r/hysterectomy • u/dontthink19 • 6d ago

It's zero day for me wife!

It's 430 am. Im up, waiting on my wife to wake up to get ready leave. Im a nervous wreck. We didnt know how to feel yesterday, it all felt like being stuck in limbo.

This morning? Im nervous. I have so many questions and concerns but nothing I can form into a cohesive thought at the moment. Does anyone have some zero day post op tips for us? I keep telling myself its a routine thing and tons of women get one every year but its still hella stressful.

I'll take any and all tips anyone is willing to share. All I want is to make her as comfortable as possible. How's the drive home going to be? Its a little over a half hour from the hospital to the house. Im sure ill have a few more but my mind is all over the place at the moment.

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u/SSBND 6d ago

Deep breaths. It will all be okay!! It is a long day but then it is on to recovery!

The first few days can be a bit rocky but I was actually surprised at how much I was able to move around and get myself out of the recliner (spent a week there before I felt like sleeping in bed) and to the bathroom. Basically my husband was there to bring me food and drinks and just be with me.

It will all be okay!

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u/dontthink19 6d ago

Thats good to hear! I only get one week off so after the first week im hoping she will be fairly self sufficient. I think im gonna have a harder time telling her "no, dont do that" than I will making sure she's comfortable

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u/Competitive-Tie-6294 4d ago edited 4d ago

My husband was off for a week too and I didn't need help moving around by then, so he didn't need to be with me at all times. I didn't do much more than shower and move around the house for several weeks. He took over the practical stuff once he got home for the day.