Hi,

Was wondering if anyone else is having a hysterectomy also soon? I'd like to talk ,have a hyster buddy. I'm nervous about it and just wanted to talk or anyone else that has had a hysterectomy if you could please comment/ talk about it with me? Thanks in advance.


Noreen

Hi Noreen,
I'm not having a hyst, but if you'd like to find lots of people to talk to you should check out the Hyster sisters Web site. They have some great advice and support for women having hysterectomies. They even have a special "pre-op" message board. Good luck!

Hi Noreen,
I had one, but 10 years ago now, mine was because of a large fibroid. I was nervous too, but didn't believe anyone, when they said that it was a good decision and I would feel loads better after a few months, anyway I did feel great and never regretted it.
Only thing I find now is that I don't know where I am in the menopause but otherwise, loosing the periods was great.
If you would like a bit of support, feel free to message me
best wishes
Caroline

I had one 3 weeks ago and am doing good. I have had an increase of hot flashes, not nothing too serious.
I am glad that now I am not having the pain from the endometriosis, but am still healing.
It was a wise choice so far as I am concerned.

Hugs

Anna

Hi ... i just wanted to say I had a hysterectomy and am very glad I did!

Hi Caroline, skiergirl, Anna and Onika,

Thanks so much for your replies and well wishes to me.

Skiergirl, yes that is a good site, the hyster sisters site. I have been reading there off and on. I have to just read there here and there cause otherwise it gets too overwhelming for me, but the info is good , you're right. I did check out the types of hysterectomies and then also registered there and read some other info and the forum.

Glad to hear you're still recovering well Anna! Is good the hotflashes aren't too serious, and hope you're still doing okay and not having them bad.

Thanks Caroline, I'll be PMing you soon. I have fibroid trouble too like you had.

Hugs,

Noreen

Hi to everyone reading this,

Well looks like I will be having the hysterectomy soon , have a date set for Oct. 15th. Yikes! I want to get it over with, want to feel better but at the same time I'm really nervous/scared. I've never had surgery before.

I['m feeilng kinda down,nervous now, the last few days deciding on a date has been so nervewracking.

Noreen

Hi Noreen,

I had a hysterectomy in August 2006. I didn't have a choice, my periods were beyond flooding, they were the haemorraging type, which caused me to spend a week in hospital once and almost every month after that had to be rushed to the hospital. I couldn't leave the house, do my housework, missed days from work and had to take leave from work for about a month while waiting for my hysterectomy, due to the severity of the bleeding.

Don't be nervous, you'll be alright. Everyone heals differently, so take it easy and let your body heal at it's own rate.

I'm happy to help you with any questions you have, so feel free to get in touch with me anytime.

Aussie*S*

Hey Noreen, you already know I am a a little bit ahead of you on my surgery date. I have been keeping busy to keep my mind off of it. I made a list of things I would like to get done before the big day such as cabinets and closets cleaned, painting etc. I don't want my family coming in searching for something in my kitchen and finding dust bunnies lol. It has worked for me to keep moving and not let this get to me.

Dear Noreen
Just to say "Hello ' and best of luck with the surgery.A friend of mine had full hysterectomy about two years ago and she is doing very well indeed.She rested for about six weeks and then went back to light house work plus a part time job..
have had surgery for various other things and I am one big Scaredy Cat but honestly there is nothing to worry about

Iwill be praying for you and your speedy recovery.
Be sure to keep us posted

God Bless You
Elizabeth

Good luck to you too honey on your operation.You do sound a real busy bee.Can you please come round here and clean out my cupboards to take your mind even further off everything!

Anyway,I wish you a safe operation and a speedy recovery.

Please let us know how you get on

God Bless You
Elizabeth

NO! My list of big things to do is getting checked off ever so slowly. The hubby cleaned out the kitchen closet last night. I was supposed to do the living room closet today, but started my period and just don't feel up for it yet! Today will be a lazy day I think.

