The time has come!

[Kimberley]

I'm getting a hysterectomy. Undoubtly, I have uterine septum. The uterus is suppose to look like an upside-down triangle. The top part of my uterus is dipped so low it looks like 2 seperate uterus chambers. SOOO, in order to stop the irregular/heavy monthly cycles, the only option for me is a hysterectomy.

I'm looking to get it done the last week of November. Boss said I can make the time up at the end of the school year so I won't get docked in pay.

No more monthly cycles and no more kids...

Who has had this done? The doc wants to do it abdominally. More recovery time but he thinks that's better so he can get a better view of my lower organs.

[cindy0721]

oh gosh..... I hope everything comes out ok...I too am irregular but Im in my 20's I hope its not what you have..... how did they diagnose you with your yearly pap ?

[cindy0721]

doctors here find out your irregular they put you on that lil pill and thats it ..you get your period in 7 days and voila./. but it doesnt fix the problem...

[RLC12345678]

My mom and grandmother both have had hysterectemies. They said it was the best thing they ever did. Both had it done through the abdomen.

Best of luck with your surgery! I am sure you are making the right decision. You will be on the road to feeling so much better in no time!

[Kimberley]

Originally Posted by cindy0721

oh gosh..... I hope everything comes out ok...I too am irregular but Im in my 20's I hope its not what you have..... how did they diagnose you with your yearly pap ?

My yearly came out normal. I had to have a sonogram of my uterus because during the initial exam, the doctor noted that my uterus was so tilted he could not feel it. It was during the sonogram that you could see the large dip in my uterus. Technology is amazing in this day of age.

[Kimberley]

November 27th @ 7:30 a.m.

[magnolia]

I had mine done in December of '97. I was in what the doctor said was "early stages of pre-cancer" - I had no problems whatsoever with my monthly cycle, just abnormal paps!! My uterus was also tilted, as I like to say, in the "back 40" somewhere!! Mine was done vaginally, left my ovaries - nothing wrong with them so he left them in and I'm glad he did - no hormone pills/shots for me, yet! I was back at work 2 weeks after having mine but....I was manager for an OB/GYN clinic here in town (not one of the docs who did my surgery) so my doctor let me go back to work knowing I was in good hands with physicians near all day if anything should happen - they sent me home each day for the first 2 weeks back at noon but paid me for the whole day - they were GREAT during that time Only problem I had was 6 weeks post-op, a cyst developed on one of my ovaries and ruptured - severe pain!!! Spent the week-end on the couch or in the bed but otherwise, have been fine ever since - and feel great! And don't let that myth about gaining weight after a hysterectomy bother you - I LOST weight after mine, actually lost too much and doc said if I hadn't stopped losing or at least gained a pound or 2 by 6 month check up, he'd have to run tests on me. I went from 132 pounds down to 117 in 2 months - I'm now at 125 and am staying in that general vacinity.

You'll do fine, I know you will And you'll feel so much better after you've had a chance to recover from the surgery! I'm here for you if you want to talk - just pm me and I'll get you my email address.

[Kimberley]

did your diet change after surgery? I'm a little worried about weight gain. Lord knows I don't need to add anymore!!!

Can't remember if I mentioned it or not but doc wants to do an abdominal hysterectomy.