Re: Post Myo Report - Kind of Long

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Cheryl in Vancouver cherinvan19@...> wrote:

> Well it's been almost a week since my myo & it was the best decision

> I ever made!!!

Congratulations on your myomectomy! I'm glad it went well.

> 1. Did any of you go for short walks in the first couple weeks? I'm

> finding my uterus very tight - my boyfriend & Mom say it's the

> healing process & I find that if I don't get up & walk around it gets

> tighter - some feedback would be helpful

I felt some pulling in my abdomen after my surgery, too. In my case, it felt

worse if I did too much twisting, such as when I'd turn to read to my daughter

while she was sitting next to me. I don't know what causes that feeling, but I

do know that your doctor probably did a fair amount of manipulating your

insides, because he had to move your abdominal muscles out of the way in order

to reach your uterus and fibroids.

Walking is a great idea. It helps keep your digestive and circulatory systems

moving properly, and also can give you an emotional boost. It's really helpful

to be able to get outside for a short while every day, because otherwise you

might start feeling trapped in your house. Just take a short walk at first and

then increase it every day as you feel able. Listen to your body and you'll be

all set.

> 2. I know we're not supposed to drive for tht first 2 weeks but does

> that include being a passenger as well??

Traveling by car as a passenger is fine. One of the reasons you don't want to be

the driver is because your abdominal muscles, which you need to use while

driving, are still healing and aren't reliable. Also, since you'll be more

tired than usual, you probably won't react quickly if something unexpected

happens.

Cheryl in Massachusetts

[Guest guest]

Cheri,

I'm SO glad you had a good experience and it sounds like you are well

on the way to recovery.

Make sure you really take it easy. As for being in a car. You can be

a passenger if the bumps don't hurt you.

As for walks, I tried to walk as much as possible to get things

moving. Uphill was a bit hard. What helped me with that feeling

that " everything was going to falll out " was a maternity belt. It

did wonders for me!

Maybe we can get together next time I'm in Vancouver and compare

notes!

> Hello Ladies!

> Well it's been almost a week since my myo & it was the best

decision

> I ever made!!!

>

> I remember waking up in the recovery room after my surgery &

> immediately feeling relief even in my groggy state. I first asked

> what time it was as I wanted to see how long the surgery took. I

went

> in at about 10:30 am - they probably started at 10:45 am after I

went

> under & the doctor scrubbed up & the time was 1:15 pm when I got my

> answer in the recovery room so I figured the surgery was about 1

1/2

> hours - just like my doctor said it would be.

>

> I was thrilled it was all over & my doctor was truly amazing -

> bedside manner means as much as skill in my book. He held my hand

the

> whole time I was being put under & we were just chatting. He told

me

> in the recovery room he took out 9 fibroids - the ultrasound showed

> about 3 large ones & we knew there were smaller ones as well but I

> wasn't expecting 9. I've lost 10 lbs in a week - yeah! He has pics

> for me that he'll e-mail me - I definitely want to see what I was

> carrying around inside me the whole time!!!

>

> I got home on Friday afternoon & the care I received in the

hospital

> was amazing!!! Nurses are definitley underappreciated by anyone who

> hasn't had the experience of being in the hospital.

>

> I had the push-button morphine which was great - the catheter came

> out the next morning & then the gas pains set in. That was the

worst

> pain of the whole experience! I had pain up my right side that was

> concentrated in my shoulder area - it was strange but the pain

> management lady said it was normal. That day I was up walking every

> hour to get everything flowing - that was the best advice I used

from

> this group - get up & walking asap so the gas will pass.

>

> Thankfully, that night I " fluffed " as one of the nurses called it &

I

> could start eating solid food - I was starving as I hadn't eaten

> anything since Sunday at 5 & it was Wednesday night! I had a bowel

> movement on Thursday morning - wow did that feel great & was home

by

> Friday at 1pm.

>

> I'm now on the road to recovery & am already bored but I know to

take

> it easy. A couple questions for the group:

>

> 1. Did any of you go for short walks in the first couple weeks? I'm

> finding my uterus very tight - my boyfriend & Mom say it's the

> healing process & I find that if I don't get up & walk around it

gets

> tighter - some feedback would be helpful

>

> 2. I know we're not supposed to drive for tht first 2 weeks but

does

> that include being a passenger as well??

>

> That's it for now & thanks again to this wonderful group!!!

>

> To Lai: I'm so glad that your myo went so well & your recovery has

> been great - don't you agree that the anticipation was the worst

part

> of the whole thing???

>

> I will keep everyone up to speed on my recovery & for anyone that

has

> a myo coming up, please feel free to e-mail off-line with any

> questions about the specifics!!! cherinvan19@y...

>

> Have a great rest of the weekend!!

> Cheryl in Vancouver

[Guest guest]

Cheri,

I'm SO glad you had a good experience and it sounds like you are well

on the way to recovery.