Thanks for your kind words and thoughts, I am ready for this to be over and done with. Two weeks from tomorrow I should at least be in recovery woot !

O.K.
Then send your hubby along!

Stay well and best of luck
God Bless
Elizabeth

O.K.
Then send your hubby along!

Stay well and best of luck
God Bless
Elizabeth

Wouldn't you know it for two days I have had a respiratory infection and haven't gotten anything else done!

Hi Aussie*S*,

Gosh you had a awful time there before your hysterectomy, with all the heavy bleeding. So glad to hear you're doing better!

Thanks for your kind encouraging words to me about the hysterectomy and not to be nervous.

Thank you for letting me know I can get in touch with any questions, I will do that soon. So nice and helpful of you.

Noreen

Hi davinci,

I too have got a list, yes I thought the same thing would be good to keep busy. I have a few projects an some cleaning I need to get done too before but haven't started yet,will start next week. You have quite a list there to do to keep you busy. I'm going to try my best to keep busy to keep my mind off it, but will see how it goes. Hope so cause I know each day is going by so fast. Is it me or is the time really going by fast for you too? I just can't believe how each day, week goes by.

Sure hope you feel better davinci real soon! You sure don't need this infection now with your upcoming surgery and with your list of things you wanted to do to keep busy and get done.

Keep me updated soon on how you're doing and with your pre op appts. soon.

Take care,

Noreen

Hi Elizabeth,

Thanks so much for your kind words and wishes. So kind of you. I appreciate it. Thanks for the encouragement saying is nothing to worry about and that your friend is doing so well after her hysterectomy, that helps alot to hear that.

Thanks for your prayers for me. Kind of you.

God Bless You too,

Noreen

Hi Fellow Hyster-sisters!

I'm 8 months post op and feeling fantastic. Noreen, I had the same anxieties as you. Hystersister.com has a ton of ladies dealing with the same feelings.

THE WAITING IS THE WORST PART!

That's all you need to remember. The waiting is the absolute worst part. I was scared to DEATH, anxious, fearful. So many feel like this before surgery.

We cleaned out closets, prepared food, battened down the hatches, all for naught. I was healed the moment I came out of surgery and have not had a single drop of blood. I am so grateful and my life has started anew.

Remember, it takes time to heal. The stuff we can see heals more quickly so, you do need to be kind to yourself and be patient with the healing process. Everyone heals differently and at their own pace. Since my surgery was done laparoscopically (I had giant fibroids that they ground up and ****** out, amazing!) I had very little evidence of surgery on the outside, and my cervix was left intact. So no vag cuff or anything like that. I was back to work part time in 2 weeks, full time in a month, and am now doing fantastic.

You will be good as new by the holidays.

I used mediation CDs (and as I write this I am incredulous that I was that freaked out, because I had no need to be) and used every technique and my ativan to combat my nerves.

Good luck to all of you facing surgery. Have faith and confidence in your surgeon, and take time to heal.

Peace and Love,
Brinks

Dear Brinks
Am so glad you are doing so well.Very encouraging for all our dear sisters facing the same thing.Just wanted to ask do you,or are you able to take any Hormone supplements and is there an increase in anxiety or depression.Also does insomnia and night sweats go away.

Thank you and continued Good Health
Elizabeth

I am having my ovaries removed in Janurary. Not a complete hysterectomy and I understand it is a simple procedure that involves a incision through the navel or near abouts. This is elective but also recommended by my Dr. I had a friend that just had a complete hysterectomy and she took off 4 weeks and is back at work feeling fine. Good Luck to you!

Hi Brinks,

Thanks for your encouraging words, it helps alot. I'm glad to hear you are still continuing to do so well after your hysterctomy, that's great!

And like you said that waiting is the worst part then I can get through this and hopefully I can deal with the other scarey part, will be okay. I know I've felt restless, fearful,so anxious/nervous since waiting and
can't concentrate hardly at all. I just want to get it over and get on with my life. Last night before I went to bed I did have some anxious like jittery feelings, and when I was in bed trying to get to sleep. Finally I was able to get to sleep after about 20 min.. The night time is the worst time for me since I have more time to think about the surgery.

