Hysterectomy for men – Richard ’ s story

My wife (now 65) has had a number of minor medical problems, both mental and physical, especially after reaching 40, and when she started having panic attacks, for which no-one could provide a positive reason or cure, she finally resorted to drugs, such as sertraline, much against her natural inclination. A known side-effect of this is increased weight.  My wife has never been really overweight, but, in common with so many women, is very sensitive about the subject (perhaps more so because I CANNOT put on weight!), so when she started to increase in girth, I was reluctant to mention it, for fear of upsetting her even more, and possibly exacerbating her panic attacks. But things came to a head when she noticed some slight bleeding ‘down below’. We could not get an appointment early with our GP (with whom we have little faith, unfortunately) so paid for an appointment with a GP at a nearby BUPA hospital, then, very soon after, an appointment with a specialist. He immediately diagnosed an ovarian cyst, and requested a CT scan to confirm. This showed a remarkably-large cyst, taking up the whole of the abdominal volume, clearly pressing on all the other organs. I was aghast, and very upset that I had not mentioned the increase in girth before. Ironically, the specialist surgeon said that the bleeding had absolutely nothing to do with this cyst, and it still remains a mystery (and has not returned). He recommended a complete hysterectomy and we got an appointment in a BUPA hos...
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