Hysterectomy – Its been hard to recover – Suzanne ’ s story

I was diagnosed with a large fibroid which was described as Galia melon sized in December 2015. I had been having problems with excessive bleeding and incontinence and was experiencing pain during intercourse. Several months and several appointments, blood tests, scans etc. later I was advised to have a full hysterectomy. My consultant explained that one ovary would be left to prevent early onset of menopause and I was offered a surgery date for the 11 August 2016. I was worried about the surgery, at 47 I felt too young and worried that I would feel less feminine, or that my husband would view me differently. However my quality of life was so affected I didn’t feel that I had a choice, I couldn’t go on the way things were, time off work, anaemia, no sex life, ridiculously bad incontinence, constant tiredness and lethargy were all taking its toll on my mental health. I had also required catheterisation at points and my bowel had blocked causing extreme pain. Surgery had to be a better option than all of that. The plan was for keyhole surgery and I was admitted to hospital on the day of surgery. Unfortunately things did not go to plan and I ended up having an abdominal hysterectomy. When the surgeon started the keyhole procedure he found a second huge, melon sized fibroid directly behind the one that he knew about. It was attached to my bladder and therefore required a more delicate procedure. I have a 9in scar from hip to hip, but its low down so cant be seen. I wo...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Health fibroids hysterectomy stories Source Type: news