Hi there,
I am new here! I am scheduled for a robotic assisted total hysterectomy at the end of February. I will turn 38 next week and have 4 children. My last baby was born c-section 5 years ago and I have tubal ligation at that time. Since then my periods have been terrible with severe bleeding, horrible mood swings and tremendous pain.
In September 2010, I thought I was having a kidney stone. I had never had one before, but the amount of pain I was in was unreal and aside from giving birth I thought this has to be a stone! I was vomiting, running a high fever and was doubled over the bed in horrific pain. I went to the ER and was shuffled from one hospital to the next and was told I had fluid in my pelvis and had a cyst on my ovary. Two days later and not in as much pain but much sicker than I was I followed up with ob/gyn. She admitted me to the hospital as they didn't really know what was going on. The ultrasound showed a mass between my right ovary and appendix, but since my tubes were burnt and tied, they couldn't understand how the mass ended up where it was because it was on the part of the tube/ovary not connected to each other. I was in the hospital 6 days on heavy duty antibiotics and could not break a fever. Fever finally broke and went home on even more evil antibiotics that made me sicker than a dog... Flagil and Floxin. I might've spelled them wrong. Anyway, whatever this was went away..for awhile.
Months passed and I felt "okay". In June 2011, I was in about the same amount of pain. Went back to the ER, told I had a tubal/ovarian abcess on the right side. Admitted 4 days in the hospital and told again they didn't really know what was going on. Received heavy duty antibiotics again. This time my wonderful female ob/gyn had left the practice so I was left to deal with the male ob/gyn that thinks woman are whimps so I knew I was in for a bad ride. I am overweight as well, so he treated me as though my weight was the only issue...granted, I know I need to lose weight to be healthy but also knew in my gut it wasn't the root cause of my female whoes. He said that he was just going to send me home and see what happens. I was still in lots of pain but he refused pain medication. He said to take tylenol.
Less than 2 weeks later I was beginning to feel something brewing on the right side once again. I called his office and they made me an appointment for ultrasound of the right ovary. The day of my appt I was at work and the pain was just intensifying. I drove myself to the ER and by that point was doubled over crying in pain. They did ultrasound and my ovary had torsion as there was some sort of abcess/cyst (I don't really know) that was 7 cm. I was admitted to the hospital and had open abdominal surgery two days later. The same male ob/gyn offered to send me home with antibiotics and "see what happens" or do the surgery to remove the twisted ovary. I opted for removal since I knew this would just keep happening. I asked him to please just take it all because I was done having children and I was tired of always being in pain.
He said he could not do that unless it was medically necessary. I am rambling on here so will speed this up.... long story short, right ovary and tube was removed. He said it was a mess and was all massed together. "I didn't have a tubal/ovarian abcess but I had something" were his words.... I was cut hip to hip and he only gave me 5 days worth of percocet. I was in horrendous pain and he treated me as though I was pill seeking and would not give me pain medication past the 5 days. He said my brain was telling me I was in pain. I told him he needed to grow a uterus and we'd talk.
My recovery was very rough. I went back to work 6 weeks later but was not ready but had no choice as he would not extend my time. I have had 3 cysts now in my left ovary since the surgery. He blew me off and said to lose weight and we'd talk about treatment.
I found a female ob/gyn who is wonderful. She asked me what I wanted and I told her a hysterectomy. She said after all my troubles she thinks that is best. I have to wait almost 2 months though because she is going to attempt robotic surgery and the hospital had a long waiting list. I am miserable with pain and am still sporting a cyst on the left ovary but for now am able to function as best I can. I am taking vicodin to manage pain but try to limit the doses to only 2 pills a day as needed. It's no way to live but what can you do...
I welcome any advice and look forward to hearing others experiences. Thanks for listening to my rambling!!
38 yrs old/ having total hysterectomy
38 yrs old/ having total hysterectomy
