Surgery question?

I was wondering if anyone had the type of surgery that I am having.TAH,removing ovaries. Doctor said that everything has dropped down and he would be using collagen tissue from a cadaber and it would be fastened to my backbone to hold everything in place. I don't quite know how the collagen thing works, that's why I am wondering if anyone has had this done.Also others that had thier ovaries removed, has it thrown your hormones out of wack or do you even go thru any strange symptoms. Just wondering what to expect.

Linda,
I really don't know what to tell you to expect, because my suregery is on August 15. My little sister had 1 ovary removed, and all went well. It's different if they have to take both ovaries out. When they take both out I'm pretty sure that yoiu have to start taking Hormones, unless your against it. My Doctor told me if both ovaries are removed it puts you into Menopause. If you go on health site's you can look into your procedure a little more detailed. Hope all goes well. God Bless
Tamara

mine should be close to the same surg, plus a possible rectocele repair. i am a medical records coder so i can help w/the px bein done........he will be taking tissue from a cadaver <someone who has given their body to medical, which is a good thing>, lots of times they take facia, piece of ur own inner skin, and use that to be a fixation between vaginal wall, cervix or bladder to the hip or pelvis bone.
i will be having a bso and going on hrt postop.

hope this helps......