Anyone had pain relief from ovary and tube removal??

[petlamb19]

Hi, I was going to book surgey for a full hysterectomy but at the last minute decided to have ovary and tube removal due to zoladex being a success. Would like to know people's thoughts.

Thank u xx

[Impatient]

hi petlamb, I wasn't offered full hyster as at that stage didn't even know i had endo, but my lap op turned in to major op when sooo much endo was found, and part the procedures done was removal of one vary and tube on the left side.

Had lots of other things done too, and not having the ovary and tube has been on that side a painless and symptomless experience.

It had previously been coated in endo and adhesions, had a large cyst attached and surrounding the ovary, which had burst and had me rushed by ambulance in to hosp, then within 2 months had refilled up again and caused significant daily pain. It was constant and it hurt like blazes.

So to no longer have that was an enormous relief.

The other ovary also had a cyst and it was saved, the cyst removed in the big op.

Since then it has grown another cyst which burst, and i suspect that regrew too...currently waiting scan on the situation.

Certainly losing one ovary and tube removed its pain with no side effects, it isn't there and it doesn't bother me at all that it has gone. I'm mighty pleased its gone.

Halves the risk of cysts having only one active ovary, if you look on the bright side.

It really does depend on whether the ovary itself is in a right mess with endo adhesions and cysts. If it is, then it will not recover to normal and is probably best removed. You only need one anyway to keep the body topped up with the right chemicals to ward off osteoperosis etc.

The other aspect of not having a hysterectomy is that it provides a place for implants to be easily placed and removed if necessary.

As endo is mostly on other organs not the womb, there is no guarantee that a hysterectomy will provide complete pain relief and there is a risk it can increase the pain post operation.

recent newspaper article on this very subject...

dailymail.co.uk/health/arti...

I think you have made the right choice, it does leave you with more options and one of those is to have a hysterectomy later. losing an ovary doesn't rule out having a hysterectomy when you're older if things don't improve.

[petlamb19]

Thank you for your reply. I'm booked in for surgery on 31st May!! Will let u know how I get on. X