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lisa29849
lisa29849

Hiya I have my date for key hole surgery removal off my womb and tubes,my ovaries are staying unless they notice a problem then they will be gone to .unless I decide before hand for them to be taken too.i cannot stop thinking about it,  I have heard off woman being really poorly after especially if ovaries stay ,any advice would be lovely thank you, one side off me says yeah no more periods for me as I have been suffering for so long ,heavy periods so drained all the time ,I had fybroids removed this time last year ,and unfortualty did not work as doctor says they have grown back ,and the other side off me is scared I think do I want to go through this  .? Xx

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  • Jan999
    Jan999 lisa29849

    Posted

    Hello lisa. How old are you?
    • Jan999
      Jan999 lisa29849

      Posted

      You are at the age now when your hormones start to deplete but that doesn't mean you'll have menopausal symptoms yet. The main reason a gynaecologist will remove your ovaries other than if there's a problem with them is to prevent ovarian cancer which is extremely difficult to diagnose and often when it is there are secondaries. I'm not trying to frighten you because they are the facts and a good gynaecologist would explain that to you. Only you can make that decision lisa so do your research. Can I just ask have you started to get any menopausal symptoms yet?
    • lisa29849
      lisa29849 Jan999

      Posted

      I do have the occasional hot flush ,and yes that is one off my concerns so maybe it is best just to have it all done,
    • Jan999
      Jan999 lisa29849

      Posted

      Sorry for all the questions lisa but are you in the UK because if so there are some NICE Guidelines you should read.
    • lisa29849
      lisa29849 Jan999

      Posted

      Plz don't say  sorry u being very helpful thank you. And yes I am in the uk x
    • Jan999
      Jan999 lisa29849

      Posted

      The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have published information regarding HRT (UK guidelines only) and other conditions and surgical procedures. Take a look if you want lisa, it may help in your decision.
    • Jan999
      Jan999 lisa29849

      Posted

      The thing to remember lisa is that all doctors are strongly advised to follow the Guidelines which is good news.
  • JLM
    JLM lisa29849

    Posted

    Hi I am new to this forum and I also like you am really worried and thinking should I go through with it or not. I am due to have a total hysterectomy with removal of ovaries and tubes too. I have adenmiosis and suffer with really bad menstral migraines so I'm hoping that not only will my tummy pain and bloating disappear that my headaches will also go. I have been told by my doctor that as I have had three C sections that my bladder is stuck to my cervix so I will need open surgery so I'm nervous about that too. I have spoken to a couple of people about this and they say it's the best thing they have ever done but I guess everyone is different. Xx
    • Jan999
      Jan999 JLM

      Posted

      JLM I think you will feel much better following your surgery. I had an abdominal total hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy some years ago and my quality of life improved but I have had to take HRT because I was only 37 and I still take it. So you may want to consider that as well but I'm sure your gynaecologist will discuss it with you if he hasn't already.
    • lisa29849
      lisa29849 JLM

      Posted

      Yes I say that to myself as well sometimes just so scary isn't it,do you have to stay in hospital.?and how long is recovery going to be for  you x
    • deborah_54112
      deborah_54112 lisa29849

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      Hi all I had a total abdominal hysterectomy 6 weeks ago, they took everything including ovaries so far iv had a few hot flushes which or not that bad I'm not taking hrt and feel great, I stayed in hospital 2 days and the recovery is not that bad x
    • lisa29849
      lisa29849 deborah_54112

      Posted

      Hi Deborah plz hope u don't mind me asking, how old are you?and is it your choice not to take h r t ,and glad for you that everything going ok 
    • deborah_54112
      deborah_54112 lisa29849

      Posted

      Hi lisa I'm 47 yea it's my choice not to take it I read about to many side effects,don't get me wrong I know it works for loads of people x
    • JLM
      JLM lisa29849

      Posted

      Yes it's really scary. My doctor has said that if all goes well I will need to stay in hospital for 3 days and then the recovery time will be about 6 weeks. Xx
    • JLM
      JLM Jan999

      Posted

      Thank you Matron it's really nice talking to someone who has gone through it. My gynaecologist has mentioned hrt are there different ones that we can take or will he recommend one. Did you ever suffer with hormonal migranes I suffer terribly twice a month just before my period and two weeks later. I'm hoping once I have the hysterectomy that everything will go away xx
    • Jan999
      Jan999 JLM

      Posted

      I used to have debilitating migraines for years but following my hysterectomy and oophorectomy they cleared up. As I haven't ovaries I take a progesterone only HRT but there are different types, tablets, pessaries, cream and patches.
    • JLM
      JLM Jan999

      Posted

      Thanks again Matron i will need to speak to my gynocologist about the different types of HRT. I really hope my migraines will disappear take care xx
    • Jan999
      Jan999 JLM

      Posted

      Good luck and I'm quite confident it will help your migraines because I've heard it's helped other ladies as well.
    • lisa29849
      lisa29849 JLM

      Posted

      Yeah I am suffering from really bad migraines too ,hope every thing goes ok for x
    • lisa29849
      lisa29849 deborah_54112

      Posted

      Oh right that is with me thinking about ,think I need to do a bit off research on this h r t  thank you x
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