Hi my daughter was referred under 2wk wait for heavy periods pain etc after MRIs and a CT scan she has fibroids and large ovarian cysts was agreed they would operate around end of Jan mid Feb as it looked like a fibroid but was unusual in appearance Our gp in the meantime asked her to do a FIT test which came back positive soo colonoscopy revealed a large polyp which they couldn't remove we saw consultant for bowel he said we will try to remove this by less invasive surgery so endoscopy was arranged but it couldn't be done, so having seen bowel surgeon weds he said the lab results aren't back understaffed altho he was angry at them he said on the basis of what the endoscopist said and he's very experienced he thinks it's cancer further in outer biopsies were showing high dysplasia so on that basis he's going ahead with the removal she will have both ops done together he is removing the polyp and a foot of bowel including lymph nodes to test he will resection the bowel apart from the obvious many concerns I have is the two ops together I know it can be done but it worries me but has anyone had a bowel resection and how does that affect her after in regards to going to the toilet as she's going to have keyhole with a larger cut then the hysterectomy will be done after bowel surgeons have done their bit the bowel surgery is 4hrs the hysterectomy is 3hrs he said she will be in surgery all day she's 47 healthy apart from this but I'm so afraid for her I had a full hysterectomy younger than my daughter I found it draining having two they have said the recovery will be 3 months
Hello Lolly67
I am sorry to read that your daughter has had to have tests and investigations that are resulting in her having to have a bowel resection and also a hysterectomy. It must be a worrying time for both of you and made worse with the delay in getting her results.
I understand your concerns about having the two operations at the same time and that it will be a long day. It is good to see that she is healthy apart from this and I feel sure that the surgeons would not be advising this if they did not think it was the best option. My first thought was perhaps in a way it is better that she has one surgery, one anaesthetic and the fact that there are 2 operations - there are 2 surgeons involved working together. It is also getting the treatment done quicker- if she had one operation and then had to wait to recover for the second - that delay may cause issues?
It is natural to be worried in these circumstances and to have questions.
I will pop some links here that may be of help.....
Recovering from bowel cancer surgery | Macmillan Cancer Support
The above link tells you a bit about the resection and how she may be afterwards.
Hysterectomy | Macmillan Cancer Support
This link tells you some information about the hysterectomy.
One thing I would say about the hysterectomy is that when I had mine this time last year I did speak to other people who had them previously 10+ years ago and my recovery was a lot quicker.
Finally it is important to look after you as well. It is not easy to support someone through this so I hope you don't mind but I have put a couple more links that you may feel helpful.
Supporting someone | Macmillan Cancer Support
(+) Carers only forum - Macmillan Online Community
I hope this helps. I wish your daughter good luck for her surgery and hope it goes well. Please do let us know how she gets on. If we can do anything else for either of you please do not hesitate to let us know.
Jane
You are welcome. I hope her surgery goes well, Anything else- you know where we all are
