My total hysterectomy – Beverley’s Story

The post My total hysterectomy – Beverley’s Story appeared first on Hysterectomy Association. In October 2015 at the age of 49, I had a total hysterectomy. I had for some years beforehand been suffering from extremely heavy periods that came whenever they felt like it. I had put this down to getting older and putting on a lot of weight. Then towards the end of 2014, I noticed that I had developed a small umbilical hernia. I decided to try to lose the weight in 2015 so, in January, I started eating more healthily and going to the gym 3-4 times a week. I started to lose weight but my stomach size did not change. I knew then that something else was going on. Went to my GP about my hernia and was referred to hospital. At first I saw a general surgeon, who immediately order a scan of my abdomen. When I went back to see him about the results, he advised me that I had a very large fibroid and so my care would be taken over by a gynaecologist. My gynaecologist was a lovely man who explained that because of the size of my fibroids (he estimated their weight to be about 3kg), I would need a hysterectomy and he would need to make a vertical incision. He also stated that he may need to remove the cervix as well. I had no objection to the vertical incision or the removal of the cervix. I had spent so many years living with the problems and the huge stomach, I was just pleased to know that soon it would be all over. He asked me if I wanted to keep my ovaries. I decided to keep ...
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