Post Op 3 weeks

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Hello

Just wanted to check in. I found very good post op advice on the Hysterectomycentre uk website. (Hope its ok to put this up) other websites offer great info too.

I am feeling much better this week. Had antibiotics last week for a slight belly button infection. This made me feel less anxious.

I have found that eating regular meals and drinking lots of fluid helps with bowels/bladdrer issues. It still hurts when i pee.

I am not enjoying sleeping on my back. Also I cant wait to drive but i dont feel ready.

My results were good. No further action as cancer hadnt spread out side the uterus. Dont know if this is just me but i feel i need to get checked out for other cancer as im obese (Breast and bowel).

I also feel for others who need further treatment.

As always thank you for your support and advice.

Duffers Mum over 1 year ago

Sleeping on my back has driven me mad, aside for the 5 weeks (today) since my hysterectomy I had 4 weeks on my back prior to that with a broken arm…I’m still mainly sleeping on my back but can sleep on my side for a short time now (not for long as my arm starts hurting), I still have a bleeding wound which started a week after my op (huge haematoma), i think at long last we are getting near to the wound totally closing now and hopefully that will be the last of my problems….wish I could say the same about my arm but sadly that’s going to take months and months!

MarmiteFan59 over 1 year ago

Hi Foliage, great news that you don’t need any further treatment! Have you told your CNS or the ward that it still hurts when you pee? I would suggest that you ask your CNS about a “life after cancer” course which most of not all hospitals run. Most women who are told no adjuvant treatment needed have mixed feelings - obviously pleased but then also sometimes a bit guilty and also a bit anxious about being “cast adrift” after all this time of scans, tests, op and attention. This may be what’s behind your thoughts re breast/bowel checks. Presumably you’re up to date with mammograms? Did you have an MRI or CT pre hysterectomy?

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