42 Mother of 2 - Finally Doing Something for Myself. - Bryn Mawr, PA

Thanks for checking in. I am working towards being pain free, but life is good and I'm doing much better.

Hi, Thank you for the email it has been 6 weeks and things are getting better but I am still not myself. I am nit driving yet and still have pain on a scale of 1-10 the a array is about a5 now. Getting both procedures completed at the same time takes a lot out of you and I am hopeful that you have a great support system ( live in.). But please give me a call and I can give you some insight. 215 888 7521.

Oh good grief! how did I miss this?!?!?! Well, I'm 2 weeks post op I stayed in the hospital for 3 days, and if I could have squeezed another few days out, I would have!! The pain was almost unbearable the first night. I was aware that pain management was possibly going to be an issue- just because I was already on some very strong pain meds ..but I had no idea how painful it was going to be! I was really only prepared for incisional pain, so from the moment I woke up until about 10 hours later, it was an 11 on the 1-10 scale, and I was getting dilaudid every 2 hours!! eventually I got down to a 7 , but nights were always a 10. I'm curious if others have felt the same thing, but it was like the most intense period cramps I've ever had. With the uterus being gone, it was like the"phantom pain" that an amputee experiences. I could feel every single uterine nerve that was severed, and what was left felt like it was whipping around in circles, frantically looking for the missing piece Then the accompanying gas pains that started the next day. whew! I'm glad to be through the worst of it. My mother came the day after I was out of hospital and is leaving tomorrow morning. I'm lucky enough to have a super-independent husband and 2 teenagers on autopilot..I just started driving a few days ago and am probably going back to my desk job next week (but only 4 hours in office-rest at home)..well-that is if things continue going well. I can tell my stamina is not completely there, but as long as I don't overdo it (the way I always do)... I'll get there. Lately the insomnia is killing me. I don't know if it's a hormonal thing or not, but I might need to resort to meds-at least to reset myself.. Only about 2 hours of sleep in the past 48 hours. take care & please check your inbox:)

Yes, thank you for asking, My mother and my daughters nanny. Have you ever had a hysterectomy?

My mom did several years ago. Good for you having TWO helpers!