4. Hysterectomy | The first 7 days after surgery & What to expect
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.พ. 2019
- Okay then, so incase you were wondering this is the complete title of my procedure;
bilateral salpingo oophorectomy and hysterectomy.
(If you'd like some nuts and bolts info, have a read through the NHS info page - www.nhs.uk/conditions/hystere... )
And for general times of post-op recovery this blog post is great ~ hyst.blogspot.com/2004/09/heal...
And i'm gonna say it again, cos that's my way :) It's so important to listen to your body and rest - don't worry about the dishes or the washing. Or work, or commitments. Now you have to heal. Concentrate your mind on how much better you're going to be when you're well, and don't worry about all the 'what ifs,' because they'll come whether you worry about them or not.
Stay upbeat Lovely Humans.
Jo xxx
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I had a hysterectomy 2 months ago, best decision I’ve ever made… hardly any afterwards pain just that one incision.
Good to see you back in front of the camera, love and hugs 💚 💜💕
Thank you so much for all the advice, Take care and heal well.
so great to see you back sending witchy hugs xxx
Glad to see you doing well! TFS! ☆
God Bless you. Thank you so much. Very enlightening and very informative. Very helpful. Hope you are well. Take care.
Thank you for your video. I’m getting ready to have surgery and needed to know this exact info.
So happy to see you're out of the woods. You're one brave lady :) I can identify with that weird glue. Had a surgery a couple of years ago and that's what they used. It was really strange...
Had a full hysterectomy and Salpingo-oophorectomy on 24/8/21. Bled more than anticipated in theatre apparently, but after initial couple of days I am not taking pain relief at all, not even paracetamol. I stayed with my parents after discharge on 26/8/21 until today as I live on my own, but decided yesterday to come back to my own home and so far so good. Just listen to your own body for sure
You look great! Keep up the good work and stay safe :)
very helpful, so many details that we all don't really know about until we're actually going through this. Thanks for sharing!
you are very welcome. I tried to think of all the questions that I would've asked the doctor if i'd known what to expect. Hope you're well xx
You’re lovely! Thank you.
Thank you for your input.. This has helped me so much for my oncoming surgery in a couple of week.. Take care I wish you a full speedy recover.. Janet x
Thank you, I hope it helped in some way. Good luck for your surgery. Be kind to yourself and heal well xx
Thank you for your video I am day 7 after surgery this was helpful. I still feel nauseous occasionally but hopefully this will soon pass. Thanks again very informative 😊
Thank you for sharing. I feel your pain.
You are so welcome xx
Hi Joanne. Thank you so much for your video with information on post recovery. I can relate to all you say so well especially being from the Uk too, a lot of things you said happened to me too. Just had my surgery and it’s day 2 now and been home a few hours. My recovery so far has been great and I feel so energised than I thought I would . Pain was intense straight after surgery but I made that morphine ‘buddy’ pump my best friend! Injections will be interesting to self administer and had a little training session with a nurse at the hospital so should be good to go. I had everything removed with the exception of my ovaries, hanging on to those till nature runs it’s course and they retire on their own😊. I had a massive fibroid attached to my uterus which was the main cause of my problems and need for surgery. I had binge watched a lot of videos on this procedure, but was so happy to find yours as I could relate to so many things you went through and talked about. Thank you so much for uploading and sharing your experience. You have helped me progress forward with embracing recovery. PS... I too would have liked to film my journey in hospital but did not want to appear like the crazy redhead in bed 1 wanting to be a medical reporter!😂. Thanks again for sharing your experience.
hey there, i'm so glad you're doing well, how are feeling now? (Sorry i haven't replied sooner, i've got a couple of yt accounts, and my messages can go all of the places :) ) I couldn't have morphine, i was too sensitive apparently, so i had a fentanyl pump - very, VERY good! xxxx
Very helpful thank you!
Thank u, will have in 3 days...really thankful to u for sharing your experience...
Hi, so sorry I haven't answered sooner. TH-cam had popped some message in my review folder ~ I hope everything went okay, and that you are recovering well. xxx
@@JoanneMallory13 yes I hv recovered well...Thank u ...
