TVH and Bladder repair

Hi I am new to the site
I am 33 and on Aug 28th having a TVH and bladder repair. How long is the avg hospital stay and does everyone get a morphine pump for pain? I am a little scared but ready for the cramping to stop.
I am also freakin out because I hear of people gaining weight like crazy after tvh. I have worked very hard to get where I am. Is this true will i gain

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Originally Posted by tleighj Hi I am new to the site I am 33 and on Aug 28th having a TVH and bladder repair. How long is the avg hospital stay and does everyone get a morphine pump for pain? I am a little scared but ready for the cramping to stop. I am also freakin out because I hear of people gaining weight like crazy after tvh. I have worked very hard to get where I am. Is this true will i gain

Hi , sorry I can't answer your questions, I hope not about the weight gain, I'm suppose to have a TVH also just like yours. I'm not sure about the cervix being taken though, it concerns me. Is yours being taken out too? I hope you don't mind me asking. I heard the hosital stay is about 3 days?? I'm sure others here can tell us how long they stayed. I hope all goes well for you. ~~ jenny

Hi Jenny yes they are taking my cervix also. I hope the stay is not long I like being home. Do you have a date for TVH yet? Thanks Tracy

Somebody with my concerns!! From the research I have read- weight gain tendency is about the same for those that haven't had a hysterectomy. I have worried about this alot, too. I'm 31 and have had a battle with weight my whole life. I know it sounds cliche' but diet and exercise are crutial. I have decided that I'm a hormonal eater- meaning I always tend to go overboard when I PMS- right now I feel so hormonally out-of-whack I want greasy cheeseburgers and milkshakes daily. Hopefully after surgery with the right HRT I'll lose the urge to eat that junk (one can wish-right?). I read a thread the other day that a young 'un like us had a total hyster too, and had lost 28 pounds!!! I do know that when our body is mending our metabolism is a little faster but it's up to us to keep it up after the mending process. Good luck to you!! Staci

Maybe we will be lucky and drop weight also. I feel a little stressed today. I am cleaning and getting work stuff taken care of. Maybe this day will go by fast and tomorrow is all the yucky things I have to do like "cleaning" everything YUCK YUCK YUCK

I'm still a little over a month away from the BIG DAY and I keep thinking about all I need to get done before my mom comes to help me out (tee-hee). My sweet husband bought a TV for our bedroom so I can recover and not miss all the new shows of the season (Gray's Anatomy and it's spin-off!!!). I think how lucky my kids will be when my mom's here to cook for them- they may want my recovery to take a long time just so they can eat Mimi's cookin'. Have fun cleaning tomorrow- it will be the last time you get to rearrange the dust for awhile!! Great luck with surgery- I'll be thinkin' about you on Tuesday- as soon as you feel up to it- let me know how you're doing and how surgery went!! Staci

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Originally Posted by tleighj Hi Jenny yes they are taking my cervix also. I hope the stay is not long I like being home. Do you have a date for TVH yet? Thanks Tracy

Hi, not sure if you'll have time to answer but did they explain why they are taking your cervix or any info on that. I wasn't told much and am concerned. Mine is in about 2 weeks. Good Luck and hope it all goes well~~jenny

Hi ladies!
I had TVH with bladder repair on July 31. I am 37 and I guess I consider myself young
Anyway, I recovered so quickly from this surgery!
When you have TVH they take your cervix, that is pretty standard.
I stayed 1 night. The next day the nurse said if I get up and walk and pee on my own (after catheter was taken out) then I could go home. woohoo - here I go! I tried to get up and had the worst gas pain that it knocked me back into bed. lol DH was so worried and I just started laughing. Finally got up and I tried walking like normal and couldn't do it. The CNA said "slow down"! okay, okay. Small baby steps. The next time I went for a walk it was much more normal.
After I got home I was doing 2 laps around the cul de sac in the a.m. and 2 in the p.m. and went up from there as I felt like it. Nice and slow.
I have gained weight even though I have been trying to eat healthy. I need to start walking more but I don't enjoy it. I really was hoping to loose weight just from the procedure but I have messed with my weight so much over the years that I am screwed.

sorry this got so long but please ask more questions if you wish. I am here to help