i visited my dads house the other day and found some of your old “transphobia ain’t cute” merch! i got that right at the start of my transition almost 6 years ago
Had my hysto a week ago so here's a supplemental experience: From an American standpoint, since our healthcare sucks they WILL try to send you home same day. With me I have good insurance and I woke up practically screaming in pain so we all decided I better stay overnight. Yes, they sent me to the maternity ward. I had my own room but it was still uncomfortable. The staff gave me more attention than the rest of the unit because I guess I was the only one that just had major surgery and they empathized. Also hospitals are understaffed so be prepared for that. It sounds like your incisions were larger than mine. They went in through my belly button along with two small incisions on either side of me. I didnt have dressings, I had bandaids. It felt more like large papercuts than anything. I had no backpain and no bleeding (somehow) so I'm grateful for that. I did have a lot of trouble with my bowls. I couldnt go for 3 days. Absolutely use miralax and stool softeners post op, especially if you're given opioids as those have a higg chance of making you constipated. Motrin and advil are going to be your best friend after discharge since opioids dont reduce swelling but advil and motrin do and boy were my bowels swollen! That is something I had never experienced before. I thought I had to poo when it was really just inflammation. Finally I highly recommend getting this done by someone who specializes in endometriosis. According to my pelvic floor specialist, about half her trans masc patients have had it. We decided to remove my appendix at the same time in case I did too. If you've ever had especially painful periods, you might have it. Edit: wanna retract my original statement that I didn't bleed. The blood only started a week post op. It was bad enough that I had to eat steak for two days to recover iron and I was pretty cold from the blood loss. Get yourselves an electric blanket, it made my time a lot easier.
Before I had my hysterectomy the nurses and anesthesiologist immediately asked "What's your preferred name? And what are your pronouns?". I absolutely wanted to hug them right then and there. ALSO- Get a reading pillow! It's literally a godsend for getting out of bed etc!
Transman here, I had my hysterectomy back in June and I wish I knew half of this stuff before getting into it lol I felt like I was so unprepared when the day finally came xD I noticed I almost felt like 100% like 4 days after surgery and I tried to act normal, driving around, doing stuff, and I learned very very quickly that that was a mistake. Ended up with major bleeding, but no tears or anything bad, but boy did it scare me a lot lol. Thank you so much for making this valuable resource!
God that was so reassuring and welcoming! I def needed this bc my surgery is in two weeks. I feel much better about what to expect. Thank you for making it and sharing with the community ❤
@@vandodbrandli9448 Thank you so much! I also wish you a wonderful journey for Top surgery. I saw another comment of yours and I wanted to let you know that ur def brave if you have a ick to surgery and still are planning to get top surgery! For me it ended up in 2019 and it was a breeze, I had the lines one and it went well! You got this!! And thank you for ur wishes!! Happy holidays in advance!
Oh my god, I`m sitting here trying to not breathe too hard to not rip open my non existing internal scars lmao. I have such a big fear of surgeries like this so I think realistically I would try to avoid it unless I absolutely needed it. I`m not so scared of top surgery tho, so I`m definetly getting that. All of you going through this surgery are so brave and I hope recovery goes well!
It's nice seeing you come back a bit on youtube, and thank you for the tips ! I'm thinking more and more of doing an hysterectomy and there's not a lot of ressources around this surgery compared to top surgery
@@Alex_Bertie It went really well thanks - in part - to your advice. Now, time to play Skyrim from beginning again... P.S. Been a viewer since 2015. This is not the first time your advice has helped. Happy to see you uploading regularly again :) Thanks Alex
thank you so much for this! weirdly enough, i've just been booked in for my hysto in february, so it was great timing, hope youre doing great in your recovery!
I've been thinking about planning my hysto and this was a great video to come up!! Thanks for putting your experiences out there for other trans people to see :')
this makes me wonder if Norway is just wilding with their hysto routines. I was sent home the day after surgery and had to endure roughly 60 miles of travel by train and plane 🕺 the pain was bearable, but I was so nauseous from the anesthesia that I didn’t eat for the whole day and was terrified I would vomit on the plane.
