One for the girls

[millipede]

Hi daz.

[OneHillWonder]

Stef, so glad to hear "no cancer". Don't worry about your waist line, it'll stabilise when you are well again .. for now just worry about getting well

[IanDarkpeak]

A quick update...

I saw the consultant yesterday evening. The results were back already; it was CIN3, no cancer found. Phew; last night I slept :closed: Follow up in six weeks, meanwhile no running but I can walk. I'm not allowed to push, pull, or lift anything heavier than a kettle....it's not easy to remember that......ho hum!

Stef

great news Stef....A bottle of Gin is a lot lighter than a kettle X

[Stef F]

I've just realised it's the RAB next weekend. I had to give up my place. Gutted :boohoo:

[Nigel]

I'm going to need a serious diet after all this....the overweight confessions thread might have to have a revival or I'll be one fat reindeer again for xotf!

Just think of it as carbo loading, Stef. Nowt wrong with that.

[Stef F]

Just think of it as carbo loading, Stef. Nowt wrong with that.

Mmmm carbs! Are you recovering Nigel? Is your arm any less painful?

[Nigel]

Pain has gone, Stef, thanks (controlled on meds anyway) but I am left with something called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome which means I've very limited function in my left wrist and hand and lots of painful physio which will be the case for a good few months but it is heading in the right direction and I'm running again albeit slowly (but that isn't because of the injury)

[Nee Bother]

Great news Stef, take it easy for as long as it takes, you'll be strong as an Ox in nee time

Will see you (and Nigel) a'round' next year!!

Auld Ken x

[Stef F]

Four weeks tomorrow and I'm still feeling a mere shadow of my former self. When will the energy return? I read somewhere that it takes about a month to replace lost blood so surely by now I should be feeling more lively? On Saturday evening I crawled up the stairs because I was too tired to walk and was asleep in minutes leaving poor DT to sit up and drink his beer alone.

Andrew mentioned last night that 'Dancing would be out of the question?' Darn - I love dancing and didn't think to ask the physio or surgeon if it's ok. There's no way I'm going to phone the hospital or visit the GP to ask a stupid question like that. Grrr!

I thought I'd seen a thread on here about hysterectomy but I can't find it. Did I dream it?

Pain has gone, Stef, thanks (controlled on meds anyway) but I am left with something called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome which means I've very limited function in my left wrist and hand and lots of painful physio which will be the case for a good few months but it is heading in the right direction and I'm running again albeit slowly (but that isn't because of the injury)

That sounds positive Nigel - can I have a dose of your patience please?!

Great news Stef, take it easy for as long as it takes, you'll be strong as an Ox in nee time

Will see you (and Nigel) a'round' next year!!

Auld Ken x

I'll be around but I suspect I'll be off course for a long while yet - I think it's going to be a slow frustrating build up before I'm back to my old strength.

[Flopsy]

Four weeks tomorrow and I'm still feeling a mere shadow of my former self. When will the energy return? I read somewhere that it takes about a month to replace lost blood so surely by now I should be feeling more lively? On Saturday evening I crawled up the stairs because I was too tired to walk and was asleep in minutes leaving poor DT to sit up and drink his beer alone.

Andrew mentioned last night that 'Dancing would be out of the question?' Darn - I love dancing and didn't think to ask the physio or surgeon if it's ok. There's no way I'm going to phone the hospital or visit the GP to ask a stupid question like that. Grrr!

I thought I'd seen a thread on here about hysterectomy but I can't find it. Did I dream it?

Hi Stef, you didn't dream the thread, I started it as I had a hysterectomy last year. I don't know how to link it but it's on page 5.

Everyone is different with their recovery, partly cause we're all different and partly because there are different ways hysterectomies are performed,which result in differnt recovery times. I think mine had a recovery time longer than yours. I wasn't allowed to resume full activity for 6 months, though could return to most non impact after 3.

Anyway, if it's any consolation I had a rotten first 4 weeks and felt awful. However I did get better after about 6 weeks I think. I ran / walked my first marathon distance off-road after 8 months - ok I wasn't fast but I managed it fine and felt no ill effects.

Things never quite feel the same down there in some aspects (don't want to explain on a public forum!!) but you will feel better. I feel loads better but then I had to have mine done for other reasons that had seriously affected the quality of my life (rather than being life saving).

Give it time. Give yourself time. You've had a part of your body removed. It's major surgery and your body needs time to recover from both the surgery and the loss of an organ that has a significant impact on the female body. Don't do too much too soon, no matter how frustrating or else you'll risk prolapse. I did nothing but walk up to half an hour for 3 months (I wasn't allowed to do anything more than that). Oh and don't forget to do your pelvic floor exercise everyday for the rest of you life - another way to prevent proplapse, which hopefully you were told is one of the biggest risks after hysterectomy.

Good luck, stick with it and you will feel better. Honest. PM me if you want any 'other' bits of info.