Debunking the BIGGEST Hysterectomy Myths. By two Gyn Surgeons.

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  @AlessisScrabbleBuddy · 1 year ago

  I had a robotic laparoscopic hysterectomy a month ago. It was the best decision I could have made. I'm so happy with the results. I didn't need any opioids for pain after, just ibuprofen and Tylenol. By day two I was feeling great.

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• AS

  @Aspiring_Minimalist · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdEOKpDLpp0&amp;t=330">5:30</a> they start taking about the topic

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• TE

  @TeresaGrandy-z1r · 1 year ago

  My hemoglobin level got down to 5.5 due to heavy bleeding due to fibroids. Every month I would miss work or be in the hospital because of anemia. I was tired all the time and had shortness of breath. I just had a hysterectomy 10 days ago and I’m just so happy to not see any blood after using the bathroom. I wish I had done this years ago!!!

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• DO

  @DonnaParker-eh2sh · 1 year ago

  I had a total hysterectomy sept 2024 - and cervix removed &nbsp;via abdominal vertical incision due to large fibroids ! Best thing I have ever done it was a pretty hard recovery but now back in the gym swimming and running no more periods are swelling and on HRT happy to say never felt better 🎉

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  @MorgieinAuckland · 1 year ago

  I have to strongly disagree with the comment about sex not being affected - based on my personal experience, other women&apos;s experiences, and on research. It&apos;s true that a &quot;a lot of the areas for sensation are more towards the outside&quot; (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdEOKpDLpp0&amp;t=840">14:00</a>) but &quot;a lot&quot; does not mean &quot;all&quot;. Once your uterus is removed it&apos;s impossible to have uterine contractions during orgasm and afterglow. In addition if the cervix is removed it&apos;s no longer possible to have internal orgasms. Also the cervix DOES have innervation - a LOT of it - just ask any woman who has had an IUD inserted or removed. That innervation can be positive and negative - it&apos;s not ALL negative. During penetrative sex, unless your partner is small, the head of the penis repeatedly brushes against the cervix as it moves up-and-down past it. This has been proven by research, and MRI images are available depicting the mechanics. The sensation of the penis brushing past the cervix is usually very pleasurable for both people involved, however a lot of women don&apos;t realise exactly what they were feeling until they&apos;ve lost it. Thus no cervix = a reduction in pleasure. Additionally, the cervix shares many nerves with the vagina that are severed when the cervix is removed, which can result in a loss of sensation within the vagina and to the clitoris, making external orgasms shorter lived and less intense.<br><br>Any woman whose sex life was impeded by the condition that the hysterectomy was done for, will most likely tell you that sex is better after surgery (because they are no longer impeded or in pain). However women who were not impeded or whose condition did not cause pain, frequently report a noticeable reduction in sexual pleasure and are shocked that this was never mentioned to them as an outcome of losing their uterus and/or cervix.<br><br>Please do some more research on sexual response in relation to hsyterectomy before discussing it again, so that you can be confident you are sharing information that is based on fact and backed up by current medical research, but also based on the lived experience of women who have had the surgery and been left with a permanent loss of sexual function.<br><br>I liked the fact that you spoke about how the decision to have a hysterectomy should really be based on medical need rather than a lifestyle choice because there are other less invasive treatment options for most gynaecological conditions. I wish that more surgeons made this clear to their patients too.<br><br>Thank you, M.

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  @Brwneydgrl69 · 1 year ago

  Im almost 56.... &nbsp;back about 2 years ago I started to experience what i would describe as a &quot;prolapse&quot; felt like something was coming OUT of me... but it only happened on occasion, but then I was experiencing atrophy, and other perimenopausal symptoms... but my periods were MONTHS apart even though I never achieved reaching 1 full year without a cycle. &nbsp; Flash Forward to January 2025 I got a cycle and it was normal but just kept going... by February 20th I woke up to a horror story and very heavy bleeding and clots that scared the hell outta me... so I went to ER.... by March 5th I was seeing my OBGYN and was given pregesterone to stop the bleeding... on March 20th I had an ultrasound, and March 26th I had a endometrial biopsy. &nbsp; &nbsp;The Ultrasound showed a HUGE fibroid, and my biopsy was clean, benign. &nbsp;So I chose to go ahead and have hysterectomy... &nbsp;but my ovaries were left. &nbsp; &nbsp;That was 12 days ago... &nbsp;so far, so good and I feel extremely better!!

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  @patriciapuchelt4663 · 6 months ago

  I have suffered so much for 45 yrs that I was actually excited to get this done.. all went excellent thanks to my surgeon❤nobody needs to live that way constantly. Basic periods are fine but extreme sickness and pain every months no thanks!!!

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  @Nooorrriii · 1 year ago (edited)

  I just had a hysterectomy yesterday, I’m only 31, so very few GYN wanted to operate on me (started gathering documentation at 29-30) because I live in the South and I’m child bearing age. I am an OR nurse myself and I was having 1-2 weeks of really bad PMS and started having PMDD last year, horrible cramping, my bleeding was bad and then would stop and often start again 1-2 weeks later, so I’d bleed often 2 weeks and have 2 weeks of PMS, it was never ending. I was also sensitive and in pain, PAPs were very painful and any examination was painful, the fact I now do not need PAP spears is also an added bonus. Plus I also have autonomic dysfunction and EDS and with EDS pregnancy is already extremely high risk, I’d flare with my gastroparesis so bad during my cycle too, and some autonomic docs believe hormones play a part and I shouldn’t be on birth control. Only on my 1st day post-op and feel amazing. Pain is minimal, just some cramping and cannot sit straight up on the area. I have taken zero narcotics what so ever, and ate normally yesterday. A lot I feel has to do with being knowledgeable, I decline the pre-op versed and I wake up always pretty fine, I was discharged only 2 hours after my procedure if that. I had mine vaginally (so minimally invasive like they mentioned) using vNOTES.

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• KA

  @karinafarrell6035 · 1 month ago

  1 week till my total hysterectomy (keeping ovaries). A lot of online noise has me nervous but logically I know I can’t keep going through life with painful heavy bleeding and painful sex. This video helped quiet the noise, thank you. ❤

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  @nicbow1991 · 1 year ago

  I am 18 days post op. I had everything removed except my ovaries. I&apos;m 34 y/o. I have 2 children. I had a huge fibroid which caused mass effect. &nbsp;It compressed my bladder and i had to have a folly for 9 days prior to getting surgery because the fibroid prevented me from urinating at all. It also compressed my ureters so I had to have a urologist put stints into my ureters. I also had anemia due to so much blood loss from my cycle. I had to get a blood and iron transfusion. I was in pretty bad shape. I was in severe pain. I had a natural childbirth and I was in more pain than giving birth. I had to have an emergency hysterectomy. <br><br>18 days post op and I feel great! I feel way better than I did prior to the surgery. I am so happy I had this surgery done. I feel like I can get my life back. I have a 8 inch verticle incision. My uterus was the size of a 5-month pregnancy. So far so good. I can&apos;t wait to see how i feel in 6 months. My energy levels have already improved.

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  @rindarossouw1725 · 1 year ago

  I had ovarian cancer last year. I had a full histerectomy on 30 July. I did not have pain and walked around the next day BUT i must mention that i had an IV drip before the surgery. A drip with Glutathione, magnesium, vit B12 &amp; co and DMSO. I think that made the difference..

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  @remicajolo6456 · 1 year ago

  Felt great to read comments, im on 4 days post op hysterectomy, im good physically but emotionally not yet but i did understand why they have to remove my Uterus &nbsp;😢

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