Make sure you really take it easy. As for being in a car. You can be

a passenger if the bumps don't hurt you.

As for walks, I tried to walk as much as possible to get things

moving. Uphill was a bit hard. What helped me with that feeling

that " everything was going to falll out " was a maternity belt. It

did wonders for me!

Maybe we can get together next time I'm in Vancouver and compare

notes!

> Hello Ladies!

> Well it's been almost a week since my myo & it was the best

decision

> I ever made!!!

>

> I remember waking up in the recovery room after my surgery &

> immediately feeling relief even in my groggy state. I first asked

> what time it was as I wanted to see how long the surgery took. I

went

> in at about 10:30 am - they probably started at 10:45 am after I

went

> under & the doctor scrubbed up & the time was 1:15 pm when I got my

> answer in the recovery room so I figured the surgery was about 1

1/2

> hours - just like my doctor said it would be.

>

> I was thrilled it was all over & my doctor was truly amazing -

> bedside manner means as much as skill in my book. He held my hand

the

> whole time I was being put under & we were just chatting. He told

me

> in the recovery room he took out 9 fibroids - the ultrasound showed

> about 3 large ones & we knew there were smaller ones as well but I

> wasn't expecting 9. I've lost 10 lbs in a week - yeah! He has pics

> for me that he'll e-mail me - I definitely want to see what I was

> carrying around inside me the whole time!!!

>

> I got home on Friday afternoon & the care I received in the

hospital

> was amazing!!! Nurses are definitley underappreciated by anyone who

> hasn't had the experience of being in the hospital.

>

> I had the push-button morphine which was great - the catheter came

> out the next morning & then the gas pains set in. That was the

worst

> pain of the whole experience! I had pain up my right side that was

> concentrated in my shoulder area - it was strange but the pain

> management lady said it was normal. That day I was up walking every

> hour to get everything flowing - that was the best advice I used

from

> this group - get up & walking asap so the gas will pass.

>

> Thankfully, that night I " fluffed " as one of the nurses called it &

I

> could start eating solid food - I was starving as I hadn't eaten

> anything since Sunday at 5 & it was Wednesday night! I had a bowel

> movement on Thursday morning - wow did that feel great & was home

by

> Friday at 1pm.

>

> I'm now on the road to recovery & am already bored but I know to

take

> it easy. A couple questions for the group:

>

> 1. Did any of you go for short walks in the first couple weeks? I'm

> finding my uterus very tight - my boyfriend & Mom say it's the

> healing process & I find that if I don't get up & walk around it

gets

> tighter - some feedback would be helpful

>

> 2. I know we're not supposed to drive for tht first 2 weeks but

does

> that include being a passenger as well??

>

> That's it for now & thanks again to this wonderful group!!!

>

> To Lai: I'm so glad that your myo went so well & your recovery has

> been great - don't you agree that the anticipation was the worst

part

> of the whole thing???

>

> I will keep everyone up to speed on my recovery & for anyone that

has

> a myo coming up, please feel free to e-mail off-line with any

> questions about the specifics!!! cherinvan19@y...

>

> Have a great rest of the weekend!!

> Cheryl in Vancouver

[Guest guest]

Cheri,

was exactly right. You should walk just as much as you like.

I had my myo on a Monday, came home Wednesday morning and slept that

whole afternoon. My first walk outside was on Friday and I walked

outside every day after that. By two weeks I could walk at a moderate

pace (not real brisk) for 30-40 minutes or so. In fact, the weekend

just before my two-week checkup we took the subway to go eat out and

walked around a bit -- I wanted to test whether I could do this

together with my husband, to see if I needed him to be off work to

help me get to and from my two-week post-op appointment (I didn't --

in fact, after the doctor's appointment I took myself out to lunch

and then took the subway home).

Then at three weeks we visited my sister and her husband for New

Year's (short plane ride -- I wouldn't have been able to handle a

long car ride at that point) and walked all over then too.

Mainly at that point I could do one outing a day, even a substantial

one, and I still needed a nap most days. And when I got tired, it

happened real suddenly and I needed to rest right away -- I couldn't

keep going. It takes a while to build your reserves back up.

Everyone is different -- I've heard stories of faster and slower

recuperations here. Do what feels right to you.

Sunny

> > 1. Did any of you go for short walks in the first couple weeks?

I'm

> > finding my uterus very tight - my boyfriend & Mom say it's the

> > healing process & I find that if I don't get up & walk around it

> gets

> > tighter - some feedback would be helpful

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi CHeryle,

I enjoyed reading your story,,im glad things wen well for yoy,,Welcome to the

other side..Good luck and a speedy recovery!

cherinvan19 cherinvan19@...> wrote:

Hello Ladies!

Well it's been almost a week since my myo & it was the best decision

I ever made!!!