Hysterectomy Forum

Hey there. I'm surprized no one has answered you yet. I am new here too. I am 29 years old. I had a hysterectomy 10 months ago. They took out my uterus,cervix,and appendix but left both overies. I do not have diabetes though. My surgery was for a huge cyst they believed was on my ovary which after having my surgery I found out that it was on the wall of my adbomen. See my post in the forum as a reply to unneccessary hysterectomy. I was scared too. I had never had surgery before. You will need someone there for awhile. At least 3 or 4 weeks maybe longer since you are diabetic. I was in the bed for bout 4 weeks. But everyone heals at different rates. I know some people who were in bed for only 2 weeks. You will have a long scar at the bottom of your stomach but don't worry it will be below the bikini line. Are you having general anestesia and a spinal block? I suggest you find out if you don't knoe and carefully consider the spinal block. I had a bad experience with that but many have not had any problems with it. If it is not neccessary, do not get it. You can read about my experience with that on the forum titled post hysterectomy back pain- spinal block?. Most women I talked to who had a hysterectomy said it was the best thing they ever did. Though this has not been my experience. When my cycle time comes around I still have symptoms of a period even though I don't have one anymore. Your experience will be uniqely your own. I can tell you the good and bad things but my experience will not be the same as yours. It depends on too many factors. Will you have your ovaries removed?, who is doing the surgery?, who is your anestesiologist?, what your health conditions are?, how your body responds? And many other factors. But don't worry too much. That will lower your imuune sytem. You will be fine. There is alot of medicinal technology these days. I only suggest that you are completely comforatable with your doctors and that you should always get a second opinion. Make sure you have a support system to help you through this time in your life. You won;t just need help with your kids but also you will need someone to take care of you too. This may be the best thing you ever did. You never know. It's kinda like child birth. You don't know until you experience it. And every women experience is unique. Remember how you worried with the first baby? Then the second and third time you were better able to handle it and yourealised that you should not have been so worried the first time. Well take that heed. Good luck on your surgery and remember that god is with you and your kids.

Scared!!!