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 Sexy Bee Yacht
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Location: WA | Tell me about getting a hysterectomy and how long it took you to recover and ride again after hysterectomy. Thank you!
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 BHW Resident Surgeon
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | These aren't my words, but RWR says that all women who are done having babies should have a hysterectomy. |
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Sexy Bee Yacht
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Location: WA | definitely done with babies. my doctor actually suggested it. I just want to get lots of opinions from lots of different places. It feels like Shark Week every month in my uterus, I'm sick of it. |
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BHW Resident Surgeon
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | Lisantwist - 2014-04-23 12:37 PM definitely done with babies. my doctor actually suggested it. I just want to get lots of opinions from lots of different places. It feels like Shark Week every month in my uterus, I'm sick of it.
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Location: Texas | My mom had one. Watching her recover, I would say it is similar to having a c-section (just without the bonus of a baby). Unless it's changed, a hysterectomy is major abdominal surgery. I had a c-section on Valentine's Day this year. I didn't get on a horse for the 6 weeks and am just moving up speed slowly. Recovery sucks. The pain was horrible the first 10 days. Now there is numbness and swelling still. Good times.
Just be prepared to take it slow. Don't expect to have it done and go immediately back to riding. |
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Location: SE KS | My mom had a hysterectomy & her bladder was nicked in the process, & she was back to work a little more than a week n half after surgery. Now having said that my mom is an active person & cannot sit still, she doesn't ride & had a desk job at the time. However, I thought for that kind of surgery she bounced back rather quickly. I believe hers was removed vaginally, if I remember correctly, so that might have helped with the recovery.
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Location: Northeast Nebraska | A complete? Does he want to leave the ovaries? I had my uterous removed vaginally due to fibroid tumors and kept the ovaries. It hurt less than the pain of the tumors I put up with for way to long. Took it real easy for a month or so, was back to normal in about 3 months. |
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 Not a Long Term Trail Rider
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Location: Henryetta, OK | Had mine pulled through my bellybutton. It took me 6 weeks to get back on a horse. I thought I was good to go back to work in 10 days. NOPE. I took the 6 weeks they said. Never have missed any part of it but I never worried about my weight either. Now I fight my weight all the time.
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Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere | I will be odd man out here, while it was the best thing I ever did for my body it also took me 2 straight years to actually heal from it. I had the surgery to remove mine vaginally and kept my ovaries. For some reason I had terrible scar tissue....getting rid of the the scar tissue was the terrible part. |
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Sexy Bee Yacht
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Location: WA | I oroginally posted on my phone. Now I am home and can type and so much easier!
Ever since I was about 13, 14, I had terrible cramps. Used to have to go to the hospital monthly for pain killer shots in the ass. I would vomit it hurt so bad. 15 started on birth control, that helped, but still had to dose up really strongon Midol and the like. Doctors kept telling me after I had a kid it would be better. They lied or didn't knowbetter. I went through a ton of birth control pills as one would work for awhile and then I would be doubled over again. Had a child at 28. Lucky me, after that, birth control pills either a) didn't work at all or b) made me uncontrollably angry and aggressive. Great with a toddler around. I tried Implanon. Spotted for 9 months, at some points more on then off. Took that out. I have a loving husband and got sick of saying, "Not now honey, girl issues going on." All my doctors have always told me I have endometriosis, but not one has done an ultrasound to confirm. A year ago I quit all birth controls because the side affects or them not doing a **** thing made it not worth it to me. They all changed my mood. New doctor, LOVE her, last year she said why don't we just take it out if you are done with kids? Just the uterus, not the ovaries. I had a c-section. I never got what all the hype and witching was about. I think at 4 weeks I was on my old trusting horse (husband would not allow it before), 7 weeks I was at a game show running all out. Never had a problem. Hospital nurses after surgery were surprised how fast I was up and walking, etc. Only took Motrin (OTC) at the hospital and a few vicodin when I went home because Dr was insistant but then went off those quickly.
The last 6 months have been awful. Doubled over in pain, heating pad, prescription Aleve, hot showers, it sucks. Still hurts through it all. I have Vicodin, but am a stay at home mom and don't want to take it and not be able to drive in an emergency. I was supposed to go in for an ultra sound last year to see if it was indeed endometriosis or a host of other problems but we had ain insurance change and I never followed up. Today I did (I know, better late than never, but with an HSA it is going to cost us a fortune out of pocket and that gives me a ton of anxiety) and am waiting for the imaging place to call. I am just done. We are not having more kids, so what is the point of carrying around a defective uterus. I am totally open to an ablasion, but figure with my luck, it will just cause more pain or not fix anything.
