Fibroid Blocked My Bladder – Rachel’s Story

Thanks very much for all the emails which were very useful enhanced by the 101 hints in the book and the website.  I didn’t have long to get my head round having a hysterectomy – the first time it was mentioned was 15 days before it happened so your emails, website and book provided much reassuring advice and information. I went into urinary retention for the second time in the space of 7 weeks at the end of June.  The GP I saw wanted to know why and very quickly found what she thought was a large fibroid which was confirmed by the emergency clinic at the hospital the next day.  I had had my son by C Section over 16 years ago due to the presence of a large fibroid which was blocking his exit. Having now reached the age of 50 I hadn’t expected fibroids to start troubling me but by blocking my bladder I had turned into an emergency case. I am now two weeks post op and feeling well if still a bit sore.  I had a subtotal abdominal hysterectomy with my ovaries removed.  Having been catheterised for the two weeks prior to the operation the consultant wanted to keep my catheter in for a week afterwards to give my bladder a chance to recover from the battering given it by the fibroid.  After 23 days of being catheterised I was worried how easy it would be for my bladder to start functioning properly again.  It has been fine ; I went back to the hospital after a week but they wouldn’t finally discharge me until I had emptied my bladder three times confir...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Your Stories fibroids oophorectomy subtotal hysterectomy Source Type: news