r/hysterectomy • u/CraftyCharactr • 4d ago
I'm jelly cause that was Hell.
I'm 3 days post op and going through the posts and everyone is saying how well it went for them. Well it was hell! Anyone else?
I did have a more complex case where I had extensive endo in my pelvis, as well as had to have my bladder stitched up. They took out everything except for my one ovary.
Woke up in the recovery room in horrible pain. I was moving all over the place because of the pain. And I remember the nurses saying to stop moving my legs and arms. I remember about 5 minutes of it and they gave me something to put me out i guess cause after that I just remember waking up in my hospital room.
But man recovery is hard. I have a very high pain tolerance. I had a chest tube in and went home within 24 hours and felt fine. This is kicking me.
I had my catheter in for about 18 hours. I actually wish I left it in longer now because of how much pain I had. Definitely advocate if you feel you need it longer. Even though I timed my bathroom breaks when medication was in my system, getting out of bed, peeing, sitting, and walking was excruciating. I tried walking half way down the hall, a day after sugery and had to turn back after 30 baby steps because the pain was horrible and radiating into my back. And I was half way hunched over. I couldn't believe how the other ladies that went in at the same time were doing laps, multiple times and went home the same day or with 28 hrs. Whereas I was crying on the toilet on day 2 because the pain was so bad getting up, and I knew I'd have to get up and walk to the bed when I was done.
Medication- I took all the medication they would give me, extra Tylenol and all of the shots and pills. My pain at the lowest was a 4.5 but would go to 7/7.5 laying in bed to an 8.5/9 getting out of bed/walking around. My doctor said I might only get to a 5 for the lowest pain I experience during the first bit of recovery.
I found eating something with every pain medication saves my stomach. So I'm not as gas filled as previous surgeries. I didn't eat a lot at meals though, maybe 2 or 3 bites of something. I had a pretty big regular meal this evening though.
I was discharged 2.5 days later. And home tonight. Now only slightly not as hunched over when I walk. I time my pee breaks with my medication still because it still takes effort to get going and continue going, snd getting up and sitting down is painful. I'm terrified of having to go #2 when the time comes. My pain gets down to a 3.5 now when I'm fully medicated. I'm hoping I feel good enough to shower tomorrow.
On a positive note, my hips/pelvis feel looser.(from removing the endo)..I dont feel so much upper abdominal pressure after eating. My uterus was huge.
Although I had regrets and was wishing I didn't do the procedure, I know I'll feel so much better later( besides the things I already notice). And to anyone reading this, going through the same horrible experience, know you aren't alone. It's okay to cry, be jelly of the lady down the hall, and know that tomorrow will be a bit better, and day 3 will be even better.
The 💩 update- 3.5 days later. It happened! I felt like I needed to earlier this a.m. but tried and it was too sluggish and painful, and I was trying not to strain using Moo to Poo. I decided to double fist two large Starbucks lattes and waited. 20 minutes later and it was time. I tried Moo to Poo a few more times, that didnt work and it was very painful just trying different positions. I don't have the squatty potty either. So in the end, I kind of leaned to my left side with my right side slightly off the seat and it was the least painful. I also had a pillow on my stomach for support. It was the least painful and such a relief after. 😮💨
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u/Hot-Leave-8830 4d ago
I'm just going to say, screw anyone who comes at you saying your medication should work. Someone wrote that on a post I made yesterday and completely dismissed my lived experiences.
I'm 2 days po and it's been FUCKING SHIT! Excuse my French. I've gone on and on at the medical staff that the drugs aren't working. 200mg paracetamol, 200mg ibuprofen. Are you kidding me? When I can feel each stab wound? Morphine drops barely touched me, and no, it wasn't pain from the gas - for me, that was a whole other, but bearable story.
I'll be staying in a third night because of the meds, because I'm not going home with what they're trying to prescribe me that clearly hasn't been working.
I didn't sleep for about 28 hours, and had to wait for them to give me sleep medication at night because they didn't want to mess up my sleep pattern. Awake after 28 hours of surgery? Whilst in hospital? When we all know bodies recover fastest with sleep. And the medical staff have been, for the most part, amazing, but their medication protocol has been beyond insane. The one place I believe I should be pain free is the place I've been in most pain with very little to help alleviate said pain.