4th Surgery... everything removed

[Tina35]

I'm 35 years old and have decided to finally have a full hysterectomy with ovaries and fallopian tubes being removed.

My last surgery was last year... where i had my appendix and one fallopian tube removed. My bowel is stuck to my uterus and i have chronic abdominal pain.

I just can't do it anymore. So have decided to have everything out.

Will it help?

Only time will tell

[Hidden]

I did this at 31....I'm now 42 and the pain returned about two maybe three years ago. However I don't regret it despite having no children. Hopefully you'll have a longer pain-free time than I did but those six or seven years without any pain were fantastic...

[Tina35 in reply to Hidden]

Thats what scares me... i don't want the pain to return.

I may have to have a colostomy bag for a while... i just don't know if its all worth it.

Right now i'm out of work and unable to do daily tasks... i have a daughter to take care of, she is the one taking care of me.

I suppose i won't know till it's done.

Is there anything that can be done about your pain now?

[Hidden in reply to Tina35]

I'm seeing another specialist on Wednesday so I'll get back to you. It sounds very similar to me but not everyone gets it back at the same level if at all. I know of a few who've had full relief so it varies. I've not used or needed HRT in the 11 years since and it's grotesque back...but after the surgery and once recovered a healthy diet and exercise seemed to work really well. It was only when I moved to Germany and couldn't find the same organ food that my symptoms returned. My oestrogen levels are only slightly lower now than before my oopherectomy and hysterectomy.

[geddissharon]

About 20 years ago when I was in labour my daughter starting turning out of the birth canal I had an number of epidural s but got pain in my right side I had to have forceps but at the time I was told my tailbone was inverted and the baby should have been a section but six months later I was rushed to hospital with appendices and had my tube cut away it was badly managled so my tailbone is inverted and I think this is where the pain stems from