Abdominal Hysterectomy/Removal of 1 or Both Ovaries

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Originally Posted by SurprisedInNB From Wikipedia: "D&C normally refers to a procedure involving a curette, also called sharp curettage. However, some sources use the term D&C to refer more generally to any procedure that involves the processes of dilation and removal of uterine contents, which includes the more common suction curettage procedures of manual and electric vacuum aspiration." Manual or electric vacuum aspiration would not normally require anesthesia or sedation. Sharp curettage (which is what I had), on the other hand, is considered to be day surgery and is usually performed under so-called "conscious sedation." (That's kind of misnomer, since you're not really conscious. However, your autonomic systems keep going, so you don't need a nasal tube.)

I definitely was NOT put under. The nurse called it that (and wrote it down on the procedure sheet that I had to sign my consent for the doctor to do (D & C), so I'm going by what she said and wrote, LOL.

Whatever the technical term for it, I know it was to see if I had cancer or not and that's one of the test results I have to wait on (as well as my thyroid being checked) next week.

Well, my surgery is set and I'm freaking out!!! It's June 6th, which sure doesn't give me much time to plan or get ready. I didn't expect it to be that soon!

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Originally Posted by Kat213 I was adamant about keeping my ovaries. I had no issues other than lots and big giant fibroids. My doc, whose specialty is oncological gyno, said ovarian cancer risk is about 7% after uterus removal, that risk is not high enough for me to lose all the functions of my ovaries. I'm 49 and not ready to be thrown immediately into menopause, and don't want to lose that source of estrogen. Btw, you had a D&C without general anesthesia?

Forgot to say that I also don't want to go into surgical menopause, so it's all hard for me to decide on. That's good to know that the risk of ovarian cancer is so low after uterus removal.

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Originally Posted by SC/NCGal Well, my surgery is set and I'm freaking out!!! It's June 6th, which sure doesn't give me much time to plan or get ready. I didn't expect it to be that soon!

But on the bright side, an early date doesn't give you much time to worry either. :-)

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Originally Posted by SurprisedInNB But on the bright side, an early date doesn't give you much time to worry either. :-)

LOL, very true, but I'm worrying enough as it is that I won't have enough time to get everything done first that I need to get done.