How long to get your Mojo back after Hysterectomy?

[lauraelmore1033]

Oh, I did see your thread earlier and wondered how you were doing! The responses on that thread actually made me receptive to the notion of, say, following the Dr's orders instead of following my impulses (and getting on the bike 'cos I felt fine...). Your results are very encouraging, thanks for sharing them!
I do have moments when I THINK I feel like I'm back to normal,and can do anything, but then, I still experience that fatigue lag after I start doing...well,anything. I'm sure I will be thrilled that I went through with the surgery the riding season after this next one. I'm trying to keep it all in perspective, but it's hard...

[TrekDianna]

It was the fatigue that got me. I had the vaginal hysterectomy and I didn't need any pain meds post-op either. I thought everything was great. I felt much, much better than I did pre-surgery - every tiny change in hormones brought on a migraine that made me wish for death (haven't had a migraine since the morning of surgery 2009). Because I felt so awful before and so great after, I didn't exactly follow orders. I was trying things I shouldn't have tried at 4 weeks. My doctor did allow me to do what I thought I felt ok to do, but I would definitely get tired fast and need to take naps. I don't know if it made recovery longer or not, but I feel like recovery was pretty fast. I can say that I did feel tired for a few months. I think that's normal. Your body uses a lot of energy when healing.

[lauraelmore1033]

The fatigue is unreal! Scrubbing the tub last night felt like the equivalent effort of a long and hilly ride. Wrapping presents took half the morning and I was wiped out by the time they were opened. I am baffled by it all.

[tealtreak]

The fatigue is unreal! Scrubbing the tub last night felt like the equivalent effort of a long and hilly ride. Wrapping presents took half the morning and I was wiped out by the time they were opened. I am baffled by it all.

Hang in there! You will feel better ...it is so discouraging when you are in the midst of recovery......The fatigue is normal, I have experienced it not only with major surgery, but also when recovering from a bad car wreck. Maybe the body is yelling at us to conserve energy for healing. I do know the energy does come back! (:

[girlontheroad]

Ditto teal trek. It does get better. I am 3 months out and it is no longer a problem.

[lauraelmore1033]

Ack! Went in for the 6 week follow up and the dr cleared me for physical activity, but not sexual. He then revealed that I'd had a huge vaginal tear when my Episiotomy (from pregnancy 30 years ago) "popped open" due to the size of my fibroids being removed. Claimed that he'd already told me, but I am pretty sure he didn't. DH says he was apprised of the"huge" fibroids, and that he had been told that the operation had taken so long because the fibroids were so large, but that the dr had definitely not said anything about a "huge vaginal tear". well,that explains why I am still so fatigued! Wish I'd known about that 6 weeks ago... Dr ran his finger along a disturbingly long line of still intact sutures and it felt like I had fish bones in there.

[girlontheroad]

Ack is right. Give it time to heal and you should be good as new before too long.