Re: Re: hysterectomy Sammie

[Guest guest]

Sami4ESP@... wrote: Here in AZ we have a Gyno who is one of the top 5 in the USA for the new laproscopic, cervix sparing hysto and I am very seriously contemplating have it done. I have visions of being 70 still wearing a pad. Also this type of hysto is supposed to be the least traumatic for UT system as opposed to the older style. Hi Sammie, I actually had thought I was going to have my cervix spared as well, but did not. Maybe it was because she had to cut the fibroids out of the uterus. Not sure. She said it should not really make any difference in orgasms to have the cervix or not. The surgery is really pretty easy considering. I was in hospital for 1 night - ugh I hate

hospitals! In 3/4 days you can get around pretty easy, no lifting though and as long as you stay on top of the pain meds which is just 2 Aleve's every 5-6 hrs at this time (it has been 3 days now since surgery). Unofrtunately, I got a bad cold at time of surgery which evolved into bronchitis and I am hacking away which is not easy on my stitches etc and has made me somewhat incontinent - at least when I sneeze or cough hard. Hope that will improve when better. Otherwise the only problem is the bowels - can't have hard bowels and it hurts if they do not move easy. I have to take iron and it is a trick to get the bowels just right. If too hard, I bleed, which is normal I am told. It is interesting that this Gyno

is advocating 8 mg of E, as this would be very stimulating to the breast and most physicians would not recommend that amount for a 63 year old woman. What do your serum levels run on that dose? She is actually dosing acccording to day 7-10 of Wiley protocol (follicular cycle) which is 6mg/BID, more than the 8mg of OO/E/day I am doing right now. She is not afraid of E and I am not afraid of it either re breast cancer (I have had b.c. twice if you remember) because I am applying iodine on my breast daily which disperses or metabolizes the estradiol in the breast. I do not know what that runs for me now. Will get a script from gyno next week. Madeleen click here for our webpage http://rhythmicliving.com/**The group conversation is informational in nature and is not intended as medical advice.**

Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments.

[Guest guest]

Madeleen,

so sorry about additional "stuff to deal with". I have found CLEAR LUNGS to work best for bronchitis, a Chinese formula.

Love and prayers,

Charlotte

---------------------

Re: Re: hysterectomy Sammie

Unofrtunately, I got a bad cold at time of surgery which evolved into bronchitis and I am hacking away which is not easy on my stitches etc and has made me somewhat incontinent - at least when I sneeze or cough hard. Hope that will improve when better.

Otherwise the only problem is the bowels - can't have hard bowels and it hurts if they do not move easy. I have to take iron and it is a trick to get the bowels just right

Madeleen:

Wishing you the best and am certain you will have a speedy recovery. Know everything will come out alright (no pun intended). Might try some stool softners, they can work wonders with that first little bit.

Sammie

No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.5/284 - Release Date: 3/17/2006