Recovery Progress Reports for Hysterectomy dates Mar 20-Mar 26,2017

If your hysterectomy was between Mar 20-Mar 26,2017 this is the place to post your progress during your hysterectomy recovery.

If you have a question about your hysterectomy recovery, please start a new thread to receive answers and support for your concerns instead of including the question in your update! There is information on how to start a new thread in this link: New Here? or you can use this link: Post a New Topic in the Post-Op forum.

Post how you are doing here when you are home and well enough to sit a few minutes at your computer.

We hope you are recovering well with plenty of rest and water and a bit of walking. Don't forget to pamper the princess!



How to use the Recovery Progress Reports thread:

• 1. This thread is for the purpose of sharing updates on your recovery as you heal from your hysterectomy.
  
  
• 2. Generally, ONE or TWO posts on this thread per member/per day is adequate to share your daily progress and to share encouragement with your surgery week Sisters.
  
  
• 3. Remember to start a new thread on the Post-Op message board to ask your questions.
  
  
• 4. The Progress Report threads now begin in our special forum for all Hysterectomy Recovery Reports and will remain there for you to always find your discussion.
  
• 5. Remember all the love and support you got here as a pre-op member? Now it's YOUR turn to give back to the women in the Pre-Op Hysterectomy Support forum. Extend your hand and your hugs in replies to our pre-op ladies in waiting. This will complete our circle of women helping women!
  
• 6. You can also share support and experiences with post-op members in all phases of recovery in the Post-Op Hysterectomy Support forum by replying on the new threads they create.

• 7. We invite you to upgrade your membership - to Upgraded PLUS membership. Learn about our Upgraded Memberships.

to the Other Side and to your Recovery Thread sweet ladies!

This is your chance to find sisters you became acquainted with during your Pre Op Chat or simply bond with new ones along your journey. This is your sanctuary to come together and create your own canvas. You will have the opportunity to mingle, share your stories along with voice any concerns and shed tears with one another. Ultimately, you will heal as one wonderful sister group.

I will be here to help provide a bit of a guiding light as you start along your path of healing. I remember what it was like during my own recovery and will drawn upon my experiences to assist you. Luckily, I came across HysterSisters three weeks before my surgery. I read and researched every forum that I could until my “date” was called. As resource tools, I will post informative articles that the website has to offer as it is a vast wealth of information and has such beautiful pearls of wisdom to carry with you.

lots of water.

and get lots of sleep.

Take your pains meds as directed.

Call your when any new symptom arises or whenever you might have a question for peace of mind.

Walk just a little bit (from your resting place to the bathroom or to the kitchen and back again).

Hoping to offer some positivity to those about to have surgery (as I feel people tend to report more when stuff goes awry)... but I'm laying here in my hospital room 5 hours post op and I feel fine. No pain at all and haven't been given any meds. No belly bloat. Not even tender to the touch. Had a LAVH. Kept ovaries.

Woke up groggy and a wee bit nauseous but got phenergan for it and all is well. Tomorrow I get walking...I can feel some gas percolating. Would like catheter out too lol.

I almost feel bad about not needing meds as I opted in to a clinical trial for a new post op pain opioid. Nurse laughed when I apologized for ruining their study lol!

Hello! I had my LAVH yesterday and came home afterward. They removed my uterus, cervix, Fallopian tubes but left my ovaries. They found a few endo lesions but the real problem was a diagnosis of post-tubal/ablation syndrome which caused the severe pain as the menstural flow was backing up into my tubes. Little loopy and some pain in the beginning. After I slept for about 4 hours, took it easy and hubby fed me my required medications. Because of him, I haven't noticed too much pain. I've been using the hints given on this site and it has made a difference. Today, feeling even better and trying to walk a bit more around the house. The only real pain I've had were headaches last night. Hubby said it was probably coming off some of the anesthesia medicines. I am hopeful my progress continues smoothly. Best wishes to all my hystersisters ;-)

Day 2 here...DaVinci hysterectomy that took everything out. Doc reported that I had a larger than normal uterus that was also irregular shaped which made it a little difficult to remove but everything else went smoothly. I believe the catheter was the worst part of the whole experience. Got to come home today and feel pretty good which surprises me. Gonna take the advice and get a lot of rest and not think I'm Superwoman still.

*takes a peek in to see how you sweeties are doing*

to the Other Side and to your Recovery Thread sweethearts!!!

Mimi76, LetsDoThis and Rachel Savidge... It sounds like you are doing great so recent from surgery.
Drink tons of water.
Take those short walks from your resting spot to the kitchen or bathroom and back again.
Eat small meals and include proteins along with fiber.

Here are a couple of links to read as you are resting:
First Week Tips after Hysterectomy

Post Op Week 1-2 Video

and here is a bedtime story...

A Princess Overdoes It!

I was wrong. Post op pain is minimal but my God the GAS pain! Under my ribs and into my shoulders. Hurt to breathe. I've walked a bunch and it's settled for now but holy moly.

I had a da Vinci TLVH on 3/20. Came home yesterday afternoon. Feeling pretty good, except for the shoulder pain due to the CO2. I'm walking around, and put a heating pad on my shoulder. It seemed to help. Drinking water, staying away from carbonated drinks -- I don't need any more bubbles in my tummy! So glad for the Hystersisters and their support!!

*takes a moment to peek in*

First of all, Quill57.. It is nice to see you on the Other Side. You have some wonderful sisters to heal and recover with!



Mimi76 and Quill…

Gas pains are definitely going to be bothersome during the first days post surgery. The article CO2 Gas Relief is a great read with a bit more insight. Another wonderful read is 15 Hot Topics for Hysterectomy Recovery .

You are going to get there sweeties. Day by day then week by week.

Hello ladies, just wanted to say surgery went well and I'm home resting. Ended up taking right ovary as well due to large cyst and leaving left one in place since it looked good. Very sore and walking is a challenge but for 5hrs out of surgery not too bad thanks to the lovely lala drugs I'm on.