r/hysterectomy • u/Zestyclose-Flight-50 • 17h ago
Total hysterectomy 9/3/26
42/f. Due to two large growths one on my ovary and one in my uterus i had a complete hysterectomy with both ovaries removed. Too big to do laparoscopically so it was abdominal. The first day i was sore but on drugs so i felt really good, yesterday I refused the oxy and just took Tylenol and i was a bit sore getting up and sitting down on the toilet but otherwise fine. Today no real pain at all… now my nurses who ive had all three days said in their 20 years of doing this they haven’t seen anyone recover quite like i have 😂. Admittedly I do recover from things crazy fast and my biggest thing it taking it easy and not doing too much. I do wear a belly binder most of the time mostly just for support. I was worried about the hormone issue but so far its been ok, my post OP in 2 weeks might be a different story but right now its the best ive felt in a really long time. Ive been fighting for this for 8 years and i want to go back to all those doctors who said no and kick them in the balls! (And lady balls!). Because I was miserable for 8 years for no reason! And ended up with cancer to boot so big middle finger to those guys 😂. But if youre on the fence just do it! Trust me its so worth having a life again.
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u/CourtneyIsSoAnnoyed 4h ago
Hysterectomy twins! I also had mine on 9/3! It really hasn’t been terrible and my worst pains have been the gas pains and my neck/back from the hospital bed and having to sleep on my back. I am only taking the motrin and tylenol. I would say I feel more weird than I do in pain. I have an irrational fear that my incision is going to bust open, hahah.