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I am having the same op next week and I appreciated your calm , warm and factual video. Thank you.
You're so welcome, anything I can do to make to easier for us all. I hope everything goes okay. Get all the rest you can, and its okay to have a cry ~ I did. Gentle hugs. Jo xx
Me too!!
ThNk you so much for this I had mine on Tuesday ❤️❤️
i'm glad I could help in some way. I hope you're well on the way to recovery xx
Thank you for your testament. 💞🦋💞🦋💞
I remembered watching these videos back when you posted them originally, and so grateful now you did them as I'm having a complete hysterectomy in 5 days. Thanks Jo for this video and the others, so reassuring hearing your story. ❤️☆❤️
I'm glad that they've offered some comfort. Take care, and keep me posted on how you're going. I offer the same advice to everyone I talk to about this; listen to your body, and let yourself heal. Sending love xx
9 days for me - total hysterectomy plus they're removing a 7 inch abdominal mass that has pushed my uterus all the way to where 6 descending intestine is where my ovary would be between my hip and center line. It will be a vertical external incision . Open procedure.
I would love great positive tips.
I too prefer to leave the expert hysterectomy plus tumor removal surgery details to my wonderful surgeons!
I'd just like to gather geat tips and hacks and prep guides to have a great safe easiest smoothest recovery!!!!
@@JoanneMallory13 how dd it go??? I have mine next Thursday!
The fact you can sit up 7 days after??? You’re a trooper. I’m 2 weeks post with vertical incision and still have to sit somewhat reclined
thank you :) I hope you're doing better now and that your healing has been gentle xx
My day 4 and i can identify with all you have said.
Are you saying youf8lmed this just Days after tour operstion?
Tou ate ANTAST8C!!
GOD BLESS YOU!!!
Will be having a hysterectomy in a little over a week. Thank you for taking the time out to share your experience.
And you’re looking great 😊
Shantel Brown lovely Lady, I know how it feels. But give it ten days and you’ll be on the other side.
It’s Hard and new and unknown, but we are resilient. And what’s on the the other side is easier ~ and if can help at all; I will
Xx
Shantel Brown - Good morning. How is your recovery going? I’m 3+ weeks Post-Op. Slow but sure. This site is wonderful! So reassuring that we are not alone. 😊🎨 God bless.
Dd Rock What a wonderful treat to receive your text. I’m 16 days post op and i also had a mini tummy tuck, my doctor removed my drain today. How are you feeling? I must admit I’m feeling far better then I’d expected. I’ve been wearing a compression garment and I believe it has made a world of difference with my recovery.
that's wonderful! (I so regret not asking my surgeon to do a little tuck) xx
Shantel Brown
My apologies for the late reply! Glad you are recovering well! I wish I also had asked for a mini tummy tuck! 😊 I’m doing well. It’s now been 6 weeks and feeling good. I’m back on my workout routine thankfully, and it feels wonderful! 😅 How are you feeling at this point? The first 2-3 weeks for me was the roughest as far as the pains, swelling, fatigue goes.
Sounds silly, but wear satin type pjs, it helps you slide into bed and off the bed and move a little easier. I know you’ll know this but lavender oil with a bit of milk to help it disperse it in a bath, really helps heal a wound.
Glad to see you again, healing hugs x
thank you :) I felt like a turtle on my back for the first couple of weeks :D Flapping my arms and legs trying to roll over hehehe.
How strange! I had satin for pjs and your right you do slip and slide a lot easier in bed! Great tip thanks 😊
Check with your doctor before taking a bath :) Some of us are not able to for several weeks because of our types of incisions.
Thanks for sharing this. Very helpful. I had my LAVH two days ago. Here in the US they send you home after surgery and you're on your own. :) . I'd say what helped me the most was to regularly get up and walk.
Had my laparoscopic hysterectomy on June 16. Went home the same day. I feel great, what helped me was walking around the house as well.
