Hi
I thought I would share my recent hysterectomy experience in the hope that it might reassure women waiting for this surgery.
I had a laparoscopic hysterectomy on Monday (19th August) for endometrial cancer stage 1A.
I was first one on the list and the whole admission process/ meeting the anaesthetist and surgeon was slick and professional. The operation was just over an hour. I was back on a ward and wide awake 2.5 hours after my surgery.In fact I was wide awake for the rest of the day and was emailing an estate agent and even agreed an offer on my late mother’s house!
i felt a bit tender on Day 1 and Day 2 but honestly no pain. I had bought a heat pad but haven’t needed it. I slept well the first night home using my daughter’s pregnancy pillow.
I am up and about, showering easily, getting upstairs easily. Day 2 I felt a bit woozy, but nothing major. I’ve taken pain killers at night just to get me off to sleep really.
I honestly feel so much better and more able than I thought I would be. I’m eating well - making sure I take lactulose! I seem to have developed one of the side effects of blood thinning drugs, which is itchy skin.
The difficulty could be forgetting I’ve had this done and over doing things!
Whilst we are all different, I hope this helps reassure anyone waiting for treatment.
