Open Myo st for Dec. 12 2018

Goodluck Eeka.

Compression underwear: I found this one I really liked the one below by Nouvelle Inc. It has two zippers in front. ANytime I got tired it would not be hard to peel off my body because of the zippers. THe zippers also do not show through my clothes.

Preparation: Ask your physician questions about the procedure itself - what they do to prevent bleeding, how they remove the fibroid (I still remember my doctor telling me about his onion peeling technique), how often they plan to meet with you post-surgery. I also asked for pictures of all my fibroids when they have been removed. THis is a very gratifying picture I have to tell you. You may also want to ask about what to expect with your periods thereafter. It gets a bit erratic before it starts normalizing. That will help you not panic when things start happening. FOr example, I had a very heavy bleed with my second period. The first post-survery period was literally barely there. The subsequent periods were smaller in volume.

Hi,

I had two open myomectomies. I would definitely recommend buying those! I didn't for my first one because the doctor never really told me anything, but once I was home from the hospital I had my husband running to the store to get "granny panties", haha. I would also recommend a very loose fitting nightgown. I thought that the loose fitting pajama pants that I had would be fine, but I felt really uncomfortable with anything around my waist. I wore nightgowns for the first week at least.

As for what to expect, I found the hardest part to be that first week. You don't realize how much you use your stomach muscles and just little things (sitting upright, standing up to shower, etc.) use stomach muscles. I didn't find it unbearable though and the good part is that once you're in recovery (as long as there are no major issues) it can only get better as time goes on. I thought the anticipation/fear leading up to the surgery was worse than the actual recovery.

My best advice would be to be as active as it is medically safe to! When I was in the hospital still, the nurses would recommend getting out of the hospital bed every two hours. I was always getting out of bed, as painful as it was, and just walking up and down the hospital halls. When I went home, I would start out just walking a block or two and then slowly increase as was safe. That really, really helped in my recovery.

I did also find it helpful to have someone there with me for at least the first two days after coming home from the hospital.

I hope all goes well!

i had same experience with 2 doc telling me i would need a hysterectomy because surgery would result in to much bleeding. 3rd doc was confident he could perform myomectomy. the first 2 weeks were the hardest. saying that after day 3 i stopped taking serious pain meds & used pandol forte. i didnt not awake from surgery in pain as i had bith a spinal tap & general. i had ab added complication due to a fibroid inside my uterine cavity that was nit identified until weeks after surgery that caused ongoing cramping pain & bleeding, had it nit been for that i would have been fine after 5 weeks. by the end of week 4 mobility is much improved & i didnt have to worry about lying on side when sleeping. i would recommend stocking up in high wasted underwear so that it does not lie on incision line. also i bought shirt sleeve nighties for hospital as nursing staff have to check scar regularly and it provides easy access & does not dig into stomach