No Mood Swings almost 4 wks Post

Ok, I know this is going to sound strange, BUT . . . I will be 4 weeks post this Friday (TAH/BSO). I have experienced some slight hot flashes/night sweats, but no mood swings, emotional disturbances. In fact, I seem to be more balanced than BEFORE surgery.

I don't mean to complain about a good thing, and that's not what I'm doing. I'm just wondering if it is going to SPROING out at me all of a sudden and be really horrific??

When is it normal to start feeling the rollercoaster/see-saw effect? If I'm not feeling it by now, can I expect to feel it later? I'm not on any HRT, and probably won't BE on any due to severe endo.

I'm almost wondering if my ovaries had basically shut down prior to surgery, as they were enveloped in huge cysts.

Esme

I'm like you. No mood swings; but you could heat the Antarctic with my occasional hot flashes. I wonder how many BTU's I'm putting out!

I got to keep the ovaries though. Wonder what all that's about!

hmm..Esme,..I was wondering the same thing myself. I will be four weeks post op tomarrow..can that BE? already? who woulda thunk THAT day would come?
ANYWAY, I am quite crabby today <G> but there have been NO mood swings, and in fact, much like what you said, I think I"ve been much, much mellower than normal. An amazing feat, imho, considering the smack of getting diagnosed with ovarian cancer and starting chemo in the midst of this hysterectomy recovery.

I'd be quite interested in hearing what others think about the 'shut down ovaries' theory. at least one of my ovaries was enveloped in a very large tumor....I think your theory sounds very plausible. VEEERRRY interesting.
I wonder what percentage of total hysterectomy patients NEVER need hormone replacement?? I admit to being totally in the dark in THAT area.

Hi Esme! I'm 3 wks post op today. My symptoms so far haven't been too bad. Very few nightsweats, just a few daily flashes, and as for mood swings, well they're not as bad as I thought they would be. Although, the last 2 days I have felt angry, though I'm not sure why. My DH kept asking me if I was mad. I feel better today. I'm not on any HRT either, and I thought this was going to be way worse than was it's been. I keep feeling as though it's just going to suddenly unleash a monster on me.

I'm right at 3 weeks today post TAH/BSO but I AM on Premarin. So far no symptoms of any kind, not even hot flashes. From what I've read on this board even the sisters on HRT are having a few symptoms. I asked my doctor at my 2 week and she said if I haven't had a problem yet, I probably won't have one, at least in any major way. I, too, feel like my emotions are more stable now than for many years before.

Counting my blessings,
Mimi

CONGRATULATIONS & COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS! I AM DEFINATELY HAVING MOOD SWINGS (MOSTLY CRYING BOUTS). SO CONSIDER YOUR SELF VERY LUCKY. IT'S NICE TO HEAR THAT GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE!!!

I am just about 6 weeks post-op and I was very mellow until just recently. I actually posted a thread on my emotional rollercoaster that I am riding now.

Isn't that nice? I was basically great until the week before I go back to work.

Right now I can cry at the drop of a hat or fly off the handle with rage (just feeling, no acting on it). I can't STAND it.

ESME,
JUST HAD FINISH MY REPLY TO YOU, AND DECIDED TO CHECK OUT YOUR PROFILE, I LIVED IN MICHIGAN, FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS, I
AM FAMILAR WITH THE ANN ARBOR AREA, MY HUSBAND WAS BORN
IN SAGINAW, RAISED THERE AND IN FLUSHING, I HAVE 2 GROWN CHILDREN, MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN IN FLINT, MICHIGAN, MY 2 STEPSONS ALSO! MY HUSBAND IS A BIG MICHIGAN FAN, LIONS, PISTONS, RED WINGS, TIGERS, EVEN OUR LITTLE POM DOG IS
A LIONS FAN, WILL HAVE TO SHOOT YOU A PIX OF HER, WE ALSO HAVE A LAB!
ANY WAY, I STARTED READING MORE POST, AND YOU KNOW I SAID HOW WELL I WAS DOING, THEN I SEE A POST ABOUT HOW WELL THIS OTHER SIS IS DOING SAME THING TAH, AND NO MOOD SWINGS, ETC, I SAID THAT IS ME, THEN I LOOK AT THE WRITER
AND FELL OUT...IT WAS YOU, I HAVE THE ANSWER, WE PICKED THE RIGHT SURGERY DATE, I'M NOT EVEN THE BIT INTO ASTROLOGY, BUT IT MADE ME PONDER!
YOU STATED THAT YOU THOUGHT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN LIKE
PREMENAPOSAL, WELL I AM OLDER THAN YOU, AND I WAS TESTED
FOR LEVEL ONE MONTH BEFORE SURGERY, AND THEY SAID I WAS EVEN PERI MENAPAUSE, HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE, I WAS HAVING MILD HOT FLASHES FROM TIME TO TIME, MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH, HEART PALPITATIONS TOO, NOW I AM HAVING 3 TO 7
(yes i am counting them) HOT FLASHES A DAY, BUT THEY ARE
REALLY MILD, I FEEL IT MOSTLY ON MY ARMS, IN THE EARLY AM
I WAKE WITH A MILD SWEAT, MOSTLY FOREHEAD, AND CHEST
I CHOOSE NOT TO USE HORMONES, CAUSE I HAVE MET OTHERS
THAT DID OK WITHOUT THEM, YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK, WE HAD
TO MANY TO BEGIN WITH, THATS WHY WE HAD OUR PROBLEMS,
HORMONES ARE NOT STUDIED ENOUGH, I AM 24 DAYS AND NO HORMONAL HEAD ACHES NO MIGRAINS, AND MY BELLY ALWAYS LOOKED PREGNANT, ESPECIALLY DURING PRE CYCLES, I WAS ALWAYS BLOATED, THAT LOOKS CLEARED UP, AND AT A SIZE 12
NOW WAS A 14, SO LIKE YOU, AFTER READING OTHER STORIES, I PRAY THAT I WILL NOT HIT A BRICK WALL, STAYING POSITIVE
AND SUPPORT OF LOVE ONES AND FRIENDS DO HELP, HOPE YOU HAVE THAT, WELL KEEP IN TOUCH TWIN SIS, QOH

I am almost 2 weeks post-op and have not had any mood swings at all. I feel so mellow and even tempered. I have not felt this way in years. I am on an estrogen .1mg patch. I have the occassional night sweats but that is it. I am amaized!!!! I am going to knock on wood now.
Jen

Hi Esme..
and my surgery date twins
EmpressNormi&52Mimi
and All;
I have been up and around the WHOLE day...and I, too am amazed at how well I feel.
I have some definite crabby moments but overall I have been good.
I'm going to bet this keeps getting better!

Mona7