Uterus attached to abdominal wall (Dec 2000)

I had it removed completely on Oct of 2010....I was told I may scar up again...but the weight on the utrus was big, by the time they took it out I was the size of 14 weeks pregancy and I was not pregant...I now have no more pain, my tummy is small again and no more bad cramps, or periods...I was not going to have any more children, so this was all a plus...it was growing bigger and bigger with scar...

Yes I have no plans for more children either. I was totally fine with a hysterectomy, now the more I read the more afraid I get. My cervix is also coming out...I am worried about intercourse, I am worried about things "falling", I wonder if things will reattach... But I also have discharge the two weeks aftery period from my ablation, when I went on birth control pills for my endo I bled for 6 weeks. I think the right decision is removing it but I have some concerns to bring up now that I have researched things

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Originally Posted by jlp I am considering a hysterectomy. I had a Lapro last week (November 2000) and was diagnosed with endo. Also, my uterus was totally attached to my abdominal wall (scar tissue). Has anyone had this problem?? I am trying to gather info to make decision on whether to take bc (Trivora) or just go with the total hysterectomy.

I had a hernia repair today, lapro as well. I was told the exact same thing. I haven't spoke to anyone yet other than the general surgeon that found it. He wants to calle tomorrow to tell me more and he told me to make sure my husband is there for the call as well. I'm a little freaked out right now! Can you share with me what you were told about your condition and what are the risks?

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Originally Posted by pinkytoe I am just wondering if the adhesions some you suffer with are always caused by previous surgeries or do they happen on their own?

In my research I found that adhesion can happen on their own from excessive exercise, mostly agrees I've situps. But that type generally go away on their own. The more serious type are caused from scar tissue and past inflammation, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, even from your organs being handled during sugery. Can be and usually is, from an incident several years before.

I also had fibroids and cysts. and endo. I new I had fibroids back in the late 1990's. Doctor told me if it don't hurt you, she want bother them. Well 2009 they started hurting. The doctor told me if I was pregnant I would be 5 months. wow

I tried alternative measures, UFE and Lurpon.

I made up my own mine Dec. 3, 2015 when to do a hysterectomy. The doctor told me I could had another UFE since I was in pre-menopause phase of my life. I just said no I will take the surgery. (Dec. 16. 2015)

It is up to 'YOU' and your needs.

Talk to your doctor more.

Wow, very helpful thank you for posting your story.
If you're still out there, how do you feel now several years later?

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Originally Posted by sherbearle For over a year I felt pain when my daughters dog would jump accross my bladder area...going to the doctor months after it started stating I had a bladder infection, she gave me meds..did not work and days later got a different med...thinking is was a little better I did noting about it...about a year later my periods were campy for 3 days and not the one day as always...Knowing my uterus was higher after a c-section 16 years earlier...because the doctors told me...it was time for another papsmear and I dreaded it for the pain was much worse just to the touch...I bent over crying during the pap and my doctor sent me for a ultra sound...finding nothing on the ultra sound but a few cysts..she tell me she thinks I have adenomyosis...and wants to wait and see if the pain keeps up letting me know my uterus is the size of 12...two weeks later the pain is so beyond bad for hours and I am now feeling sick all the time, like morning sickness...I decied to have the surgery...I gave myself two months before the surgery date incase I just was not sure of have it done...Feeling worse and worse..I had it done Oct 25th 2010...days before surgery I see my doctor for a post op. Only to find I am now 14 weeks-not understanding what these weeks are...I am the size of 14 weeks pregancy...the uterus is growing bigger... My doctor wants to try Lap first and goes threw the bellybutton, only to find the scaring is to think...So, c-section it is..she informed me that going in the scar looks as if someone spilled cement into me for the one c-section I had in my life and it looks as though I had 3 or 4 c=sections...My uterus was twisted and attached to the bladder wall and my bladder was twisted in the scaring...It took her 5 hours for what was to be a 3 hour surgery...I had the cervixe removed and left the overies... Right away I notice a differance in going to the bathroom...I could now yearate like I used to by about a cup and not a quarter cup...I was no longer feeling sick...and most of my pain is gone...My doctor told me I would be swollen for about 3 or 4 months and until then have some pain... The doctor relined my bladder and the wall with some sort of lining to heal... Many people ask me how I lost so much weight...I did not loose weight...just a oversized uterus... I had stress cells from the pain, I had adenomyosis, and fiboids...the surgery was well worth it...I was done having children anyway... I hope this helps all who read it. SHERRY

great to hear thank you so much for sharing your story, how do you feel now if you are still out there?

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Originally Posted by goofykitty Hi I have just had a hyst and it was during my hyst that my DR found my uterus had attached itself to the wall. I had already had ultrasounds and cyroablasions for fibroids. We thought the pain I was still having was still from the fibroids and the cryo had not worked. Well we were surprised. I can't tell you a full recovery yet since I am only in day 5, but I can tell you that the pain I was having is COMPLETELY gone. Just a little residue pain from where he had to cut it loose. So for me it was the right choice but I had tried other options as well. I did a lot of research before I went any furthur and talked with me DR a lot.

Thank you so much for sharing your story, how do you feel now several years later? These are the types of stories I'm interested in because I too have awful adhesions from three C-sections and uterus is stuck to the wall and Blatter . I am otherwise very healthy but feel that having my uterus removed could help with mild tenderness and painful intercourse

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Originally Posted by scgrl38 I had a total hysterectomy (kept my ovaries) on Tues 12/22 laproscopicly. Dr. told my husband my pelvis was a mess. My uterus was attached to my abdominal wall and my uterus was also attached to my bladder. I had alot of scar tissue from my c-section in 1997. Surgery took longer then expected. I know before my surgery when I exercised I would always wet myself. Maybe this will fix my problem since my bladder was attached where it shouldn't of been. Time will tell. Good luck.