I feel Blessed !!!!

I must be so lucky, either that or rather dense !!! Maybe I have just not noticed myself getting so much worse over the past few years. My "Alien" has been steadily growing for years aparently and I just thought that the tiredness and the aches and pains were a natural progression of age !!!!!! After reading how much better you all feel post op I am really looking foreward to feeling great once I get over the op. I am staring to feel a little less frightened by the prospect and hoping for a flatter tummy and more energy. Can anyone confirm that this will probably happen? My DR has told me not to expect too much, but with a fibroid the size of a melon, removing it has got to make some difference hasn't it?
Good luck to all of us for the big day !!! God willing, we will laugh about our fears one day !!
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good luck to you. i had good results from my tah/bso. my surg was march 28. i have been able to resume all of my normal activities. i feel great.

hi hippiechick
It's great you can feel so positive about your 'op and I too have found so much encouragement from the other sisters who have gone before.
Like you, I had melon sized fibroid. As you could actually see it sticking out I don't know why I hadn't noticed. I thought I was wheat intolerant or something!When my surgeon saw my belly he said he would make me a dress size smaller...
It's not been an easy journey, the last 7 weeks but it has definitely been worth it. In the morning I am a trouser size smaller (afraid the swelly belly soon stops that) and I just feel so liberated by not having the worry about whether I will start bleeding. I hadn't realised how much that was affecting my confidence.I don't know if you are finding the fibroid is pressing on your bladder - I hadn't realised that and thought bladder problems were from getting older. Now I have a new stronger bladder!!
Good luck with your surgery and your journey towards the new you!
best wishes
Liz

Hi Liz, Thanks for replying. I genuinly had no idea that there was anything wrong with me until the end of April. Because I was 49 I just assumed that I was going through the menopause and did nothing. It was only when I was trying to lose a little weight on my belly by doing sit-ups that I felt something that maybe should not have been there and got it checked. I was dumbfounded when I was told what it was and what needed to be done to get rid of it!!!. Reading all the messages on this site has really inspired me. I recovered really well from Brain Surgery for a Subaracnoid Bleed when I was 22 so hopefully, my healing powers will not desert me. At the moment I don't really feel unwell so maybe I will feel superb when it is all over. How long does the "Swelly Belly" last and can I hope to be in a swimsuit before christmas or do I have to wait a little longer to re-book my holiday? I had to cancel just 4 days before my flight and I have not had a holiday since 1997!! Hubby has promised that we will go in style when I am better - heres hoping! I hope too that, as you say, my bladder is strong again, I have noticed a little.. shall we say... leakage? But I put that down to the menopause too. Will I need HRT because I am losing my ovaries or can I just go solo on that. Sorry, I seem to be asking a loy of questions. Anyway, its inspiring to hear that you are happy with your result, I hope you continue to improve each day and feel 100% in no time. Take care
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Hi Hippiechick

Sorry about your cancelled holiday. I'm going in August and I think I will just have to take a sarong for the afternoons.
Don't know if everybody gets the swelly belly but I gather from other sisters that can last up to months. I feel more worried about it at work, I work in a boy's school and they're not backwards in making personal comments!
I still have my ovaries so I can't help on that one.
Happy to answer any questions at all.
Liz

Hi Hippiechick

First thing is, it's great you have such a positive attitude, IMO it goes along way towards recovery. I had my op nearly 5 weeks ago and have to say I feel better than I have in a long time. I had a large fibroid that measured 28cm wide by 22cm across and depth was 18 cm !!!. Since coming out of hospital I have gone down 2-3 dress sizes and have lost 2 stone. I had both ovaries removed and asked my consultant about HRT. He said to me only have it if you need it ie hot flushes get really bad etc. I wish you well for your op and good wishes for a speedy recovery .

Take care
Tillybear8 x

As was told to me, my fibroids were making me like I was 5 - 6 month pregnant. I had noticed in the last year, this bulge that would not go away. And I was forever headed to the washroom due to pressure on the bladder. I am 4 weeks post surgery and pressure on the bladder is gone!!!! My stomach is kind of flat in the mornings and gets the swelly belly as I am up and doing stuff most of the days. I assume that as it is flat in the mornings and only get puffy as I do things, that it will eventually stay flat. Here's hoping. I do feel like I have lots of energy, but that I had prior to the surgery.
Like to see someone with such a positive outlook! You will do well with this.

Wow Sisters, thanks for your support. I did not expect so many replies! My op is in 7 days so I am whizzing around trying to prepare everything. I don't know what sapped my energy over the past few years, I am just hoping I will get some of it back. I have 2 grown up daughters who are driving me crazy with their concern, I know I should be grateful but I am sure That it is'nt necessary to follow me everywhere to check I am okay!!!!! I have to see my surgeon tommorow to get my pre-op assessment and then I am on countdown. To all of you who are waiting like me, just keep as busy as your body will allow and keep thinking positive. I intend to let my family help until I am better. Also I intend to get into the jeans that I wore years ago. The only place that I put on weight is my belly so who knows what will happen!!! I am going into my work to see my new boss and tell her not to expect me back for at least two months, by then I should go back Tanned and Toned !!!
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