Hysterectomy next week

Hi , I thought I would reply to you  after reading your message.  I was in hospital for 4 days including surgery day, had complete hysterectomy plus partial omentum, my Cervix and appendix. They will only let you go home after your bowels are working and you Pass Wind! I was in a lot

of pain for 2 weeks

until the staples came out, so make sure you

have someone to cook Christmas dinner cos I 

found I couldn’t stand up for very long.  It took me about 6 weeks to feel normal again.  I wish 

you all the best of luck, and a safe peaceful Christmas , 

Let us know how you get on,

love

xxx

Hi Janet,

thanks so much for your message. Sounds painful but the best thing to do is not very much! Will definitely be off cooking duties for a while :-)

hope you’re doing ok, and can have a nice Christmas xx

Hi,

Just wanted to wish you all the best for your op tomorrow. I’ll be thinking of you - my op is on Weds.

B xx

good luck for tomorrow,I will be thinking of you 

Take care and keep us posted

love

janet xxxx

Hi! 
Wishing you a good recovery, I had two laparotomys with a hysterectomy and they removed one of my ovaries and one of my tubes. My second recovery was harder than the first one. I stayed in the hospital for 5 days both times. Make sure you take it easy but it’s good to move and take some walks around the hospital and the house. Every day a bit more. I was in pain but the meds helped. I used to feel nauseous all the time but something that really helped me was to put cold wet towels in my chest and my neck! 

hope all goes well, Yoli xx 

Hi how are you doing? Well i hope xxx

Hi, thank you so much for the messages. Well I’m still here. They removed my appendix and omemtum as well as the hysterectomy. The biopsy came back as borderline but it was a large tumour so they are waiting full the full report to return before knowing if we need to do anything else.

I don’t know if I’ll be home today or tomorrow. But feeling in pain with trapped wind. It’s hard to know what is an acceptable level of normal Pain after an operation such as this to know if I need more pain relief or not.  

hope you are all well and that your op went well also B xx

Hi, and thanks for asking. My op went well and today I moved from the HDU to a post-surgery ward. Also suffering badly with trapped wind and hoping to have my catheter and drain removed tomorrow so I can start to get mobile again.

love to you all,

Bxx

Hi B positive, just wanted to see how you were doing? Hope you are feeling a bit more like yourself. I definitely feel a little better each day, but try to remind myself not to let my body trick me. And do still feel pretty tired most days. The pain management isn’t too bad, but it’s v frustrating to feel so useless at the moment. trying to learn to just ‘test’. I hope you are resting well and feeling ok xx

Hi NJQ, nice to hear from you and glad you’re doing OK. I’m now up and mobile and finding the wind and bloating pain is subsiding a bit. Like you though, I’m finding the tiredness unbelievable....never imagined that a trip to the bathroom, wash and teeth brush and walk back could wipe me out for a whole morning - but keep trying to remember to be kind to myself and do a little more each day.

Fingers crossed I’ll be going home tomorrow,

Bx