Thanks for making this video. Im pushing to get a hysterectomy and i have been so focused on trying to sort that, i didnt even think of what it would be like having the surgery 😅. I will definitely look into tge tips you have suggested and start thinking about prep for when i do eventually get to have it
Honestly this is not what I wanted to hear. I know I'm trans (nonbinary) but I don't even know what I do and don't want and honestly the ratio between the inconvenience of the procedure and my dysphoria is quite relevant to that decisionmaking process for me so I clicked on this video hoping to find out what a hysterectomy is like. And now I know, but damn, it really isn't what I wanted to hear :/
yeah, it seems like a lot of work. It's also hard because I'm very active, so I don't know when would be a good time to get it done. I survived ACL reconstruction and top surgery but this may be even harder than that.
@@thundercat287I was up and walking after a few days, and back to heavy lifting after 8 weeks. It is a major surgery, but it's one of the most common ones, and many people snap back from surgery fairly quickly if they were active pre-op. The recovery for a hysto is much easier IMO than top surgery.
@@emschlef well I had keyhole surgery and I barely felt that one. I was only mildly inconvenienced. I could raise my arms above shoulder level pretty much right away and was driving 2 days after surgery. so my standard might be different
i visited my dads house the other day and found some of your old “transphobia ain’t cute” merch! i got that right at the start of my transition almost 6 years ago
Had my hysto a week ago so here's a supplemental experience: From an American standpoint, since our healthcare sucks they WILL try to send you home same day. With me I have good insurance and I woke up practically screaming in pain so we all decided I better stay overnight. Yes, they sent me to the maternity ward. I had my own room but it was still uncomfortable. The staff gave me more attention than the rest of the unit because I guess I was the only one that just had major surgery and they empathized. Also hospitals are understaffed so be prepared for that.
It sounds like your incisions were larger than mine. They went in through my belly button along with two small incisions on either side of me. I didnt have dressings, I had bandaids. It felt more like large papercuts than anything. I had no backpain and no bleeding (somehow) so I'm grateful for that. I did have a lot of trouble with my bowls. I couldnt go for 3 days. Absolutely use miralax and stool softeners post op, especially if you're given opioids as those have a higg chance of making you constipated. Motrin and advil are going to be your best friend after discharge since opioids dont reduce swelling but advil and motrin do and boy were my bowels swollen! That is something I had never experienced before. I thought I had to poo when it was really just inflammation.
Finally I highly recommend getting this done by someone who specializes in endometriosis. According to my pelvic floor specialist, about half her trans masc patients have had it. We decided to remove my appendix at the same time in case I did too. If you've ever had especially painful periods, you might have it.
Edit: wanna retract my original statement that I didn't bleed. The blood only started a week post op. It was bad enough that I had to eat steak for two days to recover iron and I was pretty cold from the blood loss. Get yourselves an electric blanket, it made my time a lot easier.
Before I had my hysterectomy the nurses and anesthesiologist immediately asked "What's your preferred name? And what are your pronouns?". I absolutely wanted to hug them right then and there.
ALSO- Get a reading pillow! It's literally a godsend for getting out of bed etc!
Transman here, I had my hysterectomy back in June and I wish I knew half of this stuff before getting into it lol I felt like I was so unprepared when the day finally came xD
I noticed I almost felt like 100% like 4 days after surgery and I tried to act normal, driving around, doing stuff, and I learned very very quickly that that was a mistake. Ended up with major bleeding, but no tears or anything bad, but boy did it scare me a lot lol. Thank you so much for making this valuable resource!
After a hysterectomy, you couldn't figure it might be a good time for total rest?
@@barryledgister4496 I could never sit still or be idle for very long lol I had to be doing something. Rest is a foreign concept to me sometimes xD
God that was so reassuring and welcoming! I def needed this bc my surgery is in two weeks. I feel much better about what to expect.
Thank you for making it and sharing with the community ❤
I hope your surgery and recovery goes well!
@@vandodbrandli9448 Thank you so much! I also wish you a wonderful journey for Top surgery. I saw another comment of yours and I wanted to let you know that ur def brave if you have a ick to surgery and still are planning to get top surgery!
