Hysterectomy....boy what a word, scary for most women, but for me its a lifesaving word.
Let's start from the beginning way back in Feb. 2008, one of the best days of my life, but little would I know it would turn into much more than a life-changing decision. On February 6th, 2008, my son, last baby was born via a planned cesarian, also on this day I opted for "permanent" birth control, having my tubes cut tied and burned, a decision that seemed so small, but boy it sure wasn't. That surgery would all to quickly turn out to be one of the worst decisions of my life.
Within days of having the tubal, I knew something was wrong. I passed clots, bled large amounts, and the pain was indescribable. This is something I would deal with off and on for the next 11 years. If there was a test to have done, birth control to take, or a temporary solution we tried it. Some would work for a few months, some weeks, some not at all. Eleven years I spent feeling like a lab rat, fighting for my life, while my uterus was trying to destroy me.
My final straw. My mother passed away on June 8th, 2018, I use that date as a reminder because it was the day I started to bleed again, for the first three months we chalked it up to stress and change. During this time we tried two separate birth controls, and I received very minimal relief. Fast forward to January, at this point in 6 months I had been on four different birth control methods accompanied by estrogen; NOTHING was stopping it. It was time for an appointment, and this time I would go in with my mind made up that I was not leaving without a surgery date!
February 14th, 2019. Who doesn't love spending Valentine's day with the OB, but I couldn't have picked a better place to be, I'll remember this day the rest of my life! I went it with determination, and thank goodness my doctor was on the same page! The entire appoint was spent talking about my options for removal, and recovery! The best day of my health life was coming, and I was so excited! Bring on March 1st, 2019.
Surgery day is here, and I am a complete and nervous wreck! It's 6:30 am, and we are loading up and heading to the hospital, while my nerves are high. I am just as equally excited! Da Vinci robot (https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/robotic-hysterectomy/about/pac-20384544) here we come! Surgery went amazing, lasting less than two and a half hours and no complications, I couldn't be happier than I was waking up to hear such fantastic news, I along with my doctor opted to remove everything and leave my ovaries, and I think this was the perfect decision.
I am just over one-month post-op, and I'm feeling great! Recovery has been slow, and it's so hard to remember that while I only have five tiny abdominal incisions, my insides went through hell. So while I feel great, I have to take things nice and slow. My only complaints are night sweats, hot flashes, and mood swings haha! Hopefully, my ovaries wake up soon!
Stay tuned; there is so much more about the surgery I want to discuss!
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