Differences in Post-Op Swelling?

[Guest guest]

Is there a difference in post op after a hysterectomy

versus having a myomectomy-I am mostly refering to

swelling. I know that many who have had myos talk

about how it takes months before the uterus shrinks

again and therefore there is swelling and a pouch

until that happens, especially when the fibroids were

very large and the uterus got very stretched out. Is

it logical to say that the swelling would NOT occur

when the uterus is removed (and ovaries and cervix

kept)?

Dawn

[Guest guest]

Unfortunately, any kind of abdominal surgery usually results in swelling that

lasts 3-4 weeks.

There was a recent thread about " swelly belly " on the HysterSisters forum:

http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/showthread.php?s=c304d6f04aecbcca2bdc75f229b13a\

1e&threadid=142831

This thread has suggestions for coping with swelly belly:

http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/showthread.php?s=&threadid=89755

It's also discussed in HysterSisters' " Fifteen Things We Have Learned " article,

which has suggestions for women recovering from a hysterectomy:

http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/hsarticle.php?s=c304d6f04aecbcca2bdc75f229b13a1\

e&id=117136

Cheryl

Dawn Dennings menopausefibroids@...> wrote:

> Is there a difference in post op after a hysterectomy

> versus having a myomectomy-I am mostly refering to

> swelling. I know that many who have had myos talk

> about how it takes months before the uterus shrinks

> again and therefore there is swelling and a pouch

> until that happens, especially when the fibroids were

> very large and the uterus got very stretched out. Is

> it logical to say that the swelling would NOT occur

> when the uterus is removed (and ovaries and cervix

> kept)?

> Dawn

>

[Guest guest]

Unfortunately, any kind of abdominal surgery usually results in swelling that

lasts 3-4 weeks.

There was a recent thread about " swelly belly " on the HysterSisters forum:

http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/showthread.php?s=c304d6f04aecbcca2bdc75f229b13a\

1e&threadid=142831

This thread has suggestions for coping with swelly belly:

http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/showthread.php?s=&threadid=89755

It's also discussed in HysterSisters' " Fifteen Things We Have Learned " article,

which has suggestions for women recovering from a hysterectomy:

http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/hsarticle.php?s=c304d6f04aecbcca2bdc75f229b13a1\

e&id=117136

Cheryl

Dawn Dennings menopausefibroids@...> wrote:

> Is there a difference in post op after a hysterectomy

> versus having a myomectomy-I am mostly refering to

> swelling. I know that many who have had myos talk

> about how it takes months before the uterus shrinks

> again and therefore there is swelling and a pouch

> until that happens, especially when the fibroids were

> very large and the uterus got very stretched out. Is

> it logical to say that the swelling would NOT occur

> when the uterus is removed (and ovaries and cervix

> kept)?

> Dawn

>

[Guest guest]

Unfortunately, any kind of abdominal surgery usually results in swelling that

lasts 3-4 weeks.

There was a recent thread about " swelly belly " on the HysterSisters forum:

http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/showthread.php?s=c304d6f04aecbcca2bdc75f229b13a\

1e&threadid=142831

This thread has suggestions for coping with swelly belly:

http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/showthread.php?s=&threadid=89755

It's also discussed in HysterSisters' " Fifteen Things We Have Learned " article,

which has suggestions for women recovering from a hysterectomy:

http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/hsarticle.php?s=c304d6f04aecbcca2bdc75f229b13a1\

e&id=117136

Cheryl

Dawn Dennings menopausefibroids@...> wrote:

> Is there a difference in post op after a hysterectomy

> versus having a myomectomy-I am mostly refering to

> swelling. I know that many who have had myos talk

> about how it takes months before the uterus shrinks

> again and therefore there is swelling and a pouch

> until that happens, especially when the fibroids were

> very large and the uterus got very stretched out. Is

> it logical to say that the swelling would NOT occur

> when the uterus is removed (and ovaries and cervix

> kept)?

> Dawn

>