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Long waiting list for op

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angie16268
angie16268

Hi everyone hope your all doing well.

I was just wondering how long you post op ladies have waited for your date of your hysterectomy? I had my pre op assessment almost 4 weeks ago. I rang the hospital to see it they had a date yet and they said I'm not on the list at all yet(up until the end of March!) as there is a long waiting list. Seems odd to me especially as I've had the pre op assessment. Also wondering if these assessment have a shelf life as health issues can change.

Angie x

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  • caroline_19506
    caroline_19506 angie16268

    Posted

    And its better if you have a drink at the weekend don't get the bad hot flushes anymore
    • angie16268
      angie16268 caroline_19506

      Posted

      Ha ha hopefully. Have only just started to get the hot flushes and they don't seem too bad at the moment, but I do get the night sweats. Wake up quite a few times in the night, thrown the duvet off me, then wake up as I'm cold. Great isn't it? X
  • nursey1966
    nursey1966 angie16268

    Posted

    i saw consultant xmas eve 2015,he put me on waiting list for total hysterectomy..12th jan 2016 i had my pre op assessment and then had my op 29th Jan 2016,so about 5 weeks from start to finish....x
    • caroline_19506
      caroline_19506 nursey1966

      Posted

      I was 3 weeks from the previous op but waited quite a time before as I was on holiday and needed plenty of time notice to give work I had a pretty op then the hysterectomy two weeks later in Nov 2015
  • elaine35397
    elaine35397 angie16268

    Posted

    I was put on waiting list in Oct 2015, had pre-op 24/2/16. Op scheduled for 2nd March '16, it was cancelled on the day.

    New op finally done on 23rd March 2016. Mine was total hysterectomy + BSO (both ovaries & tubes).

    I am 50 and had been going through menopause for 2yrs, I had a major bleed during the 2 yrs which pit me on the gynea radar, this then started 3 monthly checks with biopsies!

    My first scan showed the ovaries had shrivelled but I had a fibroid and was borderline cancer risk. 3 months later had another scan, which showed that one ovary had re-generated. Long story short I pushed for my op early!

    Hopefully won't look back. Sorry to have waffled on!

    • caroline_19506
      caroline_19506 elaine35397

      Posted

      It's good to hear from other people I'm 50 also and had menopause for two years previous b having hysterectomy
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