Hysterectomy and Fibroids – Val’s Story

This is Val’s Hysterectomy and Fibroids story. I had a total abdominal hysterectomy on the 12th September 2013 after years of horrid, painful periods and pelvic pain. I had an undiagnosed  pelvic infection when I was younger that caused a lot of damage and scar tissue. This led to infertility and failed IVF attempts with my husband of 33 years, (my best friend & soul mate). Photo courtesy of Hic et nunc (Wikimedia) For a while now I’ve noticed my abdomen was hard, with terrible bloating and bowel problems which I blamed on irritable bowel. I’ve also had ovarian cysts. It wasn’t until I started to bleed from the bowels in July this year that I went to A&E and tests revealed a large 13cms mass in my abdomen. I just felt I had to tell you that I found your website invaluable in the run up to my operation, (I must say the waiting is the worst bit). It meant that I was well informed by the time my operation was carried out, the specialist even asked me if I worked at the hospital as I was very knowledgeable!!  :-) I’m now on day 6 of my recovery and doing pretty well. The operation itself took a bit longer than they first thought, I was away from the ward for around 5 hours. They found out that the ‘mass’ was a large fibroid which was the size of a 24 week pregnancy, (and I blamed wheat intolerance ha ha!). They also discovered a smaller fibroid hiding behind the big one and it was this smaller fibroid that was probably the one t...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Your Stories fibroids tah total abdominal hysterectomy Source Type: news