Yes it is sure amazing what they can do in surgery. Kinda scarey to me though since they'll be seeing my insides while I'll be sleeping. Is great you could have it done laproscopically. My dr. though recommended I have it done abdominally, and his was the 2nd dr. I went to that also said this so I think I better trust since two drs. have said this to me. Just I still wonder why the first dr. said she could do it laproscopically while the other two drs. said different, said it would be safer and quicker. Cause the first dr. knew also that I had several large fibroids and enlarged uterus. Yes I'll have to make sure to rest up well, take time to heal. I think that will be one of the hardest part too in this all for me as I don't like to be down long or laid up, I like to be up and about on the go but I will be sure to rest awhile to make sure I heal well. Like you suggested I'll just have to be patient with the healing.

What is ativan? I've heard that name before but never did ask before what is is exactly. I should try some meditation CDs, maybe would help with my nerves. But you said you really didn't need to be so freaked out so I am being the same way, about it all too so wondering if I do need to but maybe would be good while watiing. What kind of meditation CDs did you use?

Thanks again Brinks for all your kind wishes/ words. I appreciate it so much.

Peace and love too,

Noreen



Hi Fellow Hyster-sisters!

I'm 8 months post op and feeling fantastic. Noreen, I had the same anxieties as you. Hystersister.com has a ton of ladies dealing with the same feelings.

THE WAITING IS THE WORST PART!

That's all you need to remember. The waiting is the absolute worst part. I was scared to DEATH, anxious, fearful. So many feel like this before surgery.

We cleaned out closets, prepared food, battened down the hatches, all for naught. I was healed the moment I came out of surgery and have not had a single drop of blood. I am so grateful and my life has started anew.

Remember, it takes time to heal. The stuff we can see heals more quickly so, you do need to be kind to yourself and be patient with the healing process. Everyone heals differently and at their own pace. Since my surgery was done laparoscopically (I had giant fibroids that they ground up and ****** out, amazing!) I had very little evidence of surgery on the outside, and my cervix was left intact. So no vag cuff or anything like that. I was back to work part time in 2 weeks, full time in a month, and am now doing fantastic.

You will be good as new by the holidays.

I used mediation CDs (and as I write this I am incredulous that I was that freaked out, because I had no need to be) and used every technique and my ativan to combat my nerves.

Good luck to all of you facing surgery. Have faith and confidence in your surgeon, and take time to heal.

Peace and Love,
Brinks
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Hi Provobabe,

Thanks for your comments and good luck wishes for me! So you're having just your ovaries removed, that's good it's a simple procedure with not much of a incision.
Thanks for letting me know about your friend that she had a complete hysterectomy and is doing fine. That's good to hear. Do you know is your friend taking any HRT to help with menopause symptoms?

That is what worries me too, how my body will react without having ovaries. You will be in the same boat too soon, with no ovaries so can relate too. I am hoping to try natural remedies, really do not want to take HRT but if I have to I do not want to be on it long.

Good luck to you too!

Noreen

Hi Noreen,
I havent had a Hyster done but wanted to pop in and wish you well.

Not long to go now for you. Think positive and Im sure things will go well for you.

Medicine is so amazing now and I think we can heal alot quicker than they would have years ago.

Take care from Deb

Hi Deb,

Thanks for your post to me, your well wishes for me. Yes medicine nowdays is so amazing, have to be positive too like you said which I am trying to be. Still scared some though course since never had surgery before.

Take care too,

Noreen

Just wanted to wish you well Norreen and hope recovery is speedy.
Just take is easy and remember if you are in too much pain, your
body can't heal as fast. So take advantage of the pain meds.(This
is what my doctor told me-fortunately I didn't have to use them much!)
And don't do too much too fast!