Not necessarily My surgeon told me he is keeping me for a day :/ I don’t have it til January 27th it’s LAVH i asked during my appointment can I go home the same day he said no ugh I didn’t want to stay but he said I have too that’s how they do it at that hospital. In Virginia
good luck for the 27th. x
@@JoanneMallory13 thank you so much!
@@JulyRobbins my doctor told me when I asked if I was staying he said absolutely. I told him I was worried about being sent home same day. I wasn't comfortable with that. His response was basically, that's one of the stupid thing they like to do in the U.S. because insurance, etc. He totally does not believe in same day hysterectomy robot or not.
Thank you so much for sharing your recovery! It helps others so much! I’m on day 9 Post-Op. 😊🙏🏼
How are you recovering? Am 13 days post-op.
The E Legacy Family Tv - Thank you for asking. I am 3 weeks post-op. I have good and not so good/strong days. The first 2 weeks were the worst for me. The pains have lessened, but still having some pain. Still a bit fatigued. Otherwise, I know it’ll only get better from here. Trying to maintain a positive attitude. How is your recovery?
@@bubbly1395 Just take it one day at a time and you will be fine. It can only get better. Yes am healing well to the glory of God. Trying to get enough rest. I normally gets this rectal pain whenever I want to use the restroom but is getting better now. Have you started driving.
The E Legacy Family Tv, Good morning and yes glory be to God. Thank you for your reply. I get this sharp pain radiating down my abdomen and pelvis on and off. Yes, I did start driving but, very little. Only to get to the grocery store. Now only taking ibuprofen for the pain. Are you still taking stool softeners and/or laxatives, regarding rectal pains(?). I am..it helps. I can certainly tell if I’ve done too much during the day. That is when the pain worsens. Then I rest, nap, read, do artwork 🖼, and just watch a movie or something. Do you get like a pain towards your pelvis too? Have you been walking or doing any physical activity? My doctor told me to only walk at this point...
@@bubbly1395 honestly am not doing much. I tried to get as much rest as I can. Yes that pelvic pain especially when I want to pee, but is going away now. I am using suppository here and there. Am trying to eat more veggies and fruits and is helping. I drove for the first time today to grocery and I was on my feet for more than 2hr then I started having this waist pain and my legs feels like is not part of me. I take Tylenol for pain. Hope we all gets better 🙏.
I'm having a total abdominal hysterectomy in 3 weeks. Thank you for sharing your experience and all the helpful tips.
I'm so glad to have helped. Take care, and listen to your body while she heals xx
How did it go? Any tips? I'm going in next Thursday@
I'm having mine next month...updates???
I had my hysterectomy 3 days ago. The first day I felt ok. Today I feel like I have been in a wreck. Everything hurts.
sending you all the good vibes. Hope you're starting to feel more yourself xx
@@JoanneMallory13 Thank you.
I had mines October 22,2021 I'm right there with you but it gets better day by day
I am in day 13 and i am happy watching this video , injection part was my difficult one but my friend did it. I too don't think i could it myself.
I’m glad you’re on the mend x
Thanks for your story! Get a wedge pillow. I got one that's 12 inches tall. It was so helpful getting up from bed. You can prop it up another way to help you sit up in bed. They told me to take senokot-s after and it made my bowels really loose and gasx worked well. I took 800 mg only right away and day 2 I feel great.
Yes the pillow is very helpful!!! For laxative, I was told to take milk of magnesia. I was also told to take Gas-X which is simethecone.
Is there a particular Brand of the wedge pillow you recommend? I am getting ready to have this done.. I want to be prepared as much as possible. Especially recovering from surgery.
Cephalexin is actually an antibiotic. Thank you for the great video.
🙈 I didn’t notice this till months after the video was live, I think I did put an *edit in the comments a while back, but these things get lost. I was sent home with Clexane, the anticoagulant. Thank you for mentioning it, hopefully it will stay visible x x
Do you recommend a toilet riser?
Do you Recommend a good power recliner lift chair?
Do you recommend any key foods?
To eat or avoid for a few days/ weeks post procedure?
