What is normal time to be in the OR?

I go tomorrow morning, pre op just called. I am having TVH anterior and posterior repair and something to tightenup my bladder. Nurse say according to last 10 cases with same thing was about 3 hours. Is that too long? She said no laproscope so no gas all vaginal. Is this good? I am thinking it wont be so painful because I am not getting cut or getting the laprascope??????

Debbie, my doctor said she expected 2 1/2 to 3 hours for exactly the surgery you are going to have. She said it went really well and I think she was done in about 2. I, of course, have no concept of how much time it took. I don't even remember what time it was when I got up to my room but I think it was around noon (surgery was at 8:30.)

You actually will probably have interior incisions to take the uterus out and to make the repairs but I've had practically no pain, just a sore bum.

Pat

I had just a TVH, no repairs, was told it would take 1-2 hrs but it was less. So TVH plus repairs in 3 hrs sounds reasonable. They still cut internally, and repairs do seem to add to soreness, from what I read from laies here. But my TVH was not very painful after day one, I do think not having external cuts did help. And not having the gas pumped like in a laparoscopic might have helped, too. Best wishes for an easy surgery.

Thanks PAT yes just interior stiches. She said this is one of the best way to go if you had to have a hysterectomy. I hope I dint have pain but she told me I will have a pump for pain and the cath until tomorrow yickkkkk

I think with the laproscopic procedure I had done, it was 90 mins. Had it done on 12/14 and am in recovery Day 3. I don't feel any muscular pain but do feel where the removal happened. Depending on your pain tolerance, you will adapt to the feeling and each day it's more tolerable. I do think you'll have the least invasive surgery vaginally. You'll do great!