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[Tempest]

Hi, Claireylou! Hope your recovering well. We're all thinking of you! xxxxx

[Annie0710]

I'm thinking of you still too !

Hope you're recovering well xxxx

[Claireylou]

Hello lovely ladies, I'm home!

Surgery was text book, all done by keyhole with removal through vagina. Unfortunately my ovaries went too due too severe endometriosis 

I'm managing the pain with paracetamol which is great but oh my god the wind pains 

I honestly thought something had gone terribly wrong with my surgery. Tempest you were so right about the big pants. I've got five little incision holes in my tum and the pants cover them nicely. I feel remarkably well but have been warned bruising and pain takes a few days to come out properly.

My consultant has prescribed 3.0mg estradiol patches to be changed twice weekly starting on Monday. Girls, I would be so grateful if you could help me decide if these are the right dosage etc.

And thank you for all of your very kind, good wishes. They mean the world to me xxxx

[babyjane]

well things have improved from my day with the incision, stitches and 5 days in hospital (even though I had a great time).  I am so glad it all went so well for you and that you have been given HRT without question.  Good luck for the recovery and settling onto your HRT, hope it is all straightforward. 

[Claireylou]

Hi sparkle, yes I'm being waited on hand and foot. Curled up in front of a log fire xxx 

[babyjane]

I found a warm bath helped with wind pains but don't add bubble bath as it is already like a jacuzzi, parrrrppppppp 

[Claireylou]

Thank you Babyjane for your good wishes. It's so lovely being home xxx

[Claireylou]

Babyjane 

Sparkle I hope you're right, never thought wind could hurt this much 

[Taz2]

Lovely to hear from your Claireylou. The wind pains are awful but will ease eventually. Hope you printed off the advice for recovery sheet so that everyone knows what you can and can't do. 

Taz x 

[Claireylou]

Thank you Taz. Yes the recovery sheet has been stuck firmly on the fridge door. The ward sister reinforced the do's and dont's with DH before we left too.

I still can't believe it's all over. I was so scared beforehand but the waiting is definitely the worst bit. Oh and the wind of course xxx 

[Annie0710]

Hi Claireylou !

So glad you're ok, the wind and poo situation hurt me I think more than the op!

I don't know about 3mg patches it sounds more like a tablet dose to me ? What is the name of the patches ?

[Claireylou]

Hi Annie, they're called estraderm I think xxx ??

[Elizabethrose]

So delighted all went well Claireylou. Remember, keep those feet up! Lots of love xx

[Claireylou]

Thank you for your kind words Elizabethrose xxx

[Megamind]

Pleased to hear everything went well. Did they give you a sheet with exercises to do for the wind? I got one after my last c section.

When you are laying down, pull your knees up and bend both knees together to the left then the right. Do that a few times then with knees still bent lift your bum up off the bed. If you do that a few times it gets the wind moving!

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