I have been very focused on losing weight since middle of July. My weightloss so far is 29 pounds and counting. I just found out that I may need a hysterectomy because of cervical dysplasia in November. How will a full hysterectomy affect my weightloss efforts? I am quite overweight and gaining weight is just not an option. I am a 41 married and have a 3.5 old and 2.5 old. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks
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Hi Maloum
Your weight loss doesn't have to get off track with surgery. You are likely already in perimenopause, so while there may hormonal effects, the change likely won't be quite as big as if you were younger and going through this.
It will be important to eat the best diet you can. It helps your body heal faster, and decreases inflammation as well as the side effects of pain medication that can leave you bloated and constipated. You probably will have a bit of a decreased appetite during your immediate recovery, and that will help counter the decreased activity a bit.
You may plateau a little until you can increase your activity to the level you are going at now, but you will be able to walk on flat surfaces and eat healthily, so with some work I don't think you have to worry about backsliding as much as you fear.
If we can help you further, don't hesitate to ask. Good luck to you and congratulations on the weight loss. It takes a lot of work, especially for those of us in our forties!
October 9, 2010 - 2:20pmThis Comment