Thoughts and prayers to you

Anna

Hi Noreen,

Good luck for your surgery. All will go well fro you Im sure.

I wish you well and send my Best Wishes and lots of ((((HUGS)))) for a speedy recovery.

Take care from Deb

Sending good thoughts for your surgery tomorrow! Hope you come out feeling like a new gal!

*hugs*
Bethanie

Hi-just had a total abdominal hysterectomy 10/17/08. Done on Friday and home on Sunday. Had staples taken out today. First night was tough but things rapidly got better next day. Doing ok with advil. Needed abdominal approach because of two veritcal c-sections.Glad I did it. I'm 58 years old. Not sure where the hormone crash and burn will happen. Haven't decided about HRT. I was still having heavy periods at 58- D&C showed pre-cancerous cells so Hyster done for that. Can't wait to buy some light colored pants. Hope you are doing well and all. Would love to hear how long recuperation was for people after abdominal hyster?

Hi Ladies!

Just checking in with the hyster-sisters on PS. How's everyone doing?

Noreen, ativan is an antianxiety drug. I've needed it for a few years now. It helps a TON with anxiety. How are you doing?

Elizabeth, I kept my ovaries and cervix, but the ovaries have definitely been affected and I have had restlessness etc. I am not taking hrt and am not sure how I feel about it. Will wait and see.

I do hope that everyone will come on soon and let us know how they are doing!

Peace and Love,
Brinks

Noreen, hope you are recovering well!

Still feeling absolutely awesome here! Hard to believe I am at nearly week five after major surgery and feeling so darn good!

It's a long time! I had an abdominal hyst a year ago and I was off work for four months (and I only work two days a week). They didn't tell me until later, but my co worker said that at the end of my first day back I looked so tired, it looked like I had been up for 24 hours! At six months I was still falling asleep everywhere, but then I started on HRT and began to get some energy back.

The best advice I can give is too take it easy for as long as possible. There is a lot of internal healing going on. You will get bored and restless, but doing too much too soon will just make your recuperation longer.

Hope you are feeling better soon.

Hi Dav, Anna and Lostnut,

Sorry I'm so behind here replying back. I read your posts awhile back but meant to post back sooner. The last few days before surgery were hectic but I had read your posts, and this month I been so busy with all the moving we've had going and then before I was busy with things at home and with looking for a house to move into back in November.

Thank you so much for all your kind words/ wishes and recovery advice to me! So sweet of you all. I appreciated you all posting to me back then during my pre surgery time. Meant alot to me.

God bless,

Noreen

Hi Slowcooker,

Sorry posting later here. I been busy and was recovering too back then when you posted. I had been using a laptop computer in bed so I didn't post hardly. I hated to use the laptop , hate the flat keyboard and was hard to type in bed.

Anyway I hope you're doing well now and recovered like me. After the abdominal hysterectomy, I had been feeling really good at about six weeks. Really at four weeks I was feeling good but I still noticed some soreness. Now I'm back to normal. Love it and no more peroids!! Gosh you really had a rough time of it having heavy periods still at age 58 and with the D & C results but hope you are doing well now! Thanks for your kind wishes for me. How are you ? Let me know when you get a chance.I haven't decided either about HRT. I did have a few mood spells a few weeks after surgery and a few bad headaches. The Dr. gave me some estrogen mist spray to try but I only tried it one day, haven't decided on it yet. I thought I had a hotflash last week, I felt warm on my face. But wasn't bad, just a weird feeling. And I haven't had anymore moods lately or bad headaches, knock on wood hope they stay away.

Take care,

Noreen

Hi Brinks,

Sorry I replying later here. Been so busy. Thank for your kind words asking about about me how I doing.

I'm recovered fully now. My incision area still healing course but the soreness is gone, has been gone all the way for a week at least. I feel great. Good thing I do since I've had all this work with moving. We moved last weekend to a new house.

Thanks for the info on ativan , what it is.

Peace and Love too, and Happy Holidays!

