Best Thing I ’ ve Done! – Lindsay ’ s Story

I am writing this story to let ladies know that having a hysterectomy may not be as bad as you imagine. I have suffered with painful, heavy periods since I was a teenager. I am now 46 years old and married with two children and have never had a confirmed diagnosis, although most doctors saying it was endometriosis. Over the years I have tried various treatments such as D & C’s, thermal ablation and injections into my stomach to shrink the endometriosis. Nothing has really worked but I have always avoided having a hysterectomy as I am petrified of hospitals, needles and anesthesia. My patient husband and children have put up with me being ill each month for more than two weeks which has greatly affected our family social life. This year my periods and PMT became increasingly worse and I went back to my consultant in August sick and fed up with barely having a week a month of feeling well. My consultant said what I was expecting, a hysterectomy was the only option left. I reluctantly agreed and was given a date of 21st October. In the weeks running up to the operation I was a nervous wreck, not sleeping and anxious about everything. I read anything and everything about having an abdominal hysterectomy and tried to prepare myself. Most stuff I read made my fear worse, the horror stories of pain, infections and long recovery times. I considered myself fortunate that I was having my op in a private hospital on the NHS with a great consultant who eased my anxiety. I woul...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Health endometriosis heavy bleeding hysterectomy stories pms Source Type: news