So very scared of pending hysterectomy

Hi Mollysue

I agree with you that most ladies have said that they were up and about very quickly.  I was too. I was wide awake very quickly and I was very cheerful.

I am 61. I think that is young - I don't feel old - and quite a few of us are about the same age as you.

I wish you all the best.

Take care.

Hi Mollysue

About this time in 3 days you should be home and recovering and telling us all about it. 

Try to have a very easy day tomorrow, make sure your bag is packed ready and you have some comfy clothes to wear. Make sure you have some shopping in and maybe a few magazines or books. Find a film to watch or catch up on the soaps- if that is more your thing. Talk to your grand children and family- just anything to pass the time. 

Monday will be over and done before you know it. It is normal to feel scared but try to focus on the positive, that they have found it at an early stage and on Monday they are removing it. Having an anaesthetic these days is very safe and you will be really well monitored. All your pre op checks have come back good and they have looked at all your medical history to make sure that the hysterectomy is the best thing to do. You will cope and you will be supported by the nurses while you wait. Go with the flow and let them look after you.

They will get you up when they feel it is safe and you are ready. They will not make you do anything that is not safe. 

No one, however much we want to can confirm that your grade and stage will remain the same. I hope that it does for you but the only thing that will confirm that is your post op pathology results. The surgeon will come and see you after the surgery and hopefully be able to give you some reassurance. Try not to worry about potential radiotherapy (or chemotherapy) until you know for sure. If it does turn out you need some further treatment, then we will support you. Focus on one step at a time.

Women of all ages can have womb cancer but it seems that on here a lot of ladies are actually a similar age to yourself. 67 these days is not old. You are fit and active enough to have the surgery and they have checked everything to make sure it is safe. It's time to put your trust in your team and take on board all the reassurance the ladies on here have offered you. 

I look forward to you updating us very soon to tell us that all has gone ok and you are back at home with your husband looking after you. 

Jane

Hi, I’m in the same position as you. Although for suspected ovarian cancer, I’m having a total abdominal hysterectomy in two weeks. I’m only 36 and I’ve only been in hospital to have my children. The thought of being put under absolutely terrifies me. The only thing getting me through is knowing the relief I will feel when I wake up and know the mass will of been removed.Then I will be onto the next stage of my journey. Surgery, as scary as it is, is a good thing. I wish you all the luck in the world. You’ve got this x

Hi OL3005, well done for getting this far - when is your op? You will meet your anaesthetist when you’re waiting to go to theatre so they won’t be a stranger - you’ll have had a chat. You will probably also walk to theatre with him/her. The anaesthetist will be there with you in the operating theatre the whole time monitoring you. They do this job umpteen times a week and are experienced at what they do, getting the levels just right and taking you gently under and gently out again. We are probably safer on the operating table than we are crossing the road! 

P.s just want to add that it is very understandable to feel nervous before an operation. I'm sure most of us were too. It is a normal reaction and I hope that our responses have helped to reassure you a little.

Sending a hug  

Sending you a big hug  

KT89, I’d go as far as to say we ALL feel nervous before an op. None of us likes to have control taken away from us. All of us worry about not waking up afterwards. At the same time I personally got to the stage of accepting that it was pointless worrying about things I couldn’t control and that I needed to trust those caring for me who had years and years of training and experience, and for whom these ops are everyday and routine, I was much calmer after that. 

Fantastic post MarmiteFan59 

Hi Mollysue

I would say try to distract yourself, chat to friends or relatives and ban talk about the operation, perhaps go out for Sunday lunch tomorrow and a walk. I am worried about my pending operation too but every time I dwell on it I distract myself doing other things. My saga has been going on for 6 months now and my operation on the 9th January was cancelled and is now re-scheduled for the 26th so have another 2 weeks to wait plus the added stress of now having my op at a different hospital and then being taken from recovery by ambulance back to my hospital.. I have continued working since my diagnosis and have found it an enormous help to be busy throughout the day and have only decided to stop work 2 days before my operation. I know this may not suit everyone and I will probably be a blubbering wreck on the day of the operation but reading peoples comments I tell myself hopefully I will stay just one night and then be home. My cancer is grade 2 but they cannot give me a stage and I tell myself what will be will be and I can't change it so I just take one step at a time.  Everyone says because I have previously had breast cancer that I know what to expect but you will cope Mollysue and you will soon be home and up and about. You have a good grade and stage so hopefully you will escape further treatment.

I wish you well for your operation and try not to get worked up by distracting yourself with something you enjoy doing. Good luck 

I think you’ve did right thing working as I stopped 6 weeks ago and maybe should have continued bit longer for my 2 days a week and now not sure if I’ll go back at all, will see how I feel later on then make a decision