Noreen

Hi Madge,

That's good advice you gave. I did the same, took it easy as long as possible and I did for awhile least three weeks I rested pretty much. The fourth week I still took it easy but I was up more and doing some light duties like abit of laundry and dishes but I did it at a slow pace, that my body could manage. Is good you could take off work for four months. I felt great at six weeks or really five weeks but still had abit of soreness. The Dr. had told me for most women it takes six to eight weeks while others feel great at four to six weeks. We all heal different but the average is six to eight weeks it takes to recover from a hysterectomy. I've heard too that some women have more of a healing time even up to a year.

Take care,

Noreen

Hi dav,

Thanks for your kind words/wishes for me back then. Nice of you, thanks for thinkin of me!

I'm glad you recovered so well too, I felt great too at five weeks just had a bit of soreness but still I felt great. And is so great , no more *******' periods!

Take care.

Noreen

Anna, Did you have your ovaries removed? I am still considering laproscopic removal of ovaries only.
Louisa

Who in this group removed her ovaries lapriscopically and how did that feel if you were still having a period before the roperation? Hot Flashes??

Provo check out hystersisters there are tons of stories there, you should find something with the removal of ovaries only. I don't know much on it as it didn't apply to my situation and I did keep my ovaries with my surgery.

Noreen I am so glad to read you are doing well. So I assume most of your terrible symptoms you suffered with before are now gone? I am doing darn well at the moment. I do have a bit of anxiety during the week I would likely be ovulating, still get mild heart palps but nothing unbearable. I still count my stars when this happens that it isn't anything like it was before and I can generally make it through the few days without medicating myself. The girly parts are all functioning like they should do, the sex life is awesome and no other complications remaining besides a bit of back pain here and there and gas pains are a bit more painful (I guess however my bowels ended it caused that).

Anyways wishing you a Happy New Year and a continued recovery!

Provobabe, I had a laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy and a salpingo-oophrectomy done on 12/11/08 ( all assisted by the DaVinci robot - totally amazing) and I feel fabulous - and I am now 25 days post op, so I am still recovering. I had everything removed, including my cervix, fallopian tubes and both ovaries as measure by which to prevent a breast cancer recurrence, something I had to contend with last March 25th, 2008. It has been a miserably lousy year, but it is getting better.

I am 53 and have had a life long (42 years) history of gynecological and hormone problems, the latter of which set the stage for me to get the breast cancer to begin with. I was fortunate as my breast cancer was caught at Stage 0 - really early and was treatable. What worried me (until I had the hysterectomy) was the fact that I was STILL getting my periods pretty regularly and that my faulty ovaries and their excessive estrogen production (I was estrogen dominant, which causes cancer) would cause a cancer return. I had no other choice but to have the hysterectomy as I could not take the cancer preventative drug, Tamoxifen, as it is a potent hormone/anti hormone and my body can't handle hormones to begin with.

Am I taking any form of Hormone replacement therapy? Nope I can't - not even the bio identical kind. I actually used them for four months to correct my excessive uterine bleeding before I was diagnosed with the cancer last March but once I was diagnosed any HRT of any kind is a no no for me. Oh well. Am I having hot flashes? You betcha! Yes! I started having them the day after surgery. Am I sweating? Oh boy, I sure am. How do I feel about them? In the scheme of all I have been through this year - 2 major surgeries in 8 months, 4 weeks of radiation treatment, and assorted poking and proding (sometimes exceedingly painful) by various Doctors and technicians for procedures - my hot flashes and my sweating are not a big deal. They come, they go....then they come again...all I say to myself is "Thank God." I did all I could to prevent a cancer return, while recognizing that there are no guarantees in life.

I AM having a lot of crying jags and mood swings of late that are troubling at times and difficult for everyone in my house to contend with. Of course, a lot of them are because of the instant menopause which we all expected. Yet, I know that some of them are because I am finally done with all this medical nonsense I have been through for 17 months. Some are meno tears and some are tears of relief and release...as with anything else, this too shall pass. Additionally, I am having some issues with insomnia - not sure whether to attribute it to my getting cabin fever and wanting to get back to normal (I can't though - I have two more weeks to go), more fun with menopause or a phase.....but this will pass too.

