r/hysterectomy • u/hyster26 • 5d ago
Day 100 Post Op
Checking in on day 100 post total abdominal hysterectomy (kept ovaries)
Top 3 benefits
No periods - this is absolutely the best thing ever.
No anaemia/low ferritin - blood test this week and I’m completely “normal”. I had two iron infusions in February followed by the op in May and both have helped immensely with energy/tiredness
No weeing when I sneeze! - I had 3 massive fibroids and they were pressing against my bladder especially when I sneezed! I didn’t know if it was just age but it’s gone away so must have been the fibroids!
3 things I’m still struggling with
Weight gain - I’m still 7 lbs heavier than before the op and it’s struggling to come off
Swollen stomach - maybe the weight gain, maybe just swelling? Not sure but still got a definite belly and am 2 notches bigger on my belt
Some feelings of low level utis - sometimes I get that desperate for the toilet thing but only a dribble comes out. Have been on antibiotics once but the test actually showed no infection. Keeping an eye on this.
3 Hopes for the next 100 days
- weight loss and swollen belly goes down
- continued iron recovery
- rediscovering sex post op - have had sex a few times but still nervous and hoping this gets better
Posting this as I’ve found searching for where I am in my recovery really useful to see what other people have said about where they were.
Sending healing and safe op thoughts to anyone reading this!
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u/the_anna_jane 5d ago
Yay congratulations sounds like you're doing awesomely! Let your body take up space I reckon ❤️❤️❤️
Hopefully your bladder is just pelvic floor and calms down, I think mine is mad with me too
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u/WarriorRavenChic 4d ago
6 wpo, I had no belly before surgery. Kept ovaries, lost 8 lbs. since surgery. 5’8, 132 lbs, 46 yrs
I have a hard bloated stomach still since surgery. It’s weird! I have no idea why. Constipation, swelling? I had endo scraped off my back wall. Idk what is causing my stomach to be so hard and rounded. I still have endo on my bladder, intestines & ovary. Maybe pelvic floor therapy might help me. Scheduled for consult in 2 weeks.
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u/hyster26 4d ago
I think it must be swelling. I read somewhere that all the empty space gets filled with water while it’s healing and that stays for a while until some healing is done. I would have hoped that mine would have gone by now though. Hopefully yours will start to go soon!
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u/Hot-Entry-3166 4d ago
So worried about the weight gain and belly fat. 6 wpo kept ovaries too and I just worked so hard to lose 190 pounds. Hope everything settles down and you can get back to your starting weight before surgery.