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07-14-2014, 11:24 PM
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HysterSister
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Posts: 40
Hysterectomy: May 14th, 2014
Surgery Type: DvH
Ovaries: Removed both
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Re: Running and leg/ankle pain after hyst.
cmimichelle,
My knee and my ankle started hurting a few days after surgery. I didn't think much of it, thought I may have twisted it while in the hospital or during surgery. Fast forward a couple of weeks, ankle pain got more intense. It hurt so bad, I didn't even want to walk to the kitchen for a glass of water.
I was put on an estrogen patch at my 6 week post-op visit, and I noticed a decrease in joint pain over night. It's been a coulee of weeks now, and I have gotten complete releif.
I didn't think about it at the time, but my back ached too before the hormone patch. I contributed the back ache to my swelly belly, but the back ache is gone (and I stilll have the swelly belly
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