Hysterectomy! OMG!!!

[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 ...)

[rebeccaC]

hoping you feel well informed and at peace with the surgery Windingroad!!! and that it all goes well

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.

agree on using the term uterectomy instead!!

The ancient Egyptians and then the Greeks thought a womans 'hysterical' disorders were caused by the uterus moving around in the body and then we had medieval european christians saying it was demonic possession and then the Victorians gave us a choice between hysterectomies for hysterical disorders or being committed to an insane asylum. thankfully medical science has evolved.

[WindingRoad]

Well I was finally assigned my surgery date which is 9/11 (ironic). Can't have any pain killers aside of Tylenol the week before. Still kinda freaking out ever so often when I think about it. Thanks for all of you kind words, they really do help. ))))TE sisters(((( I know the better shape you are in before surgery the quicker you recover. I've been trying to ride my bike more but it's getting harder everyday b/c I can't breath due to this stupid thing. Running hurts shortly afterwards. I've been walking trails and 'trotting' a bit just to get my heart rate up. We have a fitness trail at the local park I've been doing. After surgery all I can do is walk. My energy levels are so low still. I was really hoping I'd have surgery before I had to endure another cycle from hell

Recovery is 4-6 weeks but I'm told it may take more like 2-3 months to feel completely pain free. Hence is why I did turn down one of my job offers and am pursuing one which is likely to be less stressful.