It is 2 1/2 years since total hysterectomy and I would do anything to turn back the clock. They scared me into it and now I can't even look at myself. I was told little to nothing about the effects that would get worse with time. The jelly roll so many are talking about doesn't even look like it belongs on a human. This is what happens when ligaments supporting abdominal structures are cut. The weight gain, almost constant constipation, shortened vagina--this and 30 more things that have made my life miserable.
They scared me with the big "C"--after surgery claimed they found 1/10 of an inch encapsulated in a polyp. I could have been "cured" with D & C, or freezing, or cauterizing but no big money to be made with that. Instead they had to castrate me at a time when I was making huge progress and feeling the best I had in decades. Even my breasts were getting smaller and now they have blown up again.
The only thing I can say is ladies get a 2nd or even 3rd opinion. Don't be scared into anything. The day they start taking all male genitals for a tiny spot of prostate cancer is the day I would say a total hysterectomy makes sense. I've come to hate the medical profession. I want my imperfect organs back instead of being someone trapped within this mound of flesh.
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It is 2 1/2 years since total hysterectomy and I would do anything to turn back the clock. They scared me into it and now I can't even look at myself. I was told little to nothing about the effects that would get worse with time. The jelly roll so many are talking about doesn't even look like it belongs on a human. This is what happens when ligaments supporting abdominal structures are cut. The weight gain, almost constant constipation, shortened vagina--this and 30 more things that have made my life miserable.
They scared me with the big "C"--after surgery claimed they found 1/10 of an inch encapsulated in a polyp. I could have been "cured" with D & C, or freezing, or cauterizing but no big money to be made with that. Instead they had to castrate me at a time when I was making huge progress and feeling the best I had in decades. Even my breasts were getting smaller and now they have blown up again.
The only thing I can say is ladies get a 2nd or even 3rd opinion. Don't be scared into anything. The day they start taking all male genitals for a tiny spot of prostate cancer is the day I would say a total hysterectomy makes sense. I've come to hate the medical profession. I want my imperfect organs back instead of being someone trapped within this mound of flesh.
March 25, 2015 - 12:07pmThis Comment
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