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05-12-2012, 10:20 AM
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HysterSister
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Posts: 1
Hysterectomy: April 2nd, 2012
Surgery Type: SAH
Ovaries: Removed both
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I was invited to post here
I had my my hysterectomy on April 2. I'm really doing fine. This all happened so quick ... Well no, maybe it didn't, I was originally told that I'd 'probably' need a complete hysterectomy back in December, due to a fixed pelvis; adhesions and scar tissue from years of diverticulitous.
Frankly the idea (from my surgeons) that 'well, I was 52 and in menopause, so what difference did it make?' was somehow more disturbing and offensive that the idea of the hysterectomy itself. I mean, it felt crappy, knowing that I'd be completely desexed in one day, but the colostomy, bowel resection, and hopefully the eventual colostmy reveral is a much bigger thing to me right now.
Maybe someday my loss of fertiltiy will 'hit' me', but at this point, walking around with a bag-o-poo attached to my abdomen is way more disturbing than the loss of my girl bits.
Maybe I'm weird, but I always did love getting my period. My mentrual cycle always reassured me that I was 'normal' and functioning as a woman (even tho I'm CF by choice). Not sure I can reasonably explain that (maybe I just loved knowing I wasn't pregnant? Even though I've had one IUD after another since age 19).
Anyway, I was invited to post here; that's what's up with me.
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