Update On Spotting 8 months After Hysterectomy

The spotting stopped for 2 days now.. but this evening i notice a very tiny spot of blood again – after bathing Missy Moo.   I called my gynae who has now moved to Ottawa .. and talked to him about the spotting.  He thinks it could be granulation tissues.. and if it was that, some silver nitrate administer in the new gynae’s office would do it.  He also suggested an ultra sound should my spotting continues before the 17 March.  I’m just so very glad that i managed to get ahold of him. .in Ottawa.. and it is definitely my personal lost .. that he has moved to another city.   The hospital in this town.. didn’t treat him well enough i guess..??  But i know my gynae is gonna do great things.. for others.. i have no doubt about it.  After speaking with my old gynae.. i’m not so afraid anymore..  nor stressed.  I was even able t look for some PVC fence and managed to shower .. before Mr Moo came home from work.

Pinching Pain

No spotting since yesterday morning.. so more than 24hrs.  I feel less stressed.. but still.. it doesn’t make sense.. why i spotted.  Don’t like it at all.  The gynae’s office confirmed my appt for the 17th March.. and told me to call..if the spotting got worst.

There were noticeable pinching pain on my right abdominal .. but yesterday was the left.  but the man said.. i had complained about this pinching pain before… so that is a relieve to know.  Everything seems worst than normal.. and it may only be in my head.  I will stay positive.. but my tummy does feel a little more sore than usual.  And here i thought i was on the road to recovery.. and started doing more housework.. and carrying Missy Moo.  *sigh*.  I’m gonna have to take it easier.. and haven’t bathed Missy Moo for the last 2 days… letting Mr Moo do it.

My only consolation right now. is that i’m not spotting anymore.. so that has gotta be a good sign eh.  I’ll continue to let all know about my condition.. in hope to help others.. who might be experiencing the same .. as I am.. find some comfort and answers.. that you are not alone.

Spotting 8 Months After Hysterectomy

I’ll be damn..!!  if i know why i am spotting.. which started yesterday.  Nothing outta the ordinary that i did..  nor was i having sex.  I’m not bleeding or anything.. just a few drops of blood.. on my panty liner.. but that’s enough to get me into a nervous wreck that I am right at this moment.

Called the new gynae up.. the old one has left for greener pasture.. and have an appointment the earliest in March.  *sigh* .. oh well..!! not like i’m bleeding yet.. or anything.. but i’ll keep everyone to date.. if anyone is interested.

Get Rid Of Toxin In Your Body

Who doesn’t want to be healthy and stay healthy, right?  After my hysterectomy and the removal of the huge fibroid in my stomach I vowed to do everything possible in my power to keep fit and to continue a healthy lifestyle.  But having said that, you and I know that it is easier said than done.

You must know that we have toxins in our body and it builds up in our digestive system over time and is darn hard to get rid of.  If you ever feel sluggish, and no matter how much you sleep you feel listless during the day, whether at work or on vacation, then you had better do something about it because now you can use a colon cleanser to get rid of them. Dual Action Cleanse is a safe and effective colon cleanser.

Yes, I hear some of you protesting that you can use the good old fashion way of ridding your body of toxins; like eating vegetarian only.   But come on! In this day and age you need energy to go to work and do your usual chores.  A colon cleanser not only benefits your body by getting rid of those toxins, it also takes care of that bloaty feeling you have all the time, making you look radiant every day.

Tummy Hurting After Hysterectomy

My tummy started hurting for the last few days.. in fact since Saturday.  Of course, i went on a red alert .. but I was also trying not to panic either.  Having said that i was really worried.. and was hoping it wouldn’t be something that needed for me to go into the hospital again.  I hate the hospital here with a passion and i don’t mean it in a bad way, just that i don’t want any health problems no more.

