Total hysterectomy

aurora_borealis_2

Nooooooooooooo!!!

Pavlova cake, that wasn't me! Read back

I'm not PMT at the moment

pavlovs_dog

note to self - must pay more attention :eek:

beachbeth

pavlovs_dog wrote:

none offence taken AB.

the only other things i can think of to suggest would be to make sure you get enough magnesium and potassium.. im sure ive read they 'help' too. oh and someone on OS (was it GR?) mention that lots of lentils are good (rich in iron, to replace what you lose), followed by orange juice to aid absorption

It was me who's suffering not AB!

Thanks for the advice re lentils. Its funny because Im about to look for some recipes for lentils and if you are right about the iron then they will do me and my youngest daughter good because she suffers the same as me!

aurora_borealis_2

I just received my agnus castus in the post so I'll start today.

I'm a bit on the turn today- nothing major so far

Mrs_pbradley936

I was going to have a hysterectomy but Consultant said to try Mirena coil first to see if that would work. It did and so I still have my womb. My problem was extremely heavy bleeding and flooding. Now I get only stains to let me know I am on and would not need anything more than a pantie liner.

When we were talking about it the Consultant told me that not everyone was a candidate for a virginal hysterectomy but that if you were the recovery was much quicker.

beachbeth

pbradley936 wrote:

When we were talking about it the Consultant told me that not everyone was a candidate for a virginal hysterectomy but that if you were the recovery was much quicker.

Correct me if Im wrong but I think if you have your ovaries removed then you have to be cut open (don't know the proper term!).Don't think they can get at everything vaginally!

Mrs_pbradley936

beachbeth wrote:

Correct me if Im wrong but I think if you have your ovaries removed then you have to be cut open (don't know the proper term!).Don't think they can get at everything vaginally!

That may be what he meant

Horasio

pavlovs_dog wrote:

all you poor ladies with pms - have you tried oil of evening primrose? i hear its very good

It might be OK if the PMS is mild but it never touched mine

Horasio

Claudie wrote:

CCStar if you don't mind me asking - are you taking any form of HRT? I was told that with a full hysterectomy you are automatically menopausal as your ovaries are gone...I was taking HRT for a few months but had some reactions but I imagine that would help ease any adverse PMS type sympoms.

I wish I had to save the money I no longer spend on girlie stuff!

I don't take HRT as I had severe endometreosis caused by too much oestrogen as I kept my ovaries. HRT would aggravate it. My moods are much more normal too for the first time in 30 years, except for 15 months spanning pregnancy and breast feeding.

I took HRT when I just had my womb out and my moods went haywire.

Horasio

beachbeth wrote:

Correct me if Im wrong but I think if you have your ovaries removed then you have to be cut open (don't know the proper term!).Don't think they can get at everything vaginally!

Usually you are cut to remove womb and/or ovaries. Usually if the womb is prolapsed, it can be removed vaginally.

I have been cut open twice and didn't find it too bad recovering, compared to giving birth vaginally. The only benefit was being able to drive sooner. I imagine the vaginal method would need time to recover too.