2006-10-08 08:47:52 · 8 answers · asked by JoAnn R 2 in Health ➔ Women's Health
oh and I am 33 and have two kids a 4yr and 2yr. dose haven kids make it hard to deal with?
2006-10-08 08:52:29 · update #1
i'm at 10 and a half weeks of healing and i still feel drained a lot of the time. my surgery was a lapriscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy. at 7 weeks i started walking 2 miles every night, it seems to have helped with my energy level some, and the pain isnt as bad but by the time i get home i am wiped out! i do still have a little bit of pain. it seems to be mainly where my ovaries are and the top of the vaginal canal where the stitches are. my neighbor behind me had hers last year with an abdominal bikini cut and she was still in pain at 4-6 months. nothing she couldnt handle but at times you could see she was uncomfortable. its major surgery. you had a good chunk of your insides taken out and now everything else has to settle into place. there may have just been a few stitches outside and things might look like they have healed, but it is possible to have 1000 stitches inside. they arent exposed to air, they take a while to heal. a year for a full recovery is normal although the people i talk to say you have a normal life back by 6 months. i'm sure having kids is making your recovery longer since they dont take no for an answer. you have probably been doing things you really were not supposed to. i feel for you, i wouldnt have wanted to do this with kids around. if you need to talk i'm almost always around. give it time, it gets better with each week.
2006-10-08 09:28:59 · answer #1 · answered by kristeena911 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought having my hysterectomy was a very difficult thing. I still felt pretty rotten after six weeks, in fact I thought I would never feel right again. But I was wrong. After another 4- 6 weeks, I felt wonderful - much better than I had before. And let me tell you, you'll NEVER miss that miserable period again and you'll wish you had had the surgery much sooner! Just keep your chin up and don't overdo it. I know I tired out really easily for a while afterwards. Good luck to you!
2006-10-08 08:52:22 · answer #2 · answered by zia269 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A surgeon once told a patient I took care of to remember that this is major surgery.Just because the scars aren't as big as they used to be or the hospital stays are shorter does not mean that you can run home and do housework, etc. treat yourself as someone who has had surgery. And get to doc if you have fever, excessive or continuous pain, smelly or pus-like drainage, chills or abdominal swelling.
2006-10-08 08:54:33 · answer #3 · answered by MyrnRn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The estimated time for a total recovery, that is back to the normal you, is about 12 months. Of course you will improve all the time though. Rest when you need to, keep busy when you can. Yes, I agree, straight into menopause is possible.
2006-10-08 08:53:04 · answer #4 · answered by Lorraine P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know gal. I don't have period but i think it's got something to do with having heavy floww an menstrual pain. Thank god for hysterectomy. The younger, the longer it takes for you to feel better. Just thought it would be nice to help.
2006-10-08 08:53:54 · answer #5 · answered by Surfbabe13 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My daughter had to go through that in her mid twenties..I think it took her a full 2-3 months b/4 she felt started to feel better.....Each hysterectomy is different ......You may feel better tomorrow>
Wouldn't that be nice?! Go ahead and give your doctors office a call tomorrow....They might be surprised to learn that you don't feel beter yet and want you to come in,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Good luck hon!
May you feel better soon.............
2006-10-08 08:56:38 · answer #6 · answered by mom of a boy and girl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
surgery makes ppl feel different so it will be different for everyone
2006-10-08 08:49:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might have menopause symptoms now good luck
2006-10-08 08:50:14 · answer #8 · answered by nidia r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