Please help, I just had a partial hysterectomy friday,?

and I know that was not to long ago at all, but do you guys think it's nornal to feel depressed like not wanting to even answer the phone to talk to anyone about this, I mean it's the same questions "how are you feeling" I already talked to all of these people like friday when I got home at 2:00 which I can't believe they sent me home so fast when I'm in so much pain, I mean I'm ok sitting here typing but I mean like walking around cooking or doing anything strenous, especially living alone, I can't even imagine taking a shower , but does this depression thing go away and is it normal to feel this sense of detachment, and it's like im seriously mourning my uterus it's just like a final end all like I'll never be able to have a baby again not that I thought about having one, but what if I did, I don't know I mean ya know I'm not old or anything it just seems like this all happened so fast I seen the doctor last friday and then the next friday im in surgery how fast was that?

I wish we all lived in the same neighborhood you guys would make the best neighbors ever, what a bunch of sweet people, don't you think we would all get along so well? I do love you all so much

Good evening Elizabeth my princess. Even though you're not feeling your best
With a little time, good care and rest-
It won't be long until the happy day
When you're feeling fine in every way.

Hope this happy get-well note
Adds sunshine to your day-
And shows you that you're thought of
In a warm and special way!

If knowing that someone cares
helps the healing process...
...then you should be
feeling better already.

Get Well Soon Princess love from Skycat xoxo
PS hope this bit will help you love xxx


The time it takes to recover from a hysterectomy varies widely depending upon the patient and the procedure. Women who have laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomies (LSH) may go home from the hospital within 48 hours and be back at work in 7 to 10 days. Recovery from a radical hysterectomy with removal of lymph nodes can take several months. Each woman must stay in close contact with her health care team and recover at her own pace.
Know How to Recover from Hysterectomy
Step1
Take charge of your recovery. Don't allow yourself to be pushed back into work or household routines on someone else's schedule. Everyone recovers at a different pace, so you should resume normal patterns when you feel healthy enough to do so.
Step2
Network with other women who have undergone hysterectomies. Women who have had the surgery can provide strategies that only come from experience. Former patients can also offer support that non-patients may not be able to provide.
Step3
Get moving as soon as you are able after surgery. Under your doctor's direction, begin simple stretching exercises and walking on flat surfaces.
Step4
Do not drive, run, jog, swim or participate in aerobic exercise until released to do so by your doctor. Returning to certain types of exercise too soon can cause the remaining organs in the abdominal cavity to shift or collapse.
Step5
Abstain from sex for 4 to 6 weeks after any type of hysterectomy. Hysterectomy definitely does not end sexual pleasure, but engaging in sex prematurely can cause infection and organ displacement.
Step6
Expect to feel depressed and to have mood swings. The depression may have a chemical root such as a hormone imbalance. Depression may also stem from the emotional reaction to the loss of fertility.


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Help you feel a little better;
Help lift your spirits
and brighten your day.
good evening to you princess xoxo

Thank you so much princess for the lovely comments you just left. I really Appreciate them! You're always very kind. Wish you all better real soon xoxo


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Yes what you are experiancing is completely normal. You just had major surgery and even if you were not planning to have kids the possibility is gone and that is very difficult to deal with. Give yourself a little time to heal physically then get out and talk to friends find a support group if you need to.
http://dailystrength.org/c/Hysterectomy/... you may want to check this out.

Yes these feeling are normal, plus it takes a while for the anaesthetic to wear off, which will make you feel groggy. I'd check out the pain though, I thought they would have prescribed strong painkillers to dull it. Can't believe you had one so fast, it took months for mine but I came home the same day but only because I wanted to.

Hope this helps, try to rest up and take it easy. ;-)

I hope you are feeling better .
I had the same sort of operation when I was 40 or 41, can't remember very well.
I stayed in the hospital for 2 days on a Morphine drip.
I think they kept me in so long because I was very low on blood and they almost postponed the operation for another month.I had been bleeding very heavy for months and passed out before I found out I had a cyst in my uterus.
I was stubborn I didn't go to the doctor earlier, good thing you didn't wait to get checked out.
I gave myself a week to be sick and then got back to my regular routine .
It is normal to feel "different" and moody after going through something like this.
Believe me, after a few weeks, you will be feeling much better and not miss having your little"friend" visit you every month.
I was glad to put my health issues behind me and move forward.
At the same time, it can't hurt to baby yourself a little until you are back to feeling like yourself again.
Just tell your friends that you are resting and take the phone off the hook for awhile and watch some dvd's or whatever at home and eat comfort foods.It always makes me feel better faster when I spend a few days taking care of myself after going through something hard.
Take care,Marilyn T...

Edit: Of course you should listen to your doctor and not do anything that may be dangerous for you.
Like i said, I am stubborn and went back to very light exercise after a week but i wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless you get the ok frommyour doctor.

you will be still suffering the after efects of the anaesthetic. It will takes a few days to get over it and then all the pain medication. I also can't believe they sent you home already. You should try and shower as soon as you feel able as it will cut down on the risk of infection etc with the wound. There are lots of bugs around in hospitals so wash them away asap. Take care and you will start to feel better in the next day or two. There are also the psycholgical effects of having a hysterectomy but I am sure you will prefer the absence of all that trouble every month now its gone. Think positive. Your uterus had its use and now you don;t need it any more!!

Good luck

Col

Hi Elizabeth,
You鈥檝e already got a lot of good advice from everyone above. Your feelings are normal considering what you鈥檝e been through. The first two weeks after surgery are the most difficult. Take the opportunity to sleep, relax, read, listen to music and eat healthy food until your post hysterectomy is over. It is better to rest 40 minutes out of every hour in the first two weeks than to rest several hours in the morning and several in the evening.

If possible, get a family member or friend to prepare your meals for the first two few weeks after your surgery, or order them from some business that could deliver them to you. Avoid all lifting after the surgery and during the post hysterectomy period (again ask others to do it for you).

Ask for assistance with shopping from your family or friends and move very slowly when trying to get up into a seated position.

Relax and enjoy this quiet time in your life so you can improve a lot faster. To be relaxed strengthens your immune system. Take time to heal and take care of yourself. Soon you will be feeling much better!!! Lots of love xxx

dont feel bad dear plus you will be able to adopt a child that didnt have a chance at life and love and care for itt as it was your own dont feel down or depressed because sometimes life make dramatic changes at a blink of an eye just be happy the surgery went well and you are able to share your story with others. you still have a chance to look at the sun walk in the rain etc. you still have a chance at life soon the pain will go away and you'll be fine your a strong person and also some people dont make it out alive from those surgery your blessed to be here be happy and not depressed becase of that

Hi Elezebeth,
I supose its normol to have some kind of mourning, i think we all do after some kind of operation,
The fact we have to depend on others as we are unable to do certain things that we could do before,
Im sure given time you will feel so much better.
Hope these poems helps..

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Don鈥檛 let the gloomies win.
A happy soul will get well fast,
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