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[Sazduggs]

Hi ladies,

I have my hysterectomy and BSO date through! It's a week Thursday! 25 June. 

My cons is happy with it being hormones causing my issues so he's going to whip it all out 😄 I said in another post that I'm now on 125 (x2) patches for the last 4 weeks, started off great then at the 2 week point as usual it started to go wobbly and fluctuate, this week has been really crappy, hoping it will improve in the next 2 weeks before op!

The fluctuations are horrid but it's all very obvious to me now, high = achy tight jaw, jittery, lots of energy, sore nipples, little bit angry/snappy. Balanced= great feeling, happy, low= foggy, poor sleep, low mood, crashing fatigue.
Do you think these will settle? I still show predominantly low, do I just keep going with this regime for a month or so longer? My E levels yesterday were 388


Thanks for all the support the last 7 months, you have all been amazing help

Xxxxx

[Taz2]

Glad you've got your date. Can't help with how you will be afterwards hormone-wise but just wanted to say good luck and you will soon be on your way to recovery. Have you registered on the Hysterectomy UK forum? I found them very supportive last year when I was getting geared up for my own hysterectomy.

Taz x

[Dorothy]

Best wishes for a trouble-free op and speedy recovery.

[CLKD]

Hope all goes well!   

[Mary G]

Good luck with the op and hope it all goes well.  The menopause specialist I see suggested I consider a hysterectomy because I am very intolerant to synthetic progestins (but interestingly not the progesterone that I used to produce myself) and I have given it some thought but feel it is a bit drastic.  He said they can be done vaginally these days with an epidural instead of a general anaesthetic and apparently it is a much shorter recovery time.

Please let us know how you get on.

[Taz2]

I had a vaginal one but with full anaesthetic. Recovery time is still about the same to be honest. You still have the same amount of internal healing and up to twelve weeks of work is still sometimes necessary to reduce the risk of pelvic floor sagging. This is the advice from the hysterectomy UK site and is for both abdominal and vaginal hysterectomy. I printed it out and stuck it on the fridge so that everyone knew what I shouldn't be doing - it worked well! http://gallery.mailchimp.com/a5692c6457e86f0e2182630fa/files/sbs_recovery.pdf?utm_source=Free+Hysterectomy+Booklet&utm_campaign=30c61c525a-Booklet-14&utm_medium=email

Taz x 

[Mary G]

Thanks Taz, that is interesting.  Do you feel better for having had the hysterectomy now that you have recovered and would you recommend it?  Also, are there any long term ill effects i.e. prolapse of other organs and pelvic floor collapse?  The specialist I mentioned said that overall, the positive effects far outweigh the negatives.

[Sazduggs]

thanks ladies,

Yes I am on the hysterectomy association forum, they are great, I shall keep you posted on progress and how I get on.  My consultant says 3 weeks off work, but I have asked for 4.  Hopefully I will be ok by then, being only 34 I have age and fitness on my side!!   I do plan to take more though if needed.  The problem is I am a student anaesthetic practitioner in the the same theatres that im having the surgery  and any time I have off I have to make up in extra hours so I need a little off as possible or else my peers will qualify at Christmas and ill be carrying on till jan/feb 

[Taz2]

You will probably get advice on the Hysterectomy forum from others who are the same young age! Standing for too long is the main problem after hysterectomy if you want to preserve your pelvic floor I reckon. I had twelve weeks off in the end but I am almost twice your age. 

Mary - I do feel better because I had the hyster due to prolapse so I am more comfy but it's not something I would recommend at an older age. My consultant says that the difference between having it done before fifty and over fifty is very marked. As regards prolapse once the uterus is removed then the top of the vagina has lost it's anchor so prolapses are more likely though I'm working hard at trying to strengthen everything with the help of an excellent pelvic floor care specialist. It also does affect your sex life - some women more than others - as you lose those really deep orgasms. Most of the sensation from an orgasm comes from the uterus contracting which gives you that delicious feeling in your tummy. That, obviously, disappears which is a shame. This is not something that is explained very often and can come as quite a shock especially to younger women.

Taz x

[Mary G]

Taz2, thanks for the advice, it obviously is not something to enter into lightly. 

[Taz2]

I think it depends on your overall health and the reasons for having it done. You have to weigh up the benefits and the risks I guess. I put mine off for three years. The actual op itself was far better than I thought it would be. Hardly any pain at all but the longer term effects are not always thought about. I have bowel problems which are common after hysterectomy. Some research seems to pinpoint vaginal hyster as being more likely to cause this than abdominal but nothing seems to be that certain. I think it must take quite a while for everything to settle back into place.

Taz x

[Forgetful]

I had a hysterectomy in 2006 for fibroids and endometriosis, (aged 44)  then had to have the ovaries out a year later due to endometriosis. Eight years later I am still going through a surgical menopause, I cannot take HRT as the progestogen gave me PMT symptoms and I could not take estrogen alone due to the endometriosis.

I have a slight prolapsed bladder, not much core strength left in my abdo muscles  and I have developed a hiatus hernia in the last two years.

However, I was in so much pain because the endometriosis was on my bowel that I do not regret having it. I have found no difference in the big O thankfully!

Don't try to do too much too soon, I was quite hard on myself looking back.

Best wishes

Forgetful

[Linsey44]

Hi there is another topic that re surgical meno that might be of interest to you

http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,27521.msg438908.html#msg438908

Linseyx

[Sazduggs]

Thanks ladies
Xxx

[GeordieGirl]

The menopause specialist I see suggested I consider a hysterectomy because I am very intolerant to synthetic progestins (but interestingly not the progesterone that I used to produce myself) and I have given it some thought but feel it is a bit drastic.

This may be an obvious question....but why instead doesn't he prescribe natural progesterone rather than synthetics? I'm on Utrogestan (like a lot of peeps on this forum) and I've only seen benefits. My sleeping pattern is back to normal, my breast cysts faded away, my hair thinning has reversed.  I prefer natural products all round so I chose (insisted!) upon Utrogestan rather than trying other alternatives but it's definitely worth a try before going under the knife.

GG x