His and Her Health

I am 28, and facing a difficult time in our young married life. I have had Endo since 17 and suffer from FMS. Since the birth of our daughter in Feburary 2003 DUB has extremely affected my life. It is now to the point where I bleed for 20 days out of 35, and am fatigued beyond belief. I have lost 10 pounds within the past 3 weeks and my skin is pale and grey. I see my GYN for Pre-Op recommendations, but am scared. We have discussed doing a Hysterectomy for over 6 months now, I keep hoping there are other ways, but obviuosly not. Can anyone give advice or a better outlook? Thanks!!<P>------------------<BR>Emily

We are feeling really sad. As of today, our Dr. has recommended the Pre-OP for the Hysterectomy. We begin as of now and surgury will be in the next week or so. Any advice or words of kindness are greatly appreciated. I know many women have suffered through this. As devestaing as it can be any words of wisdom now could really help this young family. Thanks for your time on reading this. <P><BR>------------------<BR>Emily<P>**MOderator's Note<BR>Sorry about your problem.If you go to <A HREF="www.redhotmamas.org" TARGET=_blank>www.redhotmamas.org</A> you will find lots of useful information about surgical and natural menopause<BR><p>[Note: This message has been edited by NEWSHE Moderator]

I had mine when I was 25. I have 2 children. I had already had my tubes tied. Best thing I ever did. Hubby tells everyone who is getting ready to have one-do it you will not be sorry. I still have ovaries. Sex improved after.

Hi! This is my first time here and I saw your post. You said you have endo since you were 17 how did you find out? Are you getting the hysterectomy because of that. Also, what do you do for the pain? I found out I have endo 4 years ago and I still don't understand it. It is very frustrating for me and feel bad for you, but I am glad to hear that others have this and want to learn more about it.<P>------------------<BR>Just me Lacues5

Well, I had my hysterectomy on Janurary 28. I have been doing better in a sense of there is no more bleeding and my body is healing. The type of Hst that I had preformed was LSH w/R ooph. That means I still have my Cervix and my left ovary. During these [ast few weeks I have experienced episodes of HPB, depression, loss of emotional attachment with my body, and nerve indescrepencies. My Doc says this will pass. I tink I liked it better when I was bleeding and in pain all the time! At least I could cope with my family problems and other Medical problems. Now, I can not stand to be around others children for a long period of time without feeling my heart is exploding and my nerves making me shake soooo hard. Doctor will not prescribe any meds to help with this. "It will pass" is all I hear. Although the surgery was a successful one in medical terms, I wouldn't do this unless you can honestly be prepared for what your life will be like after. Deep down, I never wanted this surgery to happen...I wanted more children. I a, greatful for the gorgeous little girl I have, but selfish in wanting more. This is probaby why I have all the "physcological" refluxes after this surgery. All I can say is if you can not be mentally prepared for what is happening----don't do this until you are. <P>Thanks for listening. <BR><P>------------------<BR>Emily