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Re: Posted this in Living Room but wanted to ask here too - hysterectomy ?'s       07/30/03 01:09 PM Edit Reply Quote tierny Reged: 05/19/03 Posts: 98 Loc: Iowa Hi Michelle, I had a total hysterectomy (surgical) 5 1/2 years ago. The reason I had it was "Pain" they couldn't find any other reason for. I did have some small areas of endometriosis (cauterized earlier). My Dr. told me he wanted to take out both ovaries because of the endometriosis---if there was any left "hiding" in there it would attach to the ovaries if they were left in. I was 39 at the time, done with our family, and felt no need for them. I will say to this day that my IBS improved dramatically after my hysterectomy! It was getting unbearable and much, much worse around my period. Had the surgery on Wed. and went home Friday. Then ran into trouble. I hadn't had a BM before leaving the hospital and they sent me home with instructions that weren't right---they didn't inform me that I should use a Laxative everyday. So, I got into a lot of trouble not having any BM's. Ended up in the emergency room with a big enema and laxatives and stool softeners. Several hours later, passed a very, very hard big ball of stool and they sent me home with instructions to use a laxative everyday for 2 wks. and several fleet enemas. After that, no problems with recovery. The only problem I can feel from having the hysterectomy is that I have virtually NO libido. Been to Doctors about this, been on many different types of hormones but no help. I think at this point I feel it's just a "trade off" for the IBS being better. I still had IBS-C problems after the surgery but not near as bad as before. I do feel it helped the IBS to get all the female organs "out of the way" so to speak. Only suggestion I have for you is if you are considering a Total Hysterectomy, to have your hormone levels tested BEFORE your surgury so you know what in "normal" for your body. Then afterwards, it's easier to get you back to that "normal" with medications. Sorry this is so long. Hope it helped you some. Good Luck with whatever you decide! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator

Entire thread Posted this in Living Room but wanted to ask here too - hysterectomy ?'s ecmmbm 07/30/03 06:54 AM Re: Posted this in Living Room but wanted to ask here too - hysterectomy ?'s RLU 07/31/03 12:44 PM Re: Posted this in Living Room but wanted to ask here too - hysterectomy ?'s KaybeeC 07/31/03 09:00 AM Kaybee, thanks for such an incredibly informative and helpful post! -nt- Heather 07/31/03 09:40 AM Re: Kaybee, thanks for such an incredibly informative and helpful post! -nt- KaybeeC 07/31/03 10:57 AM PS to my above post KaybeeC 07/31/03 09:25 AM Re: Posted this in Living Room but wanted to ask here too - hysterectomy ?'s Karin 07/30/03 08:22 PM Re: Posted this in Living Room but wanted to ask here too - hysterectomy ?'s tierny 07/30/03 01:09 PM Re: Posted this in Living Room but wanted to ask here too - hysterectomy ?'s Josie 07/31/03 07:34 AM Re: Posted this in Living Room but wanted to ask here too - hysterectomy ?'s jules 07/30/03 10:22 AM Re: Posted this in Living Room but wanted to ask here too - hysterectomy ?'s *Melissa* 07/30/03 09:49 AM Re: Posted this in Living Room but wanted to ask here too - hysterectomy ?'s tnchawk 07/30/03 11:48 AM Re: Posted this in Living Room but wanted to ask here too - hysterectomy ?'s Leah 08/01/03 08:38 PM

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