ETA I am currently 33.
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Location: Haslet, Texas | I had everything removed via robotic. 3 little holes in my tummy and all pulled out through you the wohoo. I was up and about in a day but it's still major surgery and you will need 6 weeks recovery per doctors orders. It was nothing like the c-section I had when my daughter was born 25 years ago, lol. |
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| I had one done. I was out of work for 3 weeks. Back to riding after 8 weeks with a support wrap around my middle. I had almost no pain other than sore muscles, like I did 100 situps. I guess it all depends on the doctor.
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Sexy Bee Yacht
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Location: WA | So sounds fairly reasonable just expect 6 weeks recovery. ? |
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Location: Tumbleweed Capital of the World | Whether laparoscopally (sp?) or vaginally, take the 6 weeks. Mine was a radical hysterectomy, so I was cut from hip to hip, and took a little longer. But you will regret it if you don't give yourself the time off that your doctor recommends. Sometimes it's hard because you'll feel normal, but please follow doctors orders. The time will pass quickly and you'll be back riding before summer. :) |
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The Resident Destroyer of Liberal Logic
Location: PNW | HotbearLVR - 2014-04-23 12:27 PM
These aren't my words, but RWR says that all women who are done having babies should have a hysterectomy.
So, I'm young (mid 20s) - but after this baby, will definitely be done having babies. I plan to have a tubal ligation done, should I ask my doctor about a hysterectomy?? Or am I too young for this to even be considered? I just hadn't even thought of a hysterectomy before reading this post. |
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Sexy Bee Yacht
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Location: WA | Blaine's mom - 2014-04-23 2:29 PM Whether laparoscopally (sp?) or vaginally, take the 6 weeks. Mine was a radical hysterectomy, so I was cut from hip to hip, and took a little longer. But you will regret it if you don't give yourself the time off that your doctor recommends. Sometimes it's hard because you'll feel normal, but please follow doctors orders. The time will pass quickly and you'll be back riding before summer. :)
I am miserable. But realistically I would probably get it done this fall. Less things going on (aside from even barrel racing, just family stuff, etc), have time to save the money up, etc. The money freaks me out more than not being able to ride, lol. |
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Location: Flat Rock,IL | I had one done last Nov, it took me about 6 weeks to recover. |
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 The Painted Power Slapper
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Location: Praying that the Lord keeps my babies safe | svincent - 2014-04-23 4:35 PM HotbearLVR - 2014-04-23 12:27 PM These aren't my words, but RWR says that all women who are done having babies should have a hysterectomy. So, I'm young (mid 20s ) - but after this baby, will definitely be done having babies. I plan to have a tubal ligation done, should I ask my doctor about a hysterectomy?? Or am I too young for this to even be considered? I just hadn't even thought of a hysterectomy before reading this post.
Tubals are the devil. would never recommend one..will spouse/SO not get a vasectomy? |
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Sideways Riding Expert
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Location: ND--it snows, it floods, it snows, it floods | I had a complete hystrectomy with the large incision due to the size of my tumor in 2007. I was out of work for 6 weeks when I should have been out 8 just due to my job. I laid low for about a week and then started back in doing things. I still didn't ride for the 6 weeks and even then it was slow. Mine was more invasive then some of the others so keep that in mind. At your age if they take your ovaraies you will most likely end up on HRT and the instant menopause will SUCK! If they don't take your ovaries then you should be okay but discuss with your doc. before hand just to be sure. |
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 Get a Clue
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Location: A Higher Elevation | I had a vaginal hysterectomy a year & a half ago. I was 45 at the time. I had early cervical cancer. She (DR) scoped the ovaries first to make sure they were ok. Left them in.
BEST. THING. EVER!!
I had surgery on a Tuesday. Was home by Thursday. Went to company Xmas party on Saturday. I had to wear a dress :-/ because I couldn't fit into jeans yet. I was back to work on Monday, in jeans.
I asked the DR when I could get horseback again. She said probably 6 wks, but she preferred an 8 wk wait. If you have a poky kids horse, you could probably ride at 6, but mine aren't poky...
Oh, and I had mine done early December. Worked great with my schedule. EXCEPT, the hospital didn't have GAC, so I couldn't watch the NFR. I had people texting me the play by play.
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