For me it ended up in 2019 and it was a breeze, I had the lines one and it went well!
You got this!! And thank you for ur wishes!! Happy holidays in advance!
Oh my god, I`m sitting here trying to not breathe too hard to not rip open my non existing internal scars lmao. I have such a big fear of surgeries like this so I think realistically I would try to avoid it unless I absolutely needed it. I`m not so scared of top surgery tho, so I`m definetly getting that. All of you going through this surgery are so brave and I hope recovery goes well!
so glad to see you here again🥺
It's nice seeing you come back a bit on youtube, and thank you for the tips ! I'm thinking more and more of doing an hysterectomy and there's not a lot of ressources around this surgery compared to top surgery
I have mine in 5 days! Perfect timing so I can sort everything I need. Thank you :)
Good luck!
@@Alex_Bertie It went really well thanks - in part - to your advice. Now, time to play Skyrim from beginning again... P.S. Been a viewer since 2015. This is not the first time your advice has helped. Happy to see you uploading regularly again :) Thanks Alex
@@ccchipccclipshow is your recovery going?
thank you so much for this! weirdly enough, i've just been booked in for my hysto in february, so it was great timing, hope youre doing great in your recovery!
I`m so happy for you. I hope it goes well!
I've been thinking about planning my hysto and this was a great video to come up!! Thanks for putting your experiences out there for other trans people to see :')
Thanks for sharing tips ❤ I’m getting ready to have mine hopefully within the year.
You've grown so much since the video with the custom sherlock monopoly board :) so sick to see your journey through the years!
You have beautiful fluffy kitties!!
Do you post anywhere else?
Next week I have a phone call where I'm hopefully getting a surgery date (hopefully February time)! Been waiting a long time 😅
Love your cats!
Thank you for this video! So helpful, I have hysto in less than a week.
I just have a question. How was going up and down stairs?
I’d love to know that as well, if anyone else has gotten it and has struggled with stairs, pls let us know!!
this makes me wonder if Norway is just wilding with their hysto routines. I was sent home the day after surgery and had to endure roughly 60 miles of travel by train and plane 🕺 the pain was bearable, but I was so nauseous from the anesthesia that I didn’t eat for the whole day and was terrified I would vomit on the plane.
Oh I'm so sorry. Souds incredibly stressful.
it feels like the movement restrictions are kind of like the opposite of top surgery which is kinda helpful for me to think about!
Very handy Alex. Thank you.
Thanks for making this video. Im pushing to get a hysterectomy and i have been so focused on trying to sort that, i didnt even think of what it would be like having the surgery 😅. I will definitely look into tge tips you have suggested and start thinking about prep for when i do eventually get to have it
Honestly this is not what I wanted to hear. I know I'm trans (nonbinary) but I don't even know what I do and don't want and honestly the ratio between the inconvenience of the procedure and my dysphoria is quite relevant to that decisionmaking process for me so I clicked on this video hoping to find out what a hysterectomy is like. And now I know, but damn, it really isn't what I wanted to hear :/
yeah, it seems like a lot of work. It's also hard because I'm very active, so I don't know when would be a good time to get it done. I survived ACL reconstruction and top surgery but this may be even harder than that.
You sound like you're not doing anything, and you're not really trans; just a trender
@@barryledgister4496 and you sound like an asshole.
@@thundercat287I was up and walking after a few days, and back to heavy lifting after 8 weeks. It is a major surgery, but it's one of the most common ones, and many people snap back from surgery fairly quickly if they were active pre-op. The recovery for a hysto is much easier IMO than top surgery.
@@emschlef well I had keyhole surgery and I barely felt that one. I was only mildly inconvenienced. I could raise my arms above shoulder level pretty much right away and was driving 2 days after surgery. so my standard might be different
We always take you seriously. Maybe a tinsy bit less if there are cat ears poking in from the bottom of the screen 😸
could i ask if you had a total hysto or something else?
Hey! My uterus, ovaries, tubes and cervix were removed :)