Just had surgery--oophorectomy

First of all, I would like to thank you all who encouraged me when I was frightened about having surgery to remove a large benign ovarian mass.

Well, I made it through!

The surgery was done Wednesday, October 2, via laproscope and went home the same day (amazing!). I was left with 5 insicions (due to lots of scar tissue from previous surgery for the same thing). I am now without ovaries and am on an HRT patch.

Of course I am very sore, but I am feeling as if I am in a fog, mentally. Is this normal?

In the meantime, I am resting and trying to recover. Any suggestions?

Hi Lyda

Welcome to postop! Ah yes, the dreaded brain fog (here's the smiley ) --- yes, we all experience it! You'll have it for a while II'm afraid! In the meantime, be sure to read the thread, beating boredom

http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/sho...threadid=72976

Also, here's a list of do's and don'ts from our friend Toonces:

-Picking up pillows and repositioning them…..allowed
-Turning on dishwasher AFTER SOMEONE ELSE HAS LOADED IT…..allowed
-Changing roll of toilet paper…..allowed
-Flipping on lightswitch…..allowed
-Folding laundry…..allowed
-Taking short, easy walks and gentle stretching…..allowed
-Lifting the remote control…..allowed
-Asking others for help...allowed and encouraged

X – Vacuuming…..NOT ALLOWED
X – Sweeping or Mopping…..NOT ALLOWED
X – Carrying laundry across house to washer…..NOT ALLOWED
X – Lifting, Bending, Reaching, Driving…..NOT ALLOWED
X – Lying around the house all day doing nothing…..NOT ALLOWED (see above)
X - Bending to access oven or empty litterboxes....NOT ALLOWED
X - Going to Wal-Mart for some bargain shopping....NOT RECOMMENDED
X – Pushing a shopping cart….NOT ALLOWED
X – Sitting for prolonged periods of time i.e. at computer….NOT ALLOWED
X – Opening windows, particularly the hard-to-open ones….NOT ALLOWED
X – Making other people’s problems your own…..NOT ALLOWED
X - Picking Tomatoes, Weeding, and other such nonsense...NOT ALLOWED


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The fog is normal for any surgery and not necessarily related to being with ovaries. I had it after my gall bladder too. I did take a little longer with the hyst to get over that, but it was a much longer surgery too.

I hope your luck with the hrt is as good as mine. No problem at all settling into the hrt patch.

Caren

I am also on the patch and have had no problems with it. I love it, it is so easy and don't have to remember to swallow a pill every day. I would recommend that you still get lots of laying down time so that you can recover properly.