New..upcoming hysterectomy

Hello everyone. I am new here, obviously, lol. I am scheduled for a full hysterectomy on June 8th. I have lived in pain for the last 3 years. It went from being diagnosed with ovarian cysts, to being diagnosed with urinary tract infections (despite no symptoms or positive tests), to being treated for PID, to be called a drug addict by my OB-GYN (that delivered my 3 children). I went through 2 OB-GYNs, 3 primary care physicians before I finally found someone that would actually listen to me. In October of last year I had a laproscopic surgery to remove lesions, cysts and tons of scar tissue from the 3 c-sections that I had. Only for about 3 weeks later to be back in extreme pain. I was finally sent to a specialist that is the best at what he does for minimally invasive surgeries in women's issues. He is my savior and thinks that a hysterectomy is the best.

I guess I am just scared. Being only 29, recently losing my mom, and worried about the surgery.

I hope to find some great friends here that can be supportive. Thanks for taking the time to read this!

Welcome to HysterSisters!

Your hysterectomy date is coming up and you will probably want to find support for your pre-op questions.

The pre-op forum can be found by visiting Pre-Op Forum.

Visit the Pre-Op page for information, articles, resources and the latest pre-op discussions!

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Please [click here] and fill out your Member Survey. It is fast and easy and will help others to be able to provide support for your hysterectomy needs. (And you will get your first member badge!)

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Again, welcome to HysterSisters!

P.S. This is our "Introduce Yourself" forum and its purpose is to point you in the proper direction for the best support for your needs. Only staff can reply here for the purpose of helping you find your way around the HysterSisters.com website. Support by our members is offered in our support forums (links in this reply above) where you can ask your specific questions and receive replies from our members. We look forward to seeing you on the support boards of this site!

You've joined a wonderful community where you'll be in the company of women who truly can relate. I hope it helps to know you're not alone!

There's plenty of information and tips in the Pre-Op Page to use as you prepare for your surgery and recovery. In addition, you can start new threads on the Pre-Op message board to ask for support and to ask questions. Pre- and post-op Sisters can reply to you there.

I'm sending all best wishes for your surgery and recovery!