No Uterus :( Now what?

Hi Ladies....I am about 18 days post op...had my uterus with fibroids removed and some endometriosis and adhesions removed from the bladder due to c sections...HOWEVER my question is this...I think I am due to have a period soon...can anyone share their experiences...anyone have some spotting????with my cervix still there, any one have that pre period discharge??bloating????i was hoping that my need to wear a panti liner everyday of my life would be or is over....because they irritated me with having to wear them all the time....thank you dont know what to expect

Just to share, for me, after the surgery, I did not have any spotting & got rid of the panty liners for good!

If you still have your cervix you can have 'mini periods'.
They seem to be not as heavy as normal periods, but I've read here they can last till 5 days. But the doctor can cauterize it and then its over.
But that's what I've read here, my cervix is gone, so no experience of my own.

Hi Lisav43, I still have my period and haven't had any discharge. That being said, I have yet to get rid of my sanitary supplies...just in case. I have had some PMS symptoms, but they are nothing compared to pre-hysterectomy. At the most I've taken 1 dose of Aleve and it's done.

Good luck!

Ask your dr if he/she cauterized the cervix. That is "supposed" to stop the possiblilty of mini's but doesn't always work. If you do have a mini, it will probably be spotting for anywhere from a few hours to 5 days. Which totally sucks, I know! If you know when your cycle is suppossed to start I'd were a panty liner for a few days around that date just to be careful and hopefully you won't get it. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! The nice thing is that most women report that they stop after about a year. Check out the post-op articles and you will see one on mini's to give you more info. Good luck!

Hi again, I meant to say I still have my uterus and haven't had any mini periods. I do still get PMS, nothing one dose of Aleve won't get my mind off of.

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Originally Posted by ShatziLKF Hi again, I meant to say I still have my uterus and haven't had any mini periods. I do still get PMS, nothing one dose of Aleve won't get my mind off of.

I am confused, think you mean you still have your cervix?
Since you had a hysterectomy?

my friend had a hysterectomy and kept the cervix then she started having the Mini periods so she had to go back and get her cervix removed because the bleeding was one of her problems.

so when my turn came I made sure my surgeon removed it. I just did not want to go thru surgery again and did not want to worry about Cervical Cancer.

I had LSH, kept my cervix and ovaries. Knowing about the mini periods, I was a little worried but my first cycle came and went post op and no bleeding. I did have regular pms symptoms in a lighter manner, but all was well. Hoping it continues like this. My dr. did take extra care to cauterize all the way around my cervix so I didn't have further bleeding issues because I was having the uterus removed for heavy bleeding.

Oh jeez. I don't know why I keep getting it wrong. Guess I'm not thinking straight. Yes, I still have my cervix but no I don't get mini periods (going on my 3rd cycle since surgery, get PMS & a bit of cramping but that's it). DR warned me that I could get mini periods even though she cauterized but I haven't as of yet.

Sorry for the confusion.