Unlucky Midwife – Rosie’s Story

Sourced from The Hysterectomy Association: Hysterectomy Association - Hysterectomy Association - hysterectomy, menopause and hormone replacement therapy (hrt) information and support for women. I have had regular periods all my life without any gynaecological problems, and I have not ever been pregnant. From 2003 I understand that I had a small fibroid which grew into 72mm x 70mm in size. This caused me a pain sometimes when I had my periods, and my gynaecologist decided that I needed to have a hysterectomy, but I did not agree with him. Instead I wanted to have a myomectomy. (ie to remove the fibroid only). However my gynaecologist disagreed, saying that at your age of 50 years, that I did not need my uterus any more. Finally after a long pause I agreed to have an abdominal hysterectomy, but to keep my ovaries. I had a quick recovery from the operation, but after my recovery I started to have a severe pain in my operation area with a feeling that there was an internal sensation of burning, a stabbing pain shooting up to my face, electric shock, a lot of itching, numbness like a toothache, and “creepy crawlies” in my abdomen scar area. When I carry any shopping there is a feeling as if the shopping is hanging in my abdominal operational area. Externally it looks good, but inside there are these horrible feelings which have endured for more than four years and totally changed my character and life-style and my ability to work again. Before I only had a pain when I ...
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