Pre-Op Hysterectomy: Open House Chat Thread - Today Aug 09, 2020

It is nice to know that I am not the only one with the fears of surgery. This site has been a wonderful site. After so many years of pain and heavy bleeding, my body is in need of vacating my uterus and cervix. The plan is to save my one remaining ovary, as I lost the other 9 years ago due to a very large cyst. I am hoping for a smooth recovery, as I tend to go over my limit for weight lifting because I have to lift 3 gallons of water for my chickens and garden. But, I do have my 12 year old son to help me out.

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Originally Posted by Lissa06 It is nice to know that I am not the only one with the fears of surgery. This site has been a wonderful site. After so many years of pain and heavy bleeding, my body is in need of vacating my uterus and cervix. The plan is to save my one remaining ovary, as I lost the other 9 years ago due to a very large cyst. I am hoping for a smooth recovery, as I tend to go over my limit for weight lifting because I have to lift 3 gallons of water for my chickens and garden. But, I do have my 12 year old son to help me out.

Lissa ... I'm so glad that HysterSisters has been a help to you. Please, pretty please be careful about lifting dear ... lifting too much can cause you to prolapse or tear your vaginal cuff. I prolapsed after surgery from pushing carts of books at work ... it was after my 6 week post op.

I really do understand about things needing to be done, honest ... I care about you and I don't want you to injure yourself and end up back to the hospital. Lifting one gallon at a time would take longer but would still get it done. Having your son there with you to do the carrying and lifting will really help you.

Love to you dear.

Thank you

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Originally Posted by littlebee72 You don't know how many times I have second guessed my decision as well! I worry if I am doing the right thing, or I wonder if I should wait to see if things improve. I know the heavy periods will never get better, and I know I need my ovaries removed due to my history of cancer, but still I have a hard time accepting that removing my ovaries is the best option. It is scary to think of all the side effects. I hope and pray we get through this with very little difficulties! Stay strong!!!

Thanks Littlebee72

I know what you mean. It's a bit of a dammed if you do dammed if you don't situation. I found myself reading the risks of each choice and deciding which I'm willing to live with.In the end, my Gyno will decide once he looks under the hood

I just hope this won't affect intimacy in the future. I hope I'll be one of those women who say it's the best thing they ever did. I hope you do too.

I'm off to vacuum the car now....running out of things to do as a distraction.

Good Luck tommorrow. You stay strong too!

Hello my name is Seanna I'm 46 & I will be having a partial hysterectomy by laparoscopic keeping my ovaries. Like most of you I'm nervous about the healing process but super excited about no more pain. I've done nothing to get prepared because my test is actually pending a negative covid(gotta be tested prior) I'm more nervous about that than the actual procedure.

Hi Everyone! My name is Jen I am 43 and getting a robotic assisted hysterectomy on Thursday the 13th. They are taking my uterus, tubes and possibly cervix. I have a cyst on my right ovary so that might go but if they can we will keep both ovaries. I have endo and painful periods before kids. After my kids I now have very heavy bleeding with clots. I've tried birth control but it makes me crazy so we tried an oblation but that didn't work...my wall looks the same as a normal uterus wall. So now that they found the 7cm cyst, we decided to also do the hysterectomy at the same time. I am super nervous about the recovery and how much pain I might be in?

Our time today has come to an end - our Pre-Op Open House Chat Thread is now closed. Thank you to all our members who attended as we support one another - women helping women.

The staff of HysterSisters is sending you hugs for the best outcome for your hysterectomy.

As you wait for your scheduled surgery, if you have more questions, please start a new thread discussion here in Pre-op hysterectomy forum area.

Then, after your surgery, there will be a specially created thread for our members who have surgery this week. Look for it in the Post-op Hysterectomy Recovery forum - specifically the Hysterectomy Recover Reports forum with dates matching your surgery date. You will find your surgery sisters there.