So anyhow, today .. i had a huge poop .. and my tummy seems to be a lot better… so i’m now wondering if that laposopic that I had 6 months ago did something to my tummy thus affecting it in such a way.. after my hysterectomy.  But i’ve also heard from someone who have had a hysterectomy about a year ago that she still feels pain.  So if you are feeling any pain, donch get too alarm..??  Unfortunately, the doctors here wouldn’t confirm nor deny anything.. so there is hardly anyone i can talk to .. nor confer with. *sigh*

Never Thought I Would Sleep Again After Hysterectomy

When I first came home from my operation to remove my fibroids and a full hysterectomy .. i never thought i would be able to sleep again.  Why..???  that’s because I was in so much pain.. that even lying down was painful.  I was fully loaded with painkiller albeit the fact that my doctors .. didn’t give me any special painkillers .. mine were over the counter ones.. so you can imagine.. how strong they were.

But the good news is.. there is lights at the end of the tunnel… 6 months after my operation.. i’m pleased to inform you .. that the pain isn’t so bad now.. and most nights.. i can sleep really good.  I’m sure.. another few more months.. i will be feeling much better.  So if you just had your operation.. donch despair.. if you can’t sleep…  you will soon.. so hang in there..  in the meantime.. i need to get my  car insurance quotes before i forget again.

Showing Appreciation For Nurses

I am grateful for the few nurses that helped me.. when i was in the hospital.  A few that made my stay there bearable.   Yes, the nurses do make some money.. but the things they do for me.. when i was in the hospital.. i doubt even my sister would do the same for me.

And to these nurses.. i really think they deserve more than they are currently paid.  These nurses showered me.. washed my hair.. took my poop out from the washroom.. to have it examined by the lab.  They really took care of me.. on the 4th floor .. of the Yarmouth Regional Hospital.

So this Christmas, I hope to get enough angel hooks..and give each of them one.  Tomorrow.. I am gonna call the hospital and get their names.  Hopefully, I can make them feel appreciated.

Toning The Body For This Christmas

Yes, after my surgeries .. i have been trying to tone up for a real Christmas celebration this year.  Some had asked if i was on diet pills because of my hysterectomy.. and the doctor had taken out my huge fibrioids.   I mean c’mon it was the size of a new born.. so you can imagine .. how pregnant i looked right..??  So even with the pills.. you can see a real difference… even the spouse’s father don’t get a chance to tease me anymore about my tummy.. and wondering if i was really sure it was not a baby inside me.  In which the man replied . ..  “if it was a baby .. then the baby is a few years old now.”

Don’t You Hate Visiting Your Gynea..??

I don’t hate my gynae.. i have to state first.  How to.. ?? haven’t met him before… muahahahha!!!  but i hate visiting the doctors here.  Firstly, they make you wait.. and secondly .. I HATE PAP SMEAR..!!    Well.. Dr Hafazala is the gynae replacing my old one.. Dr Mukherjee.. my favorite doctor and i had made an appt to see him.. as a follow up from my hysterectomy.  I would think they would have called earlier.. but the office didn’t.. so i had to take the iniative to do it myself.  I’m not really looking forward to it.. but I always think it is good to touch base with your doctors.. and this is exactly what i am doing… a duty as a patient.

Strange Pain After Hysterectomy 5.5 Months

Two days ago, I started experiencing a strange kinda pain in my abdomen.. and it lasted for a good 2 days.  i took lots of ibuprofen yesterday. .and it didn’t seems to helped.  I don’t know what to make outta it.. but this morning. .after a good 9 hrs of rest/sleep.. i am feeling a lot better.. but it is the other side that seems to hurt more now.  Strange..!! i’m gonna monitor it.. and will see my family doctor or my gyane .. earlier.. if it persist… or even the general surgeon.

Stress Prevention

Not enough time to get everything done, and feeling tired all the time, is how many people would describe themselves.  I am no different, having little time for anything else except for taking care of my brat, doing the housework and running the business. Top it off with trying to recover from a major surgery some 5 months ago,  you can imagine all the pent up frustration one can get.  You are not alone, if you can identify with any of the above.