In the end, it's all worth it. I am still healing from my surgery, still have limitations on what I can and cannot do during this recovery period, but having the hysterectomy and having it all removed was the best thing I have ever done for myself. I wanted to do this 20 years ago when I was in the height of my endometriosis but my Doctor felt it was not a good idea as I was too young. In hindsight I do wonder if having the hysterectomy would have been the best course for me then - if it would have helped me not to get the breast cancer - but hindsight is always 20/20. I realize now that my former doctor was right. Instant menopause at 30 would have been far more difficult, drastic and intense then it is at 53 when the hormones have already been declining for years.

For the first time in 40 + years, I AM PAIN FREE. I do not have to think about my endometriosis. I do not have to think about my intramural fibroids, or my ovarian cysts with multiple chambers (true -- I had cysts that had separate compartments). I am free now.....If I had to do it all over again, you know what? I would.

Take care of you.

Provobabe -

I had my ovaries and Fallopian tubes removed by laparoscope 3 1/2 weeks ago due to an enlarged ovary,elevated CA125, and unresolved ovarian cyst (after a year). Everything was benign, including a uterine mass, so they left in the uterus and did a D&C.

I am 54 and was probably past the mid-point to menopause. I had skipped 3 periods in a row last summer (with very bad hot flashes, insomnia), but then had 3 periods in a row (of the flooding variety; no hot flashes) before the surgery. I started having hot flashes again 10 days after the surgery. I have found them to be less severe than the ones I had last summer (I get damp as opposed to drenched) and less frequent (maybe 4 per night/5 during daytime as opposed to every 20 minutes day and night last summer). No insomnia yet; do find myself tearing up about nothing and being somewhat irritable at times (but I did that all during peri, so who knows).

I am still having pain at the lower (the largest) incision site (just above the pubic area). I actually have to get a pelvic CT scan tomorrow to determine if I have some herniation due to the surgery. I'm hoping not because that would mean more surgery. Because of the pain, I have not been able to be the very active person I normally am. I returned to work 8 days after the surgery (I do desk work). I have gone walking (brisk pace 3 times in the last week) which went OK. I've ridden my horse 3 times at the walk only, which went OK (my husband put the saddle on and took it off). But I can't lift anything over about 5 pounds, bend over, or twist my body without feeling the pain. This morning, just getting out of bed set the pain off.

I'm not whining, because I'm so grateful that I don't have the big C. It's just getting frustrating that I can't just jump back into all my activities full throttle, and I'm worried that things aren't healing quite right. (And my poor husband, though uncomplaining and very helpful, is doing a lot more work, and I feel badly about that). I always heard that with the laparocope, one could be back to normal in 2 weeks. So maybe I was just a little too hopeful of feeling 100% by now. I had an exploratory by laparoscope when I was 25 and was riding my horse the next day - but they didn't yank anything out, and I was A LOT younger then!

So right now, it's a mixed bag. Depending on how far you are through menopause, your symptoms could be more severe (or you could have none at all).

Good luck with the surgery and let us know how it goes.

Pam

Gatsby, remember you are still healing and will be for months to come. Take it easy on yourself. It is my understanding that the laproscopic surgeries pump large amounts of air into your tummy and that can take weeks to ease, causing some uncomfortable feelings. I am really surprised your Doctor released you that fast even with the laproscopy. Each one is different though. Listen to your body and take baby steps. Two months out from my surgery I would still get fatigue and pains.

Hi davinci817.

Thanks for the info, especially about the air taking weeks to resolve. I didn't realize it could take that long. I've been having pain all through the pelvis, not just at the incision site, and couldn't figure out what was going on. It makes sense that it is the residual CO2. Now that I think about it, it does kind of move around like gas pain, it's just not in the intestines.

