Exercise after hysterectomy – Teresa’s Story

It’s so important to exercise after hysterectomy and Teresa tells us about her experience. I’d written a story on this website about how I’d had a hysterectomy in June this year. I was starting to get better, but noticed I was having pain in my left side. When I’d seen a friend, who’d had surgery on her leg/hip, she asked me if I’d started physio. I told her no, as nothing had been mentioned about it, so I then contacted the physio department at our local hospital and made an appointment. And to be honest, it was a good idea. I know that my aftercare leaflet had mentioned something about pelvic floor exercises, but to be honest I couldn’t feel if I was doing them correctly. They were something I was used to doing before I had surgery, as it was helping with core muscle strength, and was part of my physio for sciatica/intervertebral slipped disc issues. Obviously I was struggling to do these exercises, as I relied on abdominal muscles, and they were completely cream-crackered! I informed my kind physiotherapist about what I’d had done, and she asked me to attempt several light exercises. I can tell you that I was pleased to have seen her, as there were exercises to perform that I would’ve never thought of! She was aware that I struggled because my back muscles were also in poor condition, so we worked around how to get them both sorted out. Because I had an abdominal hysterectomy, she asked me if I was ok with touching my s...
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