Do you Recommend super high waist over the belly leggins/briefs
On to air or can 8 wear a bindwr?
People talk about feeling like their remaining organs etc are 'sloshing a around' while getting used to their new space!
Thsnk you sooo sooo sooo soo much !!
U are helping me sooo much!!
You're just a savin grace - a Godsrnd!
SO L0VELY !!!!!
Shall I get a shower chair? I'm scared to step into the tub/shower.!
As much as I can mitigate it with ways to strengten protect and ease I dont want to learn things the hard way!
Thankyou for sharing this , I’ve waited 5 months now just for a phone consultation with consultant to discuss what surgery they need to do..... huge fibroid on my uterus pressing on my bladder and nerves in my back 😟 in quite a bit of pain now but don’t think surgery will be available any time soon 😳
I jo I have same thing like that what pain do you have please respond 😊
@@isabelnoci3541 hi, I have a lot of pain in my pelvis and shooting pain down my right leg and lower back. Think the fibroid is pressing on the nerves as well as my bladder which becomes painful when I have a filling bladder. When I’ve been sat for a while I literally hobble around like an old lady! I’m usually very fit and have an active job which is becoming more difficult to do 😟😳 sorry to hear you are going through the same x
I hope you get to speak to your consultant soon ~ I had terrible shooting pain down my right leg too, I think it was the weight of the tumour pressing on a nerve. I'm two years down the line now and still have a some problems. I've had physio and am fit and able, but i think the nerve sustained some damage from being compressed so i'm going to have to have an MRI when things calm down. Definitely worth bringing it to your consultant's attention. I hope you get some dates soon xxx
@@JoanneMallory13 Thankyou for the reply , I finally spoke to the consultant who now thinks it’s Adenomyosis?? She wants to do biopsy and fit a Marino coil? She won’t consider hysterectomy at this stage 🤷♀️ but I have read that this is the only cure... so the pain and suffering goes on. Xxx
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My scar a6 go a few inches above my belly button down to the pubic bone so -- Through my c-section scar?
Just had my surgery on the 9/27 the pillow help to get in and out of bed. This is no joke my body ache I have no appetite I just feel blah.
I hear you - it's a lot to ask of our bodies. Hugs to you, my lovely xx
It's aweful!! Get well, eat right, exercise when you get some energy. It's a hard surgery.
I came across your video while trying to figure out how I’m going to feel - hysterectomy heading my way for uterine cancer. Thanks for doing this, very helpful. If you see this (it’s a while since you posted the video), how did you do on stairs? I live in a townhouse with three floors - bedroom at the top of three flights. I’m really worried about getting up there on the day I get home, and wondering when I’m up and about if I should stay on the top floor for a few days or if I should/can do the stairs.
hi ya, i'm sorry i haven't responded, I get quite a few comments on this video and they can often get hold fro review by yt. I'm sure you've got it sorted now :) But I would've thought you stayed upstairs for a couple of days. I hope you are recovering well xx
@@JoanneMallory13 completely healed now. Doesn’t even feel like anything was done. I got one day in bed then was up (husband had stroke and can’t get about the house too well and my family are back in UK and couldn’t travel because of Covid restrictions- you make do as best you can). Thankfully I got robotic assisted keyhole.
Thank you, I have an surgery date and am looking for information.
you're welcome, hope i've managed to help in some way, and that it all goes well xx
I’m having mine done on Thursday and I’m absolutely terrified about pain 😩🙈 I’m so scared
Oh hunny xx it’s natural, and more than okay to feel this way. I won’t say ‘it’s easy’ or ‘don’t worry,’ because of course you’re worried. But I can say, the sense of relief once the surgery is done is HUGE. And the pain isn’t sharp and consuming, so it’s just a case of gently taking each day as it comes. Sending you all the good energy, you can do this xxxx
Booked to have all my girl parts removed along with a mass that is likely a cyst, but could be more this Monday. I've been told I'll have a vertical incision and it'll be a minimum of three hours.
