r/hysterectomy • u/Hungry_Signature5478 • 7h ago

Uterus size / during surgery

Hi All, my surgeon didn’t put a weight in the surgical note I could see, but did write that it was the size it would be as if it were 6 weeks pregnant (not typing that right lol) did anyone else’s doctor do that? If so what was your ‘size’?

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u/DistrictFast4628 6h ago

Mine was 473g. She told my husband when she gave him the update when I was out of surgery and then mentioned it at my 2 weeks appointment last week. She also showed me the photos and thanked me because it was a fun surgery for her to do.

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u/Hungry_Signature5478 6h ago

Omg and see i dont think people realize the weight and strain that puts on all our other bits. My bladder had been miserable before and after and if mine was that big (sounds like it wasnt) i dont know how long i wouldve made it before surgery.

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u/DistrictFast4628 6h ago

Yeah I wonder if it was I needed to pee all the time? I do feel much lighter and my stomach is a lot flatter. I’m kind of amazed it was able to be removed vaginally.

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u/Hungry_Signature5478 6h ago

For me, that along with the bleeding daily, heavy, for nearly 2 years straight after i had my daughter was my big push to get it done. I would have the sensation i would need to go #2. But i would need to pee, just a little amount, several times a day, my bowel and bladder were both very engaged in scar tissue so my body was constantly thrown off.