I'm a newbie and surgery is on September

hi everyone,
I'm Melanie and I'm scheduled to have my partial hysterectomy on September 17th (pre-op on September 13th). My co- worker told me about the site as a great support so I am looking forward to getting to meet and know others on ths site.

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!

For more information about managing your journey around the HysterSisters.com site, visit New Here. General answers to basic questions about the site can be found in our FAQ.


We are glad you registered!

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!

Melanie

I'm glad you found us and joined, and hope you will enjoy spending time here both before and after your surgery.

You'll find plenty of helpful tips and information in the Pre-Op Page, and you are welcome to start new threads on the Pre-Op message board to ask questions and also to ask for support. Pre- and post-op Sisters can respond there to share with you.

Just to clarify medical terms, which can be very confusing, a partial hysterectomy removes the uterus, leaving the cervix in place. A total hysterectomy removes the uterus along with the cervix. Removal of the ovaries is a surgery called oophorectomy and while it can be done at the same time as a hysterectomy, it doesn't factor into the definition of either total or partial hysterectomies. I hope that helps!

Best wishes to you for your surgery and recovery!