How many of you would do this again?

Really had no choice had pre-cancer cells. If I did not get it done when I did cancer probably would have spread big time. Thank God all was caught in time.
Mariann
TAH/BSO edometrial cancer 1A

I am thankful all was caught and stopped in time! Praying for a
quick recovery for you.

YES! YES! YES!

And I'm only 4 weeks post op today. It took me about 3 years to make up my mind. I only wish I had done it sooner.

I was slowly "bleeding to death". After just 4 weeks, I already have more energy that I did in the past year!

Actually after about the 5th day, I was really glad I had done it!

I should have done it years ago- and not listened when my last gyn told me that fibroids were "no big deal" 10 years ago!

Thank God- and I mean that from the bottom of my heart- that I found a doctor who listend to me

I can wear Khaki Pants now

No looking back!

Lamb and Lion

I'm now 10 days post-op and I only wish I had been able to have the surgery sooner. For years I begged for it because of PCOS symptoms (heavy bleeding and painful cramps, among other things). I'm sure it would have been easier to recover from before the excess estrogen from the ovarian tumor (that I didn't have then) caused severe endometriosis and adenomyosis and major weight gain.

I'm just 1 day shy of 3 weeks post op but at this point do believe I would do it again. I had an infection and got very sick the first week and had to be rehospitalized, that was not something I had anticipated and was beginning to wonder what i'd done. However on my 1 week anniversary I woke up feeling wonderful! I've continued to get better and stronger everyday and while I know I still have a ways to go, I get sore, worn out and tired, I do think I would do it again, only hopefully without getting the infection!

At first, I was a bit disappointed. I had gone in for a laparscopy to check if endo had come back and a myomectomy on the one fibroid I had that was causing severe pain in my left abdomin and shooting pains down the left leg. Woke up with a lot more done!

But after getting the pathology report, I am soooooo glad I had this surgery! Found out that the endo had returned after 8 years and developed adeno as well. Doc had thought I had more than the one fibroid due to the enlarged uterus.

At 8 weeks post-op I feel great!!!!!! It is so wonderful to not be having severe pains and walk around like a cripple!

Had CIS/CINIII and it couldn't be helped with a cone biopsy. Many people very close to me dx'd with cancer or just died from cancer. I was scared beyond comprehension. No one to talk to. Every place I went on the internet scared me from reading any further realizing that the hyst for me had to happen and I didn't want to scare myself. Never found the HysterSister site.

Because of friend (age 41) with OVCA IIIc I wanted my perfectly healthy ovaries gone too not realizing EXACTLY their function outside of allowing me to have babies. Doctor never batted an eye or questioned anything. Now they are gone, I'm on Premarin (which is working fine), but my BP is up just a little, my cholesterol is way up and I am now diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I'm very angy and am having to deal with what I have voluntarily done to myself. If a guy had requested to have his testicles removed he probably would have had to go to ten doctors who would advise him not to do this and/or tell him there is no way they will do this without a verifiable medical reason. I was 35 years old and had many years left on my ovaries. I feel so stupid. I don't regret the TAH at all but the BSO was a huge mistake and I regret it every single day. I hope someday I get over it and don't feel like a complete fool for not being more informed. Maybe when I reach 'normal' menopausal age it will be easier to live with.

Patsy TAH/BSO CISCINIII 7/5/02 35 years old.

I would do it again in a heart beat.No more floods every month,no pain,I can finally get on with the rest of my life.Im still recovering TVH on july 7 2003,I feel better now then I did before my surgery.I should have done this years ago.No regrets at all

KATLEEN K


TVH/ due to large fibroids and very heavy bleeding

i don't know if I would do it again. I had no choice I had cancer of the cervix. If there was not a baby involved I probably would not.