Hysterectomy

I am having a laparoscopic hysterectomy next week due to severe diffuse adenomyosis, endometriosis and a fibroid.

Do any of you have any advice that you can share?

I am feeling really nervous!

Thank you

[DonnaldIW]

I am afraid I have no experience of that procedure but just wanted to wish you good luck and a speedy recovery x

[givemeananswer]

I had a laporotomy for my hysterectomy in 2003 at the age of 39, due to adenomyosis. I also had my cervix removed due to pre-cancerous cell changes, I didn't want to risk cervical cancer. I had endometriosis but no fibroids, instead I had several peritoneal cysts, para ovarian cysts, calcified nodules and dense adhesions. After 3 laporoscopies my gynecologist sent me for a ultrasound of my uterus and it showed the texture was diffusely inhomogenous suggesting the posssibility of early adenomyosis. I was done having children and the laps weren't bringing relief anymore.

It took awhile for all the pain to subside after the hysterectomy, don't expect instant a quick recovery. But like I said mine wasn't done by laporscopy. Your recovery time should be a little sooner.

All and all I'm so glad I had it done. I kept my ovaries so no worries about instant menopause which scares me. I had 11 years of submission from the pain endometriosis and adenomyosis caused. And sex only got better, because there was no more pain. No regrets.

I would advice however that you stick to a endo diet plan because like what's happening to me now (I didn't) and my pain in my back has returned this last spring. I also had a ruptured ovarian cyst. But the worst is the doctors treat you like you never had this disease and they send you through the whole gamut of tests looking for other things again. Then they treat you like you are imagining it all. Because the question they ask is do you have pain during sex, I say no, so they think that means it's not endometriosis. it's like starting at square one again getting help. And like most of us we really know our own bodies well enough to know what it is.