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cherokee · 15-08-2007, 19:51

Well heres one for the ladies ..
A few weeks ago i was told i was i would need to have a hysterectomy and was kind of pushed foward to be admitted asap for a few probs i was having , due to it all happening so quickly i didnt have time to mentally prep myself for it and was very very nervous indeed .
anyway last monday 6th off i went to the hospital to find i was first on list for my op and by 9.15 am i was being given an anastetic , very nervous ,worried about after the op because they had already told me i was gonna be all tubed up with different things and advised not to bring my daughter up for the first 48 hrs until all the tubes/drips etc had been taken down .
Anyway 8 days on i am home recovering and taking things easy . I was well looked after in hospital and the wards nursing staff were absolutely faultless (brilliant) but after all the fear it wasnt actually that bad , what pain i have experienced were well controlled and treated accordingly and it is the first time i have had staples as oppsed to stitches and boy i much prefer the staples as i didnt feel them being taken out .
I am now in recovery mode and am doing everything i have been told to do , no pushing pulling hoovering etc and although im still quite sore and very slow moving its not half as bad as i feared . so if anyone has an op of such coming up this is just to say try not to worry its not as bad as we may fear , although everyones recovery is different .
And if theres anyone whose been through it why not share it in this thread and give us some recovery tips because i for one would welcome them ..

15-08-2007, 19:51	#1
cherokee God Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Blackpool, Lancashire Posts: 3,229 Blog Entries: 1 Liked: 1 times Rep Power: 288	FEARING SURGERY (wasnt all that bad) Well heres one for the ladies .. A few weeks ago i was told i was i would need to have a hysterectomy and was kind of pushed foward to be admitted asap for a few probs i was having , due to it all happening so quickly i didnt have time to mentally prep myself for it and was very very nervous indeed . anyway last monday 6th off i went to the hospital to find i was first on list for my op and by 9.15 am i was being given an anastetic , very nervous ,worried about after the op because they had already told me i was gonna be all tubed up with different things and advised not to bring my daughter up for the first 48 hrs until all the tubes/drips etc had been taken down . Anyway 8 days on i am home recovering and taking things easy . I was well looked after in hospital and the wards nursing staff were absolutely faultless (brilliant) but after all the fear it wasnt actually that bad , what pain i have experienced were well controlled and treated accordingly and it is the first time i have had staples as oppsed to stitches and boy i much prefer the staples as i didnt feel them being taken out . I am now in recovery mode and am doing everything i have been told to do , no pushing pulling hoovering etc and although im still quite sore and very slow moving its not half as bad as i feared . so if anyone has an op of such coming up this is just to say try not to worry its not as bad as we may fear , although everyones recovery is different . And if theres anyone whose been through it why not share it in this thread and give us some recovery tips because i for one would welcome them ..