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Daydream,

I would look, so I could get a feeling of what I could expect. I agree with Fritzi and stick with the recovery threads. Most of the recovery threads are encouraging. Not nearly as scary as some of the posts can seem.

I'm 10 post-op and doing really well. I almost feel guilty posting stuff because there are women still taking the pain meds, and I don't need to. I think for every posting thats scary, there are at least 2 women that are doing well.

Hope this helps some.

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Originally Posted by reann I am 3 weeks post op today. Recovery is not nearly as bad as I anticipated! I believe the post op side seems a little scary to pre op sisters because alot of the time post are for support. As a result when recovery is going well people do not feel the need to post about it as much! Good luck with your surgery and I look forward to seeing you on the other side!

Thanks for posting a positive note. I hope you are right about the postings being more for those needing support for slow recoveries.

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Originally Posted by nuttygal Daydream, I'm 10 post-op and doing really well. I almost feel guilty posting stuff because there are women still taking the pain meds, and I don't need to. I think for every posting thats scary, there are at least 2 women that are doing well. Hope this helps some.

Thanks for this post too. I've had 3 C-sections & a myomectomy and requested Tylenol or Advil for pain rather than the morphine pump which made me feel awful. I also learned after surgery #2 that the sooner I'm back up on my feet the better I'll feel. I had to fight with some nurses over that request. After C-sec #2 they had me up walking 8 hours later which I thought was crazy initially but proved to be the best thing.

Daydream,
I must admit that I have occasionally peeked at the post-op threads, to get an idea of what to expect. But from now on I think I'm just going to stick to the pre-op forum and read the hysterectomy stories. I have my surgery next month, and already my mind is working overtime. The more I think about what COULD happen...the more anxious and petrified I become! I definitely do not want to view any of the videos...my nerves are already frazzled as it is. I do not want to have nightmares!