New here - TAH on March 12th

Hi. I'm new here. I've been reading the messages for a few weeks now but just registered this evening. (I have a dumb user name but was told others were invalid.)

My surgery, TAH/BSO, is scheduled for this coming Friday, March 12th. It has helped me a great deal to see that others have the same fears I am experiencing.

My surgery has been canceled twice and I don't think I can take it if it gets canceled again. The first time it was canceled was because my insurance company denied approval. I had an endo-ablation which stopped some of the bleeding but didn't stop the pain. I had to wait 10 days and then my doctor requested approval for the TAH again. This time it was approved but the scheduled date was changed at the last minute because of conflicting scheduling at the Castle.

I have times when I think I should just cancel the entire procedure but, in reality, I know I can't keep on going the way I've been. I am so anxious to feel good again.

I am 51 years old. I don't know when menopause would happen naturally for me. I have no family history to go by because my mother and 3 of my sisters all had hysterectomies when they were younger than I am now.

Anyway, hopefully things will go on as planned this Friday.

Thanks for the support on this board.

Just wanted to wish you good luck on friday and to let you know that all will be just fine. I am only 28 and had a TAH/BSO w/ burch(bladder tack) for incontinence. I had endo and cyst on ovaries.

Hi, glad you found us and welcome to Hystersisters. If you have not yet had a chance to check out the site, many LIWs find the following pre-op and post-op items of interest and just click on the links below to get to them:
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There are many great, caring ladies here who will share their experiences and please don't hesitate to post any question(s) you may have.
You will be in my ers for a complications free surgery this coming Friday. s and blessings, peggiesue