Scared...no support when I get home....a friend will scoop kitty poop and quick vacuum every couple of days only....
Jeanette Raichel Hey there, I know the fear. And it's okay. I can say all the same things that others probably have; you're in good hands, everything will be okay, and they're true. But it's us going through it, and the best advice I can give you is; just take it one day at a time. If you can sleep, rest, or get lost in a book or the tv waiting for Monday then do it. Keep the mind as calm as you can, and then the mind will be kind to your stress levels. I was sooooo much happier after the surgery. I was so worried about lack of movement, healing, and what they were taking out... But once the surgery was over my mind felt in a much stronger place. Massive good luck for Monday, keep me posted. Sending mass good vibes and keeping you in my thoughts xxxxx
Img same! In 9 days! Any tips recommendations that super helped you? Or that you wish you'd known? Thank you!!!
I just got home from my hysterectomy. I had robotic laproscopic. It was outpatient. Kinda strange they sent me home same day. I stayed for like 9 hours but still. I'm home and comfy in my bed. Can pee on my own but now kind of worried about running into any bumps while I'm home.
How’s your condition now
Bumps? How are you doing? Lousy?
Need to get an abdominal hysterectomy done in April and am simply terrified.
I hope everything goes well - it's a case of taking one day at a time. (I wont tell you not to worry, because worry is natural. But know that the relief after surgery is worth it. And the time it takes to heal, leaves you feeling not just physically stronger, but emotionally stronger too.) Take care, Jo xx
Please get stool softeners a small pillow ice pack miralox it helps Good Luck.
Thank GOD for lactulose! 'LOSE!
BLESS THAT 'LOSE!
Hello, may I ask did they gave you antibiotics and anti-nausea medications when you were in the hospital and at home?
Hi ya, I was on antibiotics, but that was in response the torsion (how the tumour caused the fallopian tube to twist.) this was in the run up to the surgery.
After surgery, I was sent home with blood thinning injections, paracetamol and ibruprofen.
J x
We're in the U.S. My daughter is having her uterus, cervix, & tubes out + endo excision with the hopes of keeping her ovaries... & it will be outpatient. Insurance = wham, bam, thank you ma'am, & out they roll you same day.
Hi. I hope your daughter is recovering well. I’m in Canada and I had the exact same thing done. Vertical incision. They were able to leave 1 ovary.
goodness me, that's a lot and to be out the same day. I hope her recovery has gone well xx
Hey. I’m 43 and due for a full hysterectomy due to fibroids. I’ve opted for keyhole surgery and to be awake with a spinal during it. I’m now having second thoughts
Hello Lovely, I'm sorry i'm answering in delay - sometimes the messages seem to disappear and reappear. If you've already had the op, I hope it went well. If you haven't had it yet, my advice is always trust your intuition. And do what is best for you. Sending you all the healing xx
Any updates? Any regrets?
I don't have any one to take care of me after hysterectomy surgery. Can I get through this with out any care afterwards?
Hi ya, if you’re having a laparoscopic hysterectomy then you should be back on your feet relatively quickly - feeling pretty normal in the first few days. So it shouldn’t be a problem. If you’re having an abdominal hysterectomy - where the incision is vertical or horizontal across the tummy (I had this,) then yes you should be okay as long as you plan ahead. If you’re in the UK you’re going to be in the hospital for a few days anyway. Once you’re home, have everything you need on hand; plenty of shopping - a good couple of weeks worth will totally take the worry out of it. Have food you can easily prepare with minimum effort. Have extra pillows on the bed within easy reach, as you need to get comfortable. And don’t leave yourself with anything that you have to do - you just want to have rest and healing on your to do list. (If the incision is glued after surgery, know that it does catch on fabric, so ask ahead for some dressings before they send you home. I was also sent home with pre doses injections, if you think this will be a problem for you to self administer say so before you leave hospital - because having them is necessary and it’s worth being firm and asking for help.) But know that the relief on the other side of surgery is so massive that you get a surge of energy around day 5 where you’re just happy it’s done, and this will push you through. Take care, let me know how it goes. Jo xxx
@@JoanneMallory13 thank you for all your advise. I feel much better about the process now. I have fibroid the size of a 5 month baby so I am having a hysterectomy. The Dr said over 50% chance she will have to cut me open instead of doing it robotic. Won't know until I wake up.
