Should I Have Kept An Ovary? Posted: 06-11-05 19:12pm
I had a complete in 2001 and im having hot
flashes sick to my stomach when I get too
hot or when I smell certain foods, I am
taking estrovin, across the counter it
seems to help except for the nausea, and I
cry at anything these days can anyone help
?,im 49
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winky2
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Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Posts: 33
Now Posted: 07-01-05 23:57pm
Don't be so hard on yourself...You will
adjust to this albeit over time
i read that most women do not have a hard
time with menopause, in other parts of the
world it's not even really talked about as
an issue...
Not denying symptoms, for you or for
anybody, but remember it's supposed to be
this way, read up on the "grandmother
hypothesis"...We're not meant to reproduce
as animals can after a certain age so this
is the price we pay, your fat cells will
take over making some estrone over time,
but you have to readjust all your
thermostats to lower estrogen
overall...You will do it! Exercise helps
everything, bone density, heart disease,
emotional state, diversions help,
recognize when the tide of emotion is
going to sweep over you and just "go with
it"...It's ok to cry, get it out and give
yourself 20 minutes to sob and feel silly
and then get on with things, your brain is
going through estrogen withdrawal... This
too, shall pass
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dfrench55
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Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 3 Location: So. California
Re: Should I Have Kept An Ovary? Posted: 07-12-05 08:44am
I am in the same boat as you. I do wish I
kept my ovaries! Now 49 had my
hysterectomy 8 years ago. I have been on
hrt ever since slowly my obgyn
has lowered my hormones. I decided to try
bio-identical hormones and have
been taking them for 3 months, they are
very expensive! I am deciding weather to
stop all hormones and see what happens.
Doctors never tell you what hell you will
go through with the pms symptoms, not
sleeping, vaginal dryness and loss of
libido. Sucks! Anyone deciding to have a
hysterectomy if at all possible keep your
ovaries don't let them tell you they are
not good for anything!
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seagreejade
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Joined: 19 Aug 2005 Posts: 15 Location: Singapore
Does Not Help to Keep Ovaries Posted: 08-19-05 11:16am
I had my hysterectomy done when I was 38.
And I kept my ovaries. Still the
ovaries shut down after 3 years. So
basically it does not matter if you had
kept your ovaries. They still do shut
down for whatever reason I don't know.
My gynae said its normal for that to
happen. And really I had no choice but
to be on hrt. Hope this sharing of
experience helps.
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fatfamily02
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Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 3050 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: 08-19-05 11:21am
I had a "partial" 18 years ago. My
ovaries have never shut down. I have
felt middle pains with ovulation since
then. I am now pregnant, 7.4 weeks
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seagreejade
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Did You Have a Hysterectomy? Posted: 08-19-05 12:22pm
fatfamily02
wrote:
i had a "partial" 18 years
ago. My ovaries have never shut down.
I have felt middle pains with ovulation
since then. I am now pregnant, 7.4
weeks
i thought we're talking about hysterectomy
here? You had partial hysterectomy done?
I have never heard of that, sorry?
A total hysterectomy usually include the
removal of fallopian tubes. Some people
just had their fibroids or cysts removed,
that 's all. Some very fortunate ladies
say their ovaries did not shut down. But
the older age group usually had their
ovaries removed to 'prevent' cancers from
developing later. That kind of surgery
was the norm in the 1970-80s.
Today surgeons do hysterectomy using pin
hole surgery, some kind of endoscope
surgery, so usually the ovaries are left
intact.
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fatfamily02
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Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 3050 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: 08-19-05 16:28pm
I have both ovaries and 1 tube which is by
the way tied. I guess it is called
partial. I had a vaginal removal of
uterus and cervix. I did say
hysterectomy and I did say 7.4 weeks
preg.
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seagreejade
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Joined: 19 Aug 2005 Posts: 15 Location: Singapore
Pregnant Without a Uterus? Posted: 08-19-05 23:19pm
fatfamily02
wrote:
i have both ovaries and 1
tube which is by the way tied. I guess
it is called partial. I had a vaginal
removal of uterus and cervix. I did say
hysterectomy and I did say 7.4 weeks
preg.
in your earlier post you said you're "now"
7 plus weeks pregnant. Sorry, I don't
get you. Is it possible to get pregnant
without a uterus? Or could it be partial
removal of uterus? So the pregnancy will
be carried to term in the one fallopian
tube left?
Ectopic pregnancies are dangerous and are
usually terminated. I could be archiac
in my understanding of obstetrics of
course. Hope I am not intruding on your
privacy, its just that I am puzzled.
