I'm a new Hyster Sister!

Hello everyone! I'm Robin & I am new to this wonderful group!
I had my TAH/BSO on 4/8/03 Had it all removed!!! Although it was not a bowl of cherries as I make it seem as I'm sure those of you who have already had the surgery already know! I started with the usual excessive bleeding & my Dr. had me go to the hospital to have an ultra-sound done because my pap came back abnormal & cervix had grandular cells..it was abnormal all the way around. Anyway the ultra-sound showed a very larger uterus FULL of fybroid tumors & I had the colposcopy & biopsies done & chose to have the hysterectomy & I told him I wanted it all removed. Well I went in on the morning of the 8th & went through all the pre-op & then to the pre-op waiting room where Dr. Carter "The Anethesiologist" came in & gave me something to take the edge off is what he said..After that I don't remember a thing until 3 or more hours later. My Dr. was right there when I woke up..He said he was so happy to see me open my eyes.. He said I was one of the hardest surgeries he has ever done..I siad why? He said Robin your surgery took 3 hours because your bowel & bladder had adhered into your uterus & he got the bowel off with no problem but my bladder got a 2cm cut "nick" & the urologist came in & fixed my bladder. After that my uterus had to be cut in half & removed in two very huge pieces & I lost lot's of blood. In which I had to have a tranfusion & I can't remember much about that except I was given 4 pints of blood & 1 pint of plasma & my heart could not handle it & I was rushed to ICU & went into cardiac arrest. They put a heart monitor on me & I found out I also have sleep apnea. There is lot's more but I do not want to take up the whole message board..I am at week 2 & 1 day of post-op recovery & it has been very hard & I found out I could not do a thing..I wish I would have found this site before my surgery..my sister had one a few months before mine & she gave me warning..but being the typical little sister i did not fully believe her..I sure do now.. I had great shortness of breath before & after my surgery ..so my OB/GYN has been trying to get me into a cardilogist..I went to an internal med. Dr. he said my x-rays from the hospital..he was the Dr. who took care of me in ICU..amyway he said my x-rays showed my lungs to be clear..free from the fluid that quickly filled them following my transfusion & he listened to my heart & said it sounded great & he also did the pulse oxygen..well my ob/gyn was not happy & has set up another appt...a second opinon..I know I mis-spelled that. Anyway ..I said I would stop. I plan on making a webpage re-counting everything I remember..needless to say..I'll never forget it..I ordered the hyster Sister Book Set & Plan on writing everything down in the HysterSister Journal! I am also a crown jewel!!! I am so excited about being a member of this awesome group!!!!!! God Bless ~Robin

(((Robin)))

I am so glad you are here- and well enough to post!!
Wow- This site has been such a wonderful blessing in my life. I found it a few weeks before my TAH, and found it to be a wealth of information- and the ladies in chat and on the boards helped keep my sanity.

God bless you as you recover! I hope everyday you improve and feel better!!

Thankyou for the welcome! I am surprised I set up long enough to write all of that LOL! But I have been doing my best to get alot of rest.. I will get up from here soon & get back into bed..I had my 2 week follow-up at the Dr. today..I went in to him last week to have my catheter removed,which I had in for 8 days.. I was ever so happy to get that out! I think I will surf around the site some more! Thank-you for taking the time to reply!

Robin, I too want to welcome you to Hyster Sisters. I'm glad that you've found us, even though it wasn't before your surgery. I hope we can help you out with the many questions your sure to have as your progress through your recovery. Remember that sitting is an activity so try to keep computer time limited until you feel up to sitting longer.
Take care!

Robin--
What an ordeal you've been through! I'm glad you found this site, too. I found it about a week after my surgery, but wish I knew about it before. I hope your recovery goes well. Take care, and try not to do too much!

Glad you could join us. Sorry you've had such a rough time of it. We'll everything gets better. Take care of yourself and let us know how it goes with the Good luck and to ya.

Thankyou Glenda & Vickie & Nanc H for your welcome! Yesterday.I was up all day& I did ok..but when I laid down....Well let's just say..I was out for the count! Anyway..I found the chatroom last night & met alot of wonderful ladies & I checked out the live support chat & I must say it was wonderful.. I feel very blessed to be a part of this wonderful group & I look forward to getting to know everyone!