I have the same symptons, thought I I was the only one. My hair has thinned dreadfully as well. The depression just does not want to lift.

Hi, i had a hysterectomy in 1/08... over the past 2 months, i too have a difficult time retaining information. I too feel depressed at times. I am using the estrogen patch which does help. I tried using natural creams but it didn't work, I was way too emotional, crying too much. My boss, a male, doesn't understand what's wrong with me because I can't remember some things but for me to tell him that after my hysterectomy this happened, he wouldn't understand or really care. So I'm going to have to start writing things down.

I just feel unhappy with everything and I shouldn't be. I have a great family, very little debt, my health, a pretty good job.... i may not be rich with money but I'm rich in other ways. I really don't want to go to a doctor. I don't want to take any medication. I felt so great in the beginning, so I'm bummed about feeling like this now.

I thought I was alone feeling like this... I didn't realize how important ovaries were!

My sister-in-law recommended Black Cohosh. I have tried it for a few months. My hyst. was total with ovaries removed. It seems to help a bit. It does get better.

Hi
I had a total hysterectomy in october 2008. Am on hrt gel and have just been put on anti depressants as I am feeling very low, tearful, cannot stand loud noises,cannot concentrate and find it hard to focus on anything, am overwhelminly tired but finding it hard to sleep. Feel anxious too. Had my first day back at work this week - managed 2 days then left in tears and now signed off again as couldnt cope.i feel a complete failure.

Hi fedup09 and welcome to ehealth:

It does take quite a while to get your strength back after this surgery...I can recall feeling tearful and more than anything I believe it was my crying for a part of my life that was gone...I was no longer the child bearing age...I had passed this place in time and it was the feeling that I had left into this new and final plateau of life...I was scared and didn't like it....

It was only after thinking this through and realizing that I was the same person that I was before the surgery that I moved forward......So what was the big deal?....I was minus one thing....This being a troublesome mess that had weighed me down for years...Sexual wise we were in hog heaven....No messy periods or PMS....I found that the pluses outnumbered the minuses two to one...Then I sat back and realized there was or were no pluses where I had come from...So I used to have ovaries, so what...They did not govern my mind...I did...I now had sexual want...To me this was the same difference...I just plain didn't let it get in my way....I got on with life as all women must do....

I would suggest keeping yourself busy....Think positive....You are a complete woman and just plain go and do your thing....

Much luck,
Caroline

Hi Caroline

Many thanks for your reply and your kind words. You are so right and I will hopefully be able to get to this place very soon myself. I'm feeling so deflated and exhausted still and i guess it will take a little while to get back to normal. I certainly wont miss the monthly pain and am already noticing a difference from that aspect.
Many thanks for putting it into perspective for me. Hopefully this part is now the beginning of the end.
Lorraine xx

I had a complete hysterectomy in March 2009 and I feel basically everything stated above (exhaustion, depression at times, can't stand loud noises, can't always concentrate or focus, etc.) My question is WHAT DO YOU DO TO CURE THIS?????? I have a doctor appointment tomorrow to have my blood work drawn again to see if I have any problems.

You may want to get some medication to try and calm you down...Talk with him/her about how you feel...Be truthful and don't hide what is bothering you...It really does take time to find yourself after the complete Hysterectomy...You are only 5 months out and really this is not a long time...Each day gets better, but you have to measure these in weeks and not days...

Good luck on your appointment...I hope all goes well....

Caroline