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How long on lifting weight restriction after hysterectomy?
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04-19-2014, 10:36 AM
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Posts: 2,816
Hysterectomy: January 15th, 2014
Surgery Type: TAH
Ovaries: Removed both
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Re: How long on lifting weight restriction?
I told my husband I couldn't vacuum for 2 more weeks even though the doc said it was ok!! She also told me to lift to what I feel comfortable to lift. So I am doing about 20 lbs for a while yet.
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04-19-2014, 11:40 AM
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Posts: 95
Hysterectomy: March 31st, 2014
Surgery Type: TAH
Ovaries: Kept 1 or both
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How long on lifting weight restriction after hysterectomy?
I'm with you!! I told DH no house chores for 3mths, and he beleived it
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04-19-2014, 01:19 PM
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Posts: 109
Hysterectomy: April 3rd, 2014
Surgery Type: DvH
Ovaries: Kept 1 or both
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Re: How long on lifting weight restriction after hysterectomy?
I had prolapse repairs along with my hysterectomy and I have no running, jumping, skipping or lifting more than 15 pounds for life. I am a very active person and this is going to redefine my life.but the way I look at it is I am not strapping a leg on or battling chemo so iam very fortunate to have these restrictions. I do not want to carry my insides between my legs ever again.
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04-19-2014, 01:27 PM
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Posts: 132
Hysterectomy: March 25th, 2014
Surgery Type: TLH
Ovaries: Kept 1 or both
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Re: How long on lifting weight restriction after hysterectomy?
My job description says I am required to lift 50 pounds minimum and 100 pounds occasionally, so I'm worried about that. Work has actually asked what is the earliest that I can go back because they're extremely short handed. They've even filled out the schedule for the next two months and tentatively have me going back on the 12th, which is my post op appointment t day. They have also scheduled me for pretty long days. With one of my incisions being infected now, I'm not even sure I'll be back at 6 weeks. Is the infection considered a setback? I'm feeling guilty that they need me so bad, but I know I still have more healing and once back worry that 6 weeks won't be enough.
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04-19-2014, 02:26 PM
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Posts: 19,781
Hysterectomy: May 29th, 2013
Surgery Type: TAH
Ovaries: Removed both
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Re: How long on lifting weight restriction after hysterectomy?
I would be pretty surprised if at six weeks you could get right back in the saddle, working long days lifting 50-100 lbs. I found that at six weeks, I was ready to *start gradually easing back in* to lifting 30-50 lbs. I'm pretty sure that your doctor will agree and will hopefully be willing to state the same in writing.
It might help at work to point out that if they *don't* give you time to recondition, you're likely to injure yourself and have to go right back out again!
As for "feeling guilty that they need me so bad," ensuring adequate staffing is one of the things that management gets paid big bucks to do. Let *them* worry about it.
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04-19-2014, 02:48 PM
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Posts: 2,816
Hysterectomy: January 15th, 2014
Surgery Type: TAH
Ovaries: Removed both
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Re: How long on lifting weight restriction after hysterectomy?
Great answer!! My work didn't even do half my work as they thought they could do it without more help! Right, didn't work out and then they tried to push it all back on me when I got back. Good thing I had a doc's note on restrictions for 2 weeks....
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