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Vaginal Packing after Lap Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy / BSO?
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05-11-2014, 10:14 AM
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HysterSister
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Posts: 99
Hysterectomy: May 5th, 2014
Surgery Type: LAVH
Ovaries: Removed both
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Vaginal Packing after Lap Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy / BSO?
Hello, I am wondering how many of you did, and did not have vaginal packing after your surgery. In recovery, I asked about packing, and was surprised when the nurse said I didn't have any. It had never been mentioned by my doctor, I just assumed I would have it. I had A LOT of pain from my catheter, and it made it painful to sit, and my floor nurse said the trouble sitting might also be from the vag packing. I told her the recovery nurse said I didn't have any. She seemed a little surprised, but no one ever mentioned it or checked. I assumed she checked my chart, and if packing were used, it would have been taken out. I am 6 days post op now, and feeling some better each day, but I woke up last night thinking about it...I had a little light spotting the first couple of days, and occasional now, usually when I do something wrong. I have the same smell now that I noticed in the hospital after my surgery, not any worse, no fever, and like I said, am feeling better each day. Noticed quite a reduction in swelling this morning, too. I have my 1 week follow up on Tuesday, I don't think in lieu of other symptoms my neurotic concerns warrant a call to my . I would like to hear your experiences with packing or lack thereof...Thanks so much!
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05-11-2014, 10:20 AM
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Posts: 14,518
Hysterectomy: July 20th, 2011
Surgery Type: TVH
Ovaries: Kept 1 or both
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Re: Vaginal Packing after LAVH BSO?
I did not have vaginal packing after my TVH. I was very glad because the thought of the packing being pulled out of my sore, swollen, traumatized vagina was terribly scary.
Surgeons all have their own preferences in this regard. And I think some use packing when there was vaginal bleeding during surgery.
We trust in our surgeons that they will do whatever is most appropriate for our own particular body.
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05-11-2014, 01:35 PM
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HysterSister
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Posts: 99
Hysterectomy: May 5th, 2014
Surgery Type: LAVH
Ovaries: Removed both
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Re: Vaginal Packing after LAVH BSO?
[QUOTE=sugarandspice
We trust in our surgeons that they will do whatever is most appropriate for our own particular body.
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That is my thinking, too! I trusted him enough to let him mess with my insides, I can certainly trust him enough to make sure everything that needed to be done, was done.
Thanks!
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05-11-2014, 02:57 PM
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HysterSister
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Posts: 447
Hysterectomy: March 18th, 2014
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Re: Vaginal Packing after Lap Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy / BSO?
I had packing. It hurt a bit when nurse removed it as she was going too fast. Now catheter removal was interesting. She showed me how she deflated the little balloon before removing.
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05-11-2014, 03:26 PM
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HysterSister
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Posts: 43
Hysterectomy: April 4th, 2014
Surgery Type: TVH
Ovaries: Kept 1 or both
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Re: Vaginal Packing after Lap Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy / BSO?
I had the packing and it was pretty painful coming out!! He said imagine a clown pulling a hankerchief out of his pocket, like how it just keeps going! Well when he did I was like is it done yet and he said at 3feet so far! Yikes!! I didn't even know I was going to have it. I had TVH with repairs.
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05-11-2014, 04:11 PM
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HysterSister
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Posts: 295
Hysterectomy: March 3rd, 2014
Surgery Type: LAVH
Ovaries: Removed both
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Re: Vaginal Packing after Lap Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy / BSO?
Thankfully, I did not have any packing.
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05-11-2014, 05:33 PM
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HysterSister
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Posts: 472
Hysterectomy: April 15th, 2014
Surgery Type: LAVH
Ovaries: Removed both
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Re: Vaginal Packing after Lap Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy / BSO?
Lavh/bso I didn't have any packing either. Sounds painful!
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05-11-2014, 05:48 PM
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HysterSister
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Posts: 758
Hysterectomy: April 23rd, 2014
Surgery Type: DvH
Ovaries: Kept 1 or both
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Re: Vaginal Packing after Lap Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy / BSO?
DvH was done besides removing adhesions no other repairs were done. I had no vaginal packing. I was worried about that but kept forgetting to ask. I was relieved when I found out there was no packing.
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05-11-2014, 05:54 PM
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HysterSister
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Posts: 1,114
Hysterectomy: July 3rd, 2013
Surgery Type: TVH
Ovaries: Removed both
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Re: Vaginal Packing after Lap Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy / BSO?
TVH - BSO....No packing for me either..thank goodness! And the catheter and the breathing tube were both removed while I was still in the OR and under - so...another thank goodness!
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05-11-2014, 05:55 PM
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Posts: 11,246
Hysterectomy: December 24th, 2012
Surgery Type: LAVH
Ovaries: Removed both
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Re: Vaginal Packing after Lap Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy / BSO?
I had no packing and my catheter was removed before I woke up in recovery.
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