Total hysterectomy - is it normal to be depressed? Posted: 10-16-07 17:50pm
I had a total hysterectomy 30 days
ago.they just removed my uterus.Doctor
made a 6 inches vertical abdominal
incision.He said my uterus was huge to do
it any ohter way.
I am recovering fine, no fever,scar
healing ok, except for the pain and
discomfort I get.Mainly at night.It feels
like somethings is ripping my
intestines.Feels like cramps.I wake up and
take Vicodin and that takes the pain
away.During the day I walk, but when I eat
the discomfotr in the stomach comes back.I
want to go see a gastroenterologist.
I am depressed though.I cry for no
reason.Worried that I should be ok by
now.Worried that I Iwill never be normal
and go back to my normal active life.I am
48 now .I work full time and I used to
play a lot of racquetball and do a lot of
activities.
Is this normal? is 30 days too short of a
time to not have pain? Does the vertical
incision takes longer to heal?. Most of
people in the forum had the horizontal
c-section incisions.PLEASE SOMEBODY ANSWER
I AM GOING CRAZY. I CALLED THE DOCTOR WHO
OPERATED ON ME AND CAN'T SEE ME UNTIL THE
25th.OF OCTOBER I POSTED A QUESTION
BEFORE HERE BUT NOBODY HAS ANSWERED
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Posted: 10-16-07 17:51pm
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bellagirl
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Omg I Thought I Was the Only One Posted: 10-26-07 09:25am
no!!!! your not crazy, i thought i was too
listen i'm 37 i had to have an emergency
hystrectomy and they left my ovaries
intact, i lived a normal life before this
it was 15 weeks ago today that i had the
surgery and i feel and felt everything you
said. i have never been so depressed in my
whole life i feel ugly,the incion across
my stomache makes me sick its still sore,
my boobs kill, i have no desire to do
anything, my dr tells me it's because i
had no choices and i never had time to
really understand what was going to happen
to me. i really just want to run away and
be by myself no one and i mean no one
understands, but i truley understand you.
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ilish
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Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 3
Hysterectomy Posted: 12-13-07 10:44am
hi, i don't know if anyone has replied to
you yet, but i will tell you what is going
on, the uterus is one great part of what
women are, your body's reaction to a huge
loss is normal, eventhough you are
psychologically prepared, also, the
reaction to anesthetics can give some
depression to sensitive patients, do not
worry. there is only one concern, after
30 days, there should be hardly no pain at
all, and taking vicodin is a bit risky,
since it is highly habit forming, you may
want to change to ibuprofen (600 mgs.), it
is odd that this doctor did not give you
the option of laparoscopy procedure, it
leaves only a 2 cms. scar on each sides of
your lower stomach, were they cut, and
then the uterus is taken out through the
vagina, good luck!
I POSTED A QUESTION
BEFORE HERE BUT NOBODY HAS ANSWERED
