldn't hold anything down. So I talk to my gyn doctor and he told me I had a colasped uterus I had already had laprascopic surgery 2x and a tubal ligation. Needless to say when he told me that my uterus was leaning against my dueodnum which could be contributing to the spasm that I was having an LAVH was welcome news to me. The decison was not hard for me. I had my surgery on 3-22-02 I was terrified I cried when they wheeled me down the hall to the surgery room. But there was one nurse who said some soothing words to me before they started on me. When I got back to my room I couldn't remeber a thing but the pain was TERRIBLE

! But once the pain medication started kicking in I was fine. My home recovery was even better because I was in my own bed and could relax a bit better. Finding hystersisters was a GOD SEND! I read some of the most terrifying stories of hysterectomies until I cancel my first surgery date.

But I put in a search for pre-op hyster surgery and the first thing I saw was hystersisters and it help me so much until I literally started crying because it was informative, funny, and motivational. I was less scared and armed with all the question I needed I actually printed the question page for my pre-appt.

I log on everyday to see if theres anything new or check and see if anyone is going through the same thing I'm going through. And 99 times out of 100 someone puts it out there and my question is answered. So thanks to hystersisters. And a special thanks to a person that had surgery the same day I did (Candy) she was very helpful in calming me down when I received last minute news at my pre-admit testing she calm my ruffled feathers and told me what to do. I am now back at work and still recovering (taking it real easy). But I feel so much better hadn't had any flare ups at all.

Related Titles

Printer Friendly Version

LAVH - Happy hysto story

LAVH - Heather's Princess Story

Find A Doctor Near You

Terry Grogg, M.D. 4461 S Broadway Suite 200 Suite 200 Grove City OH 43123 614-875-0444	Ruslana Kadze, M.D. 5525 Etiwanda Avenue Suite 228 Tarzana (Los Angeles) CA 91356 818-343-1717	Keita Sakon, M.D. 7190 S. Cimarron Rd. Las Vegas NV 89135 702 870 3921
Betty Gingold Acker, M.D. 2900 E. 29th St Suite 300 Bryan TX 77802 979-776-5602	Dennis Utley, M.D. 820 N. Chelan P.O. Box 489 Wenatchee WA 98802 509-663-8711	John Garofalo, M.D. 30 Stevens St. Ste A. Norwalk CT 06850 203-855-3535
Liza M. Colimon, M.D. 21 W. Columbia St Suite 101 Winnie Palmer Hospital Orlando FL 32806 321-841-6060	Aarathi Cholkeri-Singh, M.D. 120 Osler Drive Ste. 100 Napeville IL 60540 630-428-2229	Ken Sinervo, M.D. 1140 Hammond Dr., Ste. F6220 Atlanta GA 30328 770-913-0001

Receive support and resources for your hysterectomy related needs: