Had my hysterectomy yesterday . All went well . Felt nauseous in recovery and had some oxygen and catheter for urine . Back on ward by afternoon . Just had one tummy injection to prevent blood clots last night and back on my prescribed blood thinners today. Compression stockings removed before I left the ward ! Catheter taken out at 6 am this morning and it took a lot of jugs of water and 2 bladder scans before they were happy with my bladder function . Once that was out of way I was discharged home at about 4.30. In quite a lot of pain internally but just about managing with paracetamol , bleeding is fairly light . Tummy bloating has increased since I got home but taking peppermint tea and drinking plenty of water . Trying to have little walks to kitchen and back . Still to tackle stairs shortly which will be fun as well as finding a comfortable position in bed . Thank you to all the supportive replies in the past few weeks .
Hi Rethead
Glad you are back home and the surgery went well.
I found that lying in bed, on my back with a pillow under my knees felt comfortable for me.
I hope you have a restful night and feel more comfortable in the morning.
Jane
