Not as bad as you might think – Ali ’ s story

So, I am four weeks and four days post hysterectomy. I asked them to leave my ovaries as at 49 I didn’t want to go into the menopause any earlier than necessary . I also asked them to leave my cervix on the basis that ,to my mind ,the only reason to remove it was to prevent future cervical cancer. But on that basis I should also have my breasts removed to prevent breast cancer …so no ,I kept my cervix. My hysterectomy was about 11 years in the offing. I had a huge fibroid …the equivalent size of an 18 weeks pregnancy which I had had since my first child was born and soon after my second was advised to have removed. As I psychologically was unprepared to give up the possibility of a third child at that stage and being very emotional so soon after giving birth I resisted. Actually I resisted a couple of other times ..coming close, asking for second opinions I even asked for non invasive methods of reducing the fibroid but in the end I was advised that removal was the only solution. The reason I eventually agreed was that although I didn’t suffer in the way that many women do with heavy periods I did have incontinence and wind problems which meant that I couldn’t run or sneeze without an accident which frankly meant that as someone who has enjoyed being active throughout my life was leading me to have a poorer quality of life and it wasn’t going to get any better as I got older. I was put on a new drug called Esmya by my consultant at the begi...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Health fibroids hysterectomy stories Source Type: news