Four years after hysterectomy...Not missing it.
By alaskanray
@alaskanray (4636)
United States
June 17, 2010 7:07pm CST
After my hysterectomy my doctor tried putting me on hormones. She thought they would help, but they did not. I discovered that my symptoms were not the result of the surgery, but a side-effect of another medication I was on. She kept insisting on having me take those hormone pills but I finally just chucked them and have never looked back.
Prior to surgery, the pain I was in was beyond reason due to some cysts I had. Of course, I always had pain with my monthly cycles as do so many women. Now I watch my daughter going through it and think, boy! Do I NOT miss that! In fact, I miss nothing about "Aunt Flow". Nor do I feel any less a woman.
Any other women out there feel like me, that their hysterectomy was the best thing that ever happened to them? Or am I just weird?
1 response
@sallyj (1225)
• United States
18 Jun 10
I did not have hysterectomy, but my change was sure a blessing. It was difficult the first year as i had hot flashes every hour and therefore i got very little sleep. One doctor put me on that crap too. The cramps were terrible, but another doctor put me on something else that helped and i then eased off them and am so happy not to have to fight with the pain and such.
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@alaskanray (4636)
• United States
18 Jun 10
I'm glad the meds helped you. My hot flashes and sweats were being caused by my anti-depressant, as well as spontaneous bruising and leg pain so I really never needed those hormones. Sometimes doctors can be so oblivious.
@alaskanray (4636)
• United States
28 Aug 10
I totally agree. Less is definitely more when it comes to putting chemicals in our bodies in the guise of "meds". I was once on 13 pills per day and miserable. Then I figured out that part of my "symptoms" that I was taking pills for were actually side effects from some of the pills I was taking! Now I take about four per day and feel much better, thank you very much!
