i'm
new here. I have fibroids and it was
suggested to me by my Dr. To have a
hysterectomy. I'm only 34 and have so
many questions I need answered. First one
is whether or not to have a complete or
partial hysterectomy? I've heard that
the partial is the best for me but there
are a few people telling me it only causes
problems a year later. Then there's the
question about sex, does having a
hysterectomy always affect your sex drive?
Then there's mood swings the fibroids
are already affecting that. It seems
like I have had pms for 2 or 3 months
being I haven't had a period since
october. Will this get better? Oh I
already have tied my tubes so I can't have
any more kids.
Some one please help me to understand all
of this
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 01-15-04 11:26am
Unfortunately this is an area where the
answer is we are all different.
I had a total hysterectomy (choice not
medical need) & I don't think i'm any
more or less moody than before, I did take
hrt but stoppped after about 2 years then
tried natural hrt (hormone replacement
therapy) then decided to stop that too
about a year ago & so far so good.
As for what is best, you'll hear opinions
on both sides of the fence, likewise re
the problems& also you must remember
that all surgery carries risks including
dr error etc. I chose total so that I
wouldn't need to worry about any chance of
further surgery. But that was me, it
doesn't mean it's right for you!!
Same with sex drive, like sex itself, some
people "like" it more than others &
some people are "better" at it than others
in the first place. Only you know which
groups you & your husband fall into!!
But some people do lose their sex drive,
then again some lose it after a certain
age, or due to other health reasons or
certain medications, so you might lose it
anyway regardless of this surgery or he
might!!!!!!!!
Go to life extension foundation (find it
via a search engine) they sell stuff but
have tonnes of infomation free also go to
a search engine like yahoo or google &
type in queries like affects of partial
hysterectomy, affects of total...,
benefits of partial..../total...... Etc
you will probably find medical & maybe
some personal type information but of a
more objective type than I sometimes see
here (to others who read this please note
I said sometimes).
Good luck
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happydaz
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Ontario Canada
Just Had a Hysterectomy Posted: 01-15-04 12:11pm
Hi, I am 40, and had a hysterectomy 5 days
ago. Still sore and wondering what next.
The Dr. Didn't explain much about after.
I was too receive info from the nurse on
my release day3 but didn;t even get a walk
to the door. The bowls and pee are now
working but how long until things are
better. Can the endo return. I
sufffered for years with badpms and 3 wks
out of a month of pain, really hoppy this
fixed the problem. Any ideas?
i'm
new here. I have fibroids and it was
suggested to me by my Dr. To have a
hysterectomy. I'm only 34 and have so
many questions I need answered. First one
is whether or not to have a complete or
partial hysterectomy? I've heard that
the partial is the best for me but there
are a few people telling me it only causes
problems a year later. Then there's the
question about sex, does having a
hysterectomy always affect your sex drive?
Then there's mood swings the fibroids
are already affecting that. It seems
like I have had pms for 2 or 3 months
being I haven't had a period since
october. Will this get better? Oh I
already have tied my tubes so I can't have
any more kids.
