Post Op Recovery Questions – Lina ’ s Story

Hi Linda and fellow hysters. I am 43 and after 3 months of decapeptyl (and suffering the debilitating effects of a radically enforced menopause) treatment, I had my abdominal hysterectomy (kept my ovaries) on 30 Nov in order to remove an 8cm uterine fibroid. All went really well as was expecting a longitudinal cut but with an unexpected change of surgeon at the v last minute (my own surgeon was off sick) I had the under-tummy incision, which was great. Post- op ok-ish except I suffered 5 continual bouts of dreadful vomiting on the first day after the op which was incredibly painful, and trying to hold off the urges as i was instinctively wanting to protect myself from potentially ripping internal stitches. Little advice on movement etc and constipation lead me to experiencing a v v painful first post-op poo with blood and gp diagnosed temp piles -argh! Since being home, wound has healed beautifully and I’ve had no vaginal bleeding-discharge. I have been v well cared for my husband (who is almost totally blind ) and a great team who have visited us everyday with shopping/cleaning and home cooking. Now I am more mobile, my tendency is to be on my feet more and to physically do more as i go into ‘carer mode’, including changing/replacing bed sheets and folding washing/ carrying plates/yesterday. In the last week i have also started a daily walk – today I went for my daily walk (accompanied!) and managed 45 mins. For the last 2 days I’ve noticed a pain on my right side...
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