I am scheduled to have a hysterectomy next
week due to endometrosis and wanted to
know how long it usually takes for the
hysterectomy??? And then the length of
hospital stay usually????
Thanks
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jennjenn
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 30 Location: Alabama
Hysto Question Posted: 09-06-04 22:29pm
I don't recall how long the surgery took,
but it was probably about an hour. They
just took my uterus and left my ovaries.
In the end, pathology showed that I had
adenomyosis...Similar to endometriosis.
(neither are pleasant and I understand why
you are getting the surgery...You will
feel sooooo much better in the long run)
anyways, enough rambling: they did mine in
the morning and I stayed that night. My
husband was wheeling me to the car the
next day at noon. Of course you will be
very sore, but I healed pretty quickly.
P.S. If they give you pain meds, which
they probably will, do not do too much too
quickly just b/c you feel good while on
the pain med. You will pay for it for
days afterwords. Just be a good girl and
let yourself heal. Let me know if you
have any more questions. I'll be glad to
share. Jenn
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Sasha
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 May 2004 Posts: 9 Location: North Carolina
Posted: 09-09-04 12:49pm
My surgery was performed on sept. 10 of
this year. It took about an hour. I
was released on the afternoon of the 12th.
My surgery went well, thank god, and
i've already had my 2-week followup. My
surgery was needed because I had fibroid
tumors that were pretty big -- the size of
a grapefruit. Once your surgery is done,
you'll feel so much better. The main
thing is the soreness in the incision
site, but that gradually gets less sore as
the weeks go by. Hope i've answered your
questions!
