June 1st hyst.

Finally feel well enough to get on my laptop. Everything going ok i guess , home feeling halfway normal. Dunno about the bladder issue's but i hope it will get better. I dont know when i am to PEE... I dont have that since of feeling ... anyone else have that ?
Had to get 2 pint's of blood yesterday ... Hemogolblin droped to a 5.9....

I dont feel i need to pee until my bladder is full and it causes pain. My doctor didnt seem worried. Hope you feel better soon.

Not being able to have the urge to urinate is totally normal. I didn't get that sensation back until at least 2 months post-op. I actually wondered if I would ever get it back since it took so long. I learned that when my tummy was uncomfortable that it was time for a trip to the bathroom and tried to schedule a bathroom trip on a regular basis. I hope this helps.

I am almost 5 weeks out, and I still don't have the sensation. Doc said it takes about two months for some of those signals to come back. It's weird, isn't it? I just visit the bathroom more often, just to be sure. An unexpected sneeze or cough could be a real issue!

Take care, and know that you're not alone!

3days post op a lot of women said after they had the lap abd hysterectomy they didn't need the pain meds so I wasn't taking mine but pain got unbearable so i took mine and able to manage guess I am different from everyone else

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Originally Posted by tkwatson 3days post op a lot of women said after they had the lap abd hysterectomy they didn't need the pain meds so I wasn't taking mine but pain got unbearable so i took mine and able to manage guess I am different from everyone else

Everyone that goes through this has a different experience. Please continue to take your pain meds as your body will heal better with your pain under control. No need to "suck it up" because you are only harming yourself in the long run. Take care!

I see that now it is just amazing how many women I have talked to who said once they got home they did not need their pain meds and at first I admit I was that way too, forgetting that I was on a pain pump at the hospital, but once all the medicine left my system OMG I could not move the pain was that bad then my kids finally talked me into taking my meds and the change was amazing -- I love this site because the women on this site gives good advice and I appreciate it so much

I absolutely took the pain meds! Started on percocet, changed over to tramadol or ibuprofen after that. I have hoarded the pills I didn't take...I go back to work this week, you never know!

My surgery was june 1st also. Feel great! Still have no urge to pee, so I just try to remember to go every couple hours. Gas pains are non existant....after I eat I feel a litle bloated but not to bad. all in all this has been great, and I was so scared! A little nervous about that 1st bm, but im taking it one day at a time