Hysterectomy! OMG!!!

[Catrin]

Hang in there, and while I'm sorry to read they can't do it laparscoply I AM glad your getting this addressed now. I've had two surgeries in that area, both methods. Don't hesitate to contact me if I can help, I didn't move THAT far away! It's great that he is able to stay home and help!

[ny biker]

Congrats on the graduate degree!!

[OakLeaf]

Best wishes for a smooth surgery, quick healing and a minimum of complications with the new job. (((((WindingRoad)))))

[Crankin]

Congrats on the graduation and the job! You will get through the surgery.

[AppleTree]

Good luck WindingRoad, surgery IS scary. When I was facing a possible hysterectomy, I happened upon this site called HysterSisters (www.hystersisters.com) which was VERY helpful and supportive. It's set up similar to TE, a forum you can ask questions and get personal help. My main worry back then was how soon could I get back on my bike... I ended up not having surgery after all and menopause shortly solved the problems I was having, so all's well that ends well I guess, but everyone else said the same they are saying here, and no one regretted having the surgery after they recovered. Best of luck, and healing wishes your way.

[nuliajuk]

I do wish they'd stop calling this surgery "hysterectomy". This goes back to Victorian times when the womb was thought to be the source of female "hysteria".
Would it be so hard to just call it a uterectomy, which is what it is.

[OakLeaf]

(actually it's the other way around. Hysteria is the inappropriate word, not hysterectomy, which just means removing the uterus. If you wanted to go with the Latin roots it would be uteramotio or something similar ... for whatever reason, surgical terms tend to use the Greek roots ...)