If you are like me and get worked up easily, or know of someone who is destructive or wants to hurt themselves and/or others, it could be stress related.  Don’t fret because prevention of stress and acknowledging that you need help is the first step to a better living. There is help! I’ve bookmarked this website called Stress Institute because I know I get stressed out easily and I need wellness in my life.  Taking the first step by visiting this website is my way of reaching for help.  What about you?

What Changed After My Surgeries..?

To say that nothing in my body changed after my surgery is a lie .. but to say that i won’t do the surgery because of these change is also not true.  One thing for sure.. about changes is the wind in my tummy whenever i don’t eat on time.  It was already bad before.. but now it’s worst.  I wonder what will happen when i travel to las vegas nevada and sight-seeing tours last for hours.. without stopping for a bite.  Yes..!! the wind in my tummy can get wicked..!!!!

I Still Have Fear 4 Months After My Hysterectomy

On Tuesday nite.. Wednesday morning.. Missy Moo was ill .. and my stomach was not feeling too well.  Already uneasy .. in the early evening .. i decided to go to bed  early .. but i had to wake up at 12.30am.. because i felt like throwing up again.

Didn’t get to throw up.. but had to poop.. which i did.. and went back to bed .. to rest.. after.  But i had that same kind of cold sweat.. and didn’t take me long.. before i had to wake up again to poop.  Boy..!! was i darn frightened man..!! because 4 months ago.. after my hysterectomy.. this was what happened.  With Missy Moo sick and all.. how would you feel as a mother.. to think that you might have to drag her out of bed.. because you needed to go to the hospital again.

It turned out.. it wasn’t the same thing.. i didn’t need to go to the hospital.. but on that nite or wee hours in the morning.. i cannot helped but felt extreme fear.  At times like this.. i wished i was home.. in Singapore.. and also at times like this… i sure wished .. i had my own family and friends to call upon for help.

But for those who might be thinking that i was over paranoid.. yer absolultey right man..!!! but can you blame me .. after all that i had gone thru’.. ?? I know for sure.. that had i been back home.. the fibroids would have had been taken out .. a long, long time ago.

Update On Surgery Follow Up

Apparently, today’s appt was because Dr Murphy was afraid that my hernia was still there. According to Dr Murphy.. during my laposcopic surgery .. they ahd discover a small hernia .. and had removed it.. but it could come back.

So we were not late.. but they had wanted us to be 20mins earlier.. to wait for the doctor.  And even though we were “late” .. we still had to wait a few mins.  Of course, as usual.. he pressed my tummy.. and made me lift my shoulders.. and then pressed my tummy even more.. making me feel nausea.

But i was released.. no need to come back.. unless i feel that something wasn’t right.. or if i don’t feel well.  According to Dr Murphy.. to feel the pain .. i am having. is quite normal.  So for those out there.. who have had a hysterectomy..  just so you know.. donch panic.. if you feel a dull pain.  And that if you feel pain .. in areas not where your incisions were.. it is because of pulled muscles.. most likely.

Operation Theatre

For those who have never been into an operation room, you wouldn’t know how cold and weird it feels to be in it.  In fact, I’ll have to say .. i hate it.  They move you using a  linear motion bed like equipment.. and even though i was kinda drowsy.. i knew exactly what they were doing.   But i guess without equipments like that.. it would be hard to move patients like myself around the hospital eh.

Sex & Hysterectomy

Every now and then.. i get ppl telling me that after your hysterectomy.. you will feel so good.. and that one would jump right back.. and have sex like you never had before… hahhahhahaha!! Ya .. right..!!!  anyone telling you something like that.. they are either .. trying to kid you ..or trying to kid themselves.

I think the part where sex like you never had before.. is prolly due to the fact that you don’t have to worry about getting pregnant again.. and that the man don’t have to use the condom.  i guess some men don’t like it..  and some women they don’t like it either.  Well.. don’t get me wrong.. i’m not turning this blog into a sex discussion place.  But I wanted to share some insight about what is going on with my hysterectomy and the after op scenario.

There is no right and wrong time to have sex .. after your hysterectomy.. i would think.  It would all depend on yourself..and how comfortable you are.  Some ppl like me experienced more pain than others.. while others who have had their ovaries taken out are still having hot flushes.. and feeling sweaty all the time.  While others may have spinal pain.. and the rest goes on.

