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My robotic surgery is in 3 days and i have read some good and some bad things. I am completely fraking out. I just want to go run away from all of this. Does anyone have some relaxing words of advice for me?
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jennifercea cara00204
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Good luck to you. I know some people who have had such positive experiences from their hysterectomy.
I wish someone had given me some words of advice before my surgery to help better prepare me.
1-I would try to stay as hydrated as possible from now until the surgery.
2-I would also pay close attention to your bowels now because so many women have terrible constipation issues after surgery. I would have taken a stool softener before the surgery and also started taking miralax. This would have prevented the horrible constipation problems afterwards.
3-Try to stay calm. I let myself get stressed out and full of anxiety and that led to horrible problems. So many issues I was having were caused from stress.
4-Don't rush back to work or anything. I was told I'd be able to go back to work after 6 weeks. Well, it's been 10 weeks and I'm still not ready to go back. I had to accept this and move on.
Good luck to you!
cara00204 jennifercea
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dee35669 cara00204
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You will be fine , just have a positive attitude as it really helps.
Trust your Consultant ... You are in good hands ...
Good luck
Dee xxx
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jennifercea cara00204
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My surgery was not robotic so I can't speak of recovery time for robotic surgery. I had a total abdominal hysterectomy 10 weeks ago and I'm still having a very hard recovery and have not gone back to work yet. My surgery was 2-3 hours, but I'm not sure length of robotic surgery.
Yes, I was able to pee after the surgery. I had a catheter in place until the day after the surgery but was able to pee as normal once catheter was removed
Good luck to you!!
lyn82834 cara00204
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Hello
I don't know your circumstances or reason for surgery. For me the best way of coping is to live in the present. This helps reduce anxiety and worry about what might never happen anyway. I had a total hysterectomy in May and within a very short time I felt as if I hadn't had surgery at all. I followed the instructions re not lifting, stretching for the full six weeks and I wasn't driving anyway as went on holiday after two weeks. Write down any questions you have and ask the surgeon. They are much better at giving the full picture. I avoid asking nurses anything as they don't know your particular case. Take care to nurture yourself. All the best. Lyn
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cindy53172 cara00204
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Don't be scared. I was the same way because I had never been put to sleep but it wasn't as bad as I thought. In fact, I don't remember a thing about the surgery! Just make sure they keep on top of your pain management!
cara00204 cindy53172
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