Still experiencing post hysterectomy fatigue – Alison ’ s story

I am now 7 months 2 weeks after my hysterectomy and still experiencing debilitating post hysterectomy fatigue. I had an emergency procedure and was not well enough to have it having had such severe bleeding, anaemia and admissions for blood transfusions in the weeks preceding. I was kept in hospital again on a third trip to A and E to stabilise a very high temperature and to have a hysteroscopy after a few days of being monitored. I had been given Gonadotropin on my previous visit to hospital a week before and we were all waiting for this to take effect (to stop the bleeding) in order to have a hysterectomy in a couple of months time. As well as fibroids they had also seen some other growths which had not yet been identified. During the hysteroscopy my bleeding was so severe I was rushed into theatre there and then and had a vertical cut hysterectomy removing uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes and ovaries. This was extremely traumatic, I was literally being rushed along the corridors whilst the sister ran back to the ward to get my mobile so I could at least let one person know what was happening. The second I had said what was happening the phone was taken from me and the next thing I remember was waking up in post op. It was hugely distressing, also for the sister and nurses who were doing the hysteroscopy who had never had that situation before. They were running around trying to find gauze to pack me with, a surgeon, anaesthetist and then they didn’t think they could g...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Health fibroids hysterectomy stories hysteroscopy Source Type: news