@@shawngallo4429 I will add, if you won't have assistance, see if you can get your Prescriptions filled before your released from the hospital. Also purchase all "easy to prep" food, toiletries, water, and other liquids, as well as, things to assist in having a bowl movement prior to your surgery; the pain meds will cause constipation. Do laundry and all other house duties prior to surgery. Place all items that will be used for meal prep within reach so you don't have to ponder and look for things. I placed a cooler in my bedroom with ice, water, juice, yogurt, jello, and a couple lunchables before going to the hospital because I didn't know if I would be able to get out of bed by myself. This was a tremendous help.
Yes, and a Reach device to pick up simple items if you drop them. Complexion wipes help if too tired to wash face.
I am so scared I have delayed my surgery 6 months now coz I really really nervous & scared
without knowing you or your situation, I won’t tell you to go ahead and get it done. As that would be wrong of me. But it sounds like you need to talk - if your in the UK maybe try and book a telephone chat with your nurse. If it’s cancer related definitely talk to someone at Macmillan. Otherwise, find someone that you trust, and try and work through where your fears are.
I can say, that surgery is scary, not matter what you’re having done. But our health is the foundation of being able to do everything else, and when it comes to self care, our health is where we have to start. much love xxx
@@JoanneMallory13 @ I have prolapse uterus
How did it go - did you end up getting surgery yet? Xx♡
@@ddl4374 @ yes and I am regret
I didnt realise they gave spinals :-0 was you awake for that? My hysterectomy is next month.. :/
Shelley Chenery hey there, I understand it completely depends on the type of surgery you are having. I’ve had two spinals, one for c section when I had my twins and the other for the hysterectomy. I can say, emphatically, that the spinal was completely painless, the canula that goes into the top of the hand hurts more. (And that’s like a sharp scratch.) the most uncomfortable sensation is when the feeling returns. It’s odd.
I want to say, ‘try not to worry,’ but I know that’s daft. The surgeon and the anaesthesiologist know what they’re doing, and if you feel worried tell your surgery nurse. I’m thinking of you xxx
@@JoanneMallory13 nothing was mentioned at my pre-OP about a spinal so maybe they dont do them at my hospital, you mentioned you have had a csection in tha past, did you find the recovery harder then the section?
Shelley Chenery I did, yes. But I had a full hysterectomy. (Old style) my scar is 9 inches, vertically. A modern hysterectomy leaves a small scar - 2 to 3 inches, and is not as invasive, and most women are back to normal in a couple of weeks.
My understanding is that a regular hysterectomy will be performed laparoscopically, which is a shorter operation, smaller scar and less invasive. I had a total, radical hysterectomy, and so I knew that I was looking at six weeks before I was moving freely again. (If you’d prefer to chat privately That’s okay, I’m on fb it IG x)
@@JoanneMallory13 That helps me sooo muchTHSNK YOUUU!@
@@JoanneMallory13 I'm gonna be getting a total total radical hysterectomy and removal of a 7 inch mass so I get a 9 inch vertical external incision too! It's so encouraging and inspiring to hear you share and encourage and guide as one who has gone there before!!!
I cannot thank you Enough !!
My main fear is of rupturing my incision especially my internal incisions especially the one at the top of my vagina sealing off where the cervix and all had been!
I hope I get to wear a binder! I think I'll feel safer
I want pain meds but i fear that causing me to have to strain to have bks and damage the incisions! Or cough - or move wrong getting out of bed. etc etc !!!
Your g9dance is sooo on POINT with My particular situation needs and concerns!!!
Did anyone have it through the bellybutton
Having mine on the 26th august 2021 thank you for this video ❤️🩹🙏🏼 so nervous of the pain and recovery time
I am having mine on Monday the 23rd of August 2021🥺