Ovarian Remnant Syndrome – Sue ’ s story

After suffering with endometriosis I decided at the age of 35 that I wanted a hysterectomy (despite having no children). Since the age of 13 I had suffered with severe period pain. When I was 26 I saw a gynaecologist (Mr W), who decided to do a D&C, this did not help with the pain so Mr W then did a laparoscopy. I was diagnosed with extensive endometriosis. I then began a course of Zoladex injections. At the end of the course I had another laparoscopy and the endometriosis was no more. Was I cured? NO! Three months later I began to have severe period pain again. Another laparoscopy and endometriosis was diagnosed again, worse than before. Another course of Zoladex, but this time the pain became unbearable and I was flooding. I saw another consultant and had 2 pre-sacral neurectomies (where they cut the pre-sacral nerves to stop the pain) but these operations which were laparotomies did not help; and that is why at the age of 35 I had had ENOUGH. So, on the 4th July 1995 I had a total hysterectomy and removal of both ovaries. As I was nursing at the time I had three months off work. I had no complications (unlike the PSN laparotemy’s, where I had a wound infection after both operations). I had hot flushes and night sweats so went on HRT, but could not tolerate it so decided to come off it. I still had the hot flushes etc, but I coped. I was ok for about 4 years, and then the hot flushes stopped, the pain returned (mostly on the left side). I had bowel and bladder pro...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Health endometriosis hysterectomy stories Source Type: news