Re: New to group - Myomectomy Sched for 4/16

[Guest guest]

Hi & welcome to the board!

You will feel VERY tired right after your surgery from the

anesthesia & pain meds...I doubt you will want to or be able to

shower until at least 1 or 2 days after the surgery. Depending on

the hospital & time of your surgery, you will probably get up

(standing) for the first time about 12-24 hours after the

procedure. You may feel lightheaded & probably won't be up for very

long. You will likely be advised to take your pain meds before

doing this. By the day after the surgery you will probably be up &

walking but will probably need some assistance & will want someone

close by in case you get lightheaded.

The first few days are definitely the toughest - you will start

feeling a little better each day. You will probably not be allowed

to drive for 2 weeks or so after the procedure & won't be able to

lift anything of any weight for at least a few weeks. Depending on

what you will be doing during your medical leave you may

start 'enjoying' it after the first week or two - hopefully you're

not planning any huge projects because you will probably find that

you will tire easily & will need a lot of rest both at night and

naps during the day.

Good luck to you with your surgery & keep us posted.

~Cindy

> I am wondering how bad I will feel immediately following surgery.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I just had my ab myomectomy on March 18th so I'm on 11 days post and

feeling pretty good. I am still a little slow walking and bending

bothers me, but I'm getting around very well. I've already cleaned

my house, went grocery shopping and today decided to go shop just to

shop. I have a vertical incision so bending has been a big problem.

I had my surgery done at 9am and it lasted about 2.5 hours. Then I

had trouble getting a room for some reason and spent 3 hours in

recovery which is unusual. Once I got to my room I was fine. I

didn't move around a lot and was on some serious pain killers. They

would inject me through my IV with pain meds and I'd feel like I was

high. I was in bed until the next morning. The next morning an aid

came right in and said ok your getting up it's time to change your

bed. She took my arm and I pushed up with my other arm and I was

standing. The first time you stand is very uncomfortable or it was

for me. They gave me a pillow that said hug me on it. So anytime I

would walk, sit or stand I would push this pillow into my stomach for

support. I was also given an abdomen binder that I still wear when

I'm going to be walking around a lot. It has helped me. I know

there is a big difference between vertical and bikini cut. As for

showering I was told to get one the next day, but I didn't because I

knew I was going home the next morning and wanted to take one in my

own shower.

So after 11 days like I said my biggest problems are I still walk

rather slow, bending and my incision itches like crazy. The only

other trouble is healing time constraints like I'm not supposed to

drive for 3 weeks and I can't pick my daughter up for 4 weeks so they

are posing an inconvience, but nothing I can't handle.

Well, I hope I answered some of your questions. Everyone is so

different on how they handle something like this. I wish you the

best of luck.

Pam

> I am wondering how bad I will feel immediately following surgery.

> Will I be able to shower right away?

> Will I be able to walk unassisted?

> When will I start to feel better to where I can enjoy my 6 weeks

off of work? :-)

[Guest guest]

I needed a transfusion after my myo in Dec 03. My fibroids were the

size of an 8 month preg. I needed 8 pints of blood and embolization

to stop the bleeding. My hemo dropped to 3.Thank God I'm doing fine

now and dont have any regrets.

> I have searched through about 4000 emails on this board and have

> found some interesting information about myomectomy but have a few

> more questions...

>

> First of all, I'll explain that I am 33, no kids and I've had heavy

> non-stop periods for many years do to multiple small fibroids in

the

> walls of my uterus. My doctor tells me that the largest of them is

> just shy of 2cm but the person who did the internal sonogram said I

> had 'rocky roads'. Not a nice way to explain the uterus.

>

> I am wondering how bad I will feel immediately following surgery.

The

> doctor expects mine to last at least 2.5 - 3 hours.

> Will I be able to shower right away?

> Will I be able to walk unassisted?

> When will I start to feel better to where I can enjoy my 6 weeks

off

> of work? :-)

>

> I also read a thread from 1999 on this board that talks about

> transfusions. My doctor did not expect me to need one and since

I'm

> anemic, she did not want me to donate blood. She said she has

never

> had to convert to a hysterectomy, so I feel like I'm in good hands.

>

> Any other information that you would like to give me would be

great.

>

> Thanks!