I went back to my PCP's office just before the CT scan. (His PA was the one who had seen me last week and ordered the scan). After talking, we both agreed that we'd cancel the CT for now. He couldn't feel anything that suggested an incisional hernia. He said that the internal stitches take 8-12 weeks to completely dissolve and the "pulling" on the stitches as I move is most likely what is causing the pain. He said if the pain hasn't resolved in 4 more weeks, we'll reschedule the CT.

So I'll continue to take it slowly in increasing my activity level. Knowing that it's probably just the normal healing process made the discomfort more tolerable (i.e., less worrying) yesterday. I'm just wondering why it took you and my PCP to explain these things - I would have thought the gyn oncologist would have forewarned me. Oh well.

Thanks again - you have relieved my mind tremendously!
Pam

Doctors are a bit busy for their patients is the problem.

I had discomfort for quite sometime after my vaginal hyster. Obviously there is extra space in there after they remove things, and what remains shifts and moves about into a new position.

Most folks think because it is laproscopic everything is okay quickly. You still need 6-8 weeks of light lifting and exercise during this time frame. It is still considered a MAJOR surgery. Just because the outside is healed, doesn't mean the inside is and the inside takes longer than the outside anyway!

So slow it down a bit on the brisk walking, instead have a lighter longer walk. Horseback riding seems it would be a bit more than your tummy needs too, but I am not a Doctor. Remember you have ONE chance to heal, ONE! Better to be cautious than to regret it later.

Hi Bethanie!

Thanks for your post here. Sorry I so behind answering, I hadn't been online hardly as I had moved and was busy with the holidays and still busy trying to organize our new house. And have had to use a laptop computer still so I don't get to post hardly as the laptop is a pain to use and it has a slow connection.

I was reading through this thread here. Gosh hard to believe it's been 5 mths. ago since I started this thread. I was pretty upset worried, when I went through all that and I'm so glad you were there to help and talk to me Bethanie and the other ladies too so helpful to me. Thanks so much again everyone for all your help talking to me, I soo appreciated it, you had helped me alot!

Yes my terrible symptoms I had had are gone Bethanie . Left when I had the hysterectomy. I do have some anxiety off and on but it's from stress I'm having now since moving to a new area and having to find a job since my husband's car sales job didn't work out so now he's trying another sales job and it's tough especially more now with the economy how it is. So alot of stuff I still have going on, is a stressful time for me still.

How are you doing now Bethanie? I hope the anxiety ,heart palps and back and gas pains are gone , hope you're feeling better! Sorry I so behind answering , I hadn't been online hardly as I had moved and was busy with the holidays and still busy trying to organize our new house. Thanks for your kind words/ wishes for me! Have a great New Year too Bethanie!

I goofed in my last post,was back in May when I posted this thread, so was ten mths. ago gosh was even awhile back more. I had forgot thought I had posted when I first scheduled my surgery date back in Sept. but I had started the thread back in May when I went to the first dr. since she recommended me to have a hysterectomy since the large fibroids causing me problems. Anyway wanted to correct my boo boo there. Hard to believe I had the hysterectomy almost 5 mths. ago already , awhile ago but yet 5 mths. sure has flown by!

Noreen

Noreen, glad you are doing well. Time passes so fast, it has already been over 5 months since my surgery.I thought I might have been cured of all the peri hell but no such luck. I had heart palps, panic and hot flashes hit me right at three months post op. The next cycle/month wasn't as bad but I decided to kick this in the butt before I felt so bad again. I am not on Progesterone and seeing a wonderful anti aging doctor. My testosterone had spiked at the time of the test to a very high level so we had to rule out PCOS. Had the ultra sound last week and my ovaries are still fine. Will do another blood test in about six weeks to see how things are working. I have felt good the last three days, so here is crossing my fingers that the progesterone alone will do the trick. Also have changed the diet and taking my supplements like clock work.