I have recently had a cancer removed from my uterus and have decided to follow the advice of my Dr's to have a hysterectomy.
I have 2 beautiful kids and although the thought of not having the choice to have more kids makes me sad the risk of cancer taking me away from my babies just isn't worth it.
Im not really sure what I'm asking... I'm just looking to hear from other women's experiences with having a hysterectomy at a relatively young age and the changes your body went through afterwards.
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Depends if they are taking your ovaries or not. If your ovaries are not being removed the hardest part was the actual recovery from surgery and building fitness back. I really couldn’t do much for at least 6 weeks.
That this stage they don't plan on taking my ovaries, but this will depend on if/what they find from CT scans and the internal camera at the time of surgery.
Thank you for sharing your experience ❤
I’m so sorry your going through this x
I had mine at 32 due to a non cancerous tumour and was lucky to keep one ovary. I have had many operations and this one was the hardest to recover from. Definitely need the 6 weeks. Having said that, I would do it again in a heartbeat. I have never regretted it even though, like you, I felt my choice to have more kids was taken away.
I had a complete hysterectomy at 32, including ovaries. I’ve been on hormone replacement ever since, am aged 57 now. HRT is the best thing I ever could
have done. It’s kept my mood stable, my skin strong (any time I have an IV or blood test nurses remark how strong and still thick my skin is) and it’s kept my bone density at an excellent level. I have it checked every year as I have a significant female family history of osteoporosis; my GP is thrilled that my bone density is in the top 5% of women my age. His remark was ‘and we can thank HRT for that’. He also discussed with me extensively the increased risks of cancers and although they are legitimate they are not greatly higher for women on HRT. Obviously if you develop an estrogen influenced cancer or had a family history of say breast cancer it would be a whole different ball game, but for the average woman like us HRT is (in my opinion) the difference between continuing a normal life after hysterectomy and not.