No one can tell you .. what you feel.. you know it yourself.  But i can assure you .. there will be no .. horny bunnies around.. for a long time.. because like myself.. it’s awfully uncomfy.. the stabbing pain comes on and off.. and during this weekend.. i found a constant dull pain on the side of my stomach.. and that wasn’t even near any of my operation scars.. or my laporascopic.

So yes.. sex after hysterectomy.. will come.. i’m sure.. but take it easy.. and you should always listen to your body.. to tell you if you are ready.  It’s exactly like when you just had your baby.. and women practice some common sense eh.

4 Months After Hysterectomy

4 months after my first operation, my hysterectomy and for those who were not aware of this.. i had an emergency operation 10 days after my hysterectomy.  They said it was a partial bowel obstruction .. but till today .. i still strongly believed that it wasn’t.  But because i wanted to go home so badly to my daughter.. i let them go in and take a look at my tummy because after so many x-rays.. and CT scan .. they don’t have the exact cause for it.

Anyhow, 4 months later.. i’m here.. and feeling a lot better.  Where once upon a time, i thought i would never get to sleep ever again.. because of the pain .. i had after 2 operations.. everything seems to be getting better.. i still have a little pain.. but they are not the same as when i first came outta the hospital.. or even a month ago.  So women out there.. i want you to know that there is hope.  And keeping my ovaries was the best thing .. my gynaecologist .. Dr Muhkerjee did for me.

After so many months, i am also pleased to report that i hardly need pain killer these days…  but that does not mean .. that it doesn’t hurt when i over-stretch myself.  So take it as easy as you can.. and as long as you can.  Sitting too long or walking too long is still a no-no for me.. and every once in a while..i feel a sharp pain where my lower abdomen is.

My skin condition .. the dryness seems to have gone.. and the only think i have to complain .. is that my hair is still falling .. A LOT .. in my opinion.  The next time.. i see my doctor.. i’m gonna asked him about it.  The blood work that i did about 2 weeks ago.. i have yet to hear from my family doctor.. so i’m guessing that everything is alright.  If you have any questions.. you can absolutely feel free to ask me.. by leaving a comment.  My advice to anyone who have had a hysterectomy..??  is to take it easy.. everyone is different.. and don’t let others tell you otherwise.. ! they are not you.

Tummy Support For Hysterectomy

When you do have a hysterectomy.. this is one of the best thing .. that you could buy for yourself to be worn straight after the operation.  They called it the swelly belly band.. and it’s not expensive.. and you wear it under your clothes and washable too..!! Hyster Sisters is the place to go it.

I recommend it .. because when you are just after your operation .. or even when you are after your operation .. this band will help support your tummy and makes it a lot easier for you to move around.. and especially when you need to cough, sneeze and even laugh… this is definitely what you want to get.  Plus if you are going out for a walk or even for a visit to the hosptal, you don’t have to be like me, walking around.. and holding to your tummy, now that can look very strange to ppl who never had anyone who had a tummy operation.

I’m Hairier..!

No.. !! not that way.. or not my head.. or on top of my head.  But had anyone who had a hysterectomy recently noticed that their belly looks a lot hairier..?? or is there even such a word..?? i kid you not.. i noticed it .. a month after my hysterectomy.. but now i’m pretty sure.  Is it normal.. ??  wait .. i’ll check with Brenda.. and then the gynae.. which incidentally i should be going back to see soon .. for a follow up.

The Pain

A check with Brenda, the babysitter’s mother who had her hysterectomy done in February sorta assured me about the pain i was feeling for the last few days.  She said she is still experiencing pain.. and more because she doesn’t have her ovaries intact unlike myself.  So her body is producing enough estrogen.  So ok folks..! an update. .no need to fret.  And in fact this morning.. i started out good.. with no pain at all.. but after 6pm. .that pain came back. ! what a bummer.  Brenda had said.. that her pain was like menses pains.  Anyone got any issues..??