Hysterectomy Recovery Time
June 24, 2009 by admin
Filed under Hysterectomy
Hysterectomy Recovery Time
Every woman is concerned over all of the particulars of a hysterectomy especially when it comes to the recovery time of a hysterectomy. However, much to every woman’s dismay, there is a healing time and you will have to go through it so let’s talk about the recovery time for the hysterectomy.
A hysterectomy will require some TLC for the woman who just had surgery. However, ladies, you can play the recovery time to the hilt if you’d like but it really isn’t as bad as what you are told by physicians or the women who had their hysterectomies 10 years ago. Things have improved and women who have hysterectomies are finding little problems with recovery from a hysterectomy.
The recovery time does vary from woman to woman and from procedure to procedure. An abdominal hysterectomy is much like a c-section. After childbirth via c-section, women find they are in a lot of pain and can not move about like they would like to move about. A woman is likely to need pain medication for the first 48 hours after surgery and often for up to two weeks following the procedure. An abdominal hysterectomy is the same only, this time, you don’t leave the hospital with a little bundle of joy. You simply have the surgery; stay a couple of nights in the hospital and return home to recover.
Other hysterectomies, such as the laparoscopic hysterectomy will not be as painful and recovery will not be as difficult. Women who have the laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy discover an easy recovery time (compared to other procedures) and some women (dont hold your breath that this will be you) have returned to work within 5 days.The easiest recovery time for a woman who has a hysterectomy is for the woman who has the LSH or the laparoscopic hysterectomy and the most difficult time is for the woman who has the most invasive surgery which is the abdominal hysterectomy.
Still, it is important to remember, it is only as difficult as you choose. Recovery can go relatively fast but you must help yourself. You should drink plenty of fluids, move around as much as possible and plan for a speedy recovery. If you try to get back on your feet as quickly as possible, then your recovery process will not only allow you to heal but will also help you feel better once you resume normal activities without the complications of the medical problems you experienced prior to your hysterectomy procedure. Then, you’ll be glad you had your hysterectomy.
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Did you say one could go back to work in 5 days after a laparoscopic hysterectomy? Who did?
My sister went back to work within 5 days and said she could have done 3 had the Dr let her. They did not even keep her overnight. Took all but 1 ovary. Her only complaint was her lower back seemed to be out of wack from the position she was in during surgery or when they moved her, but other than that nothing but a little gas.
I’m scheduled for one in December.
I see that administration wrote this article. Did it happen to be the administrator for a health care insurance company. It is anatomically impossible for a body to heal within five days after surgery. As a society we are pushed consistantly to never take any down time. The truth is that someone could return to work after a lap within five day; but they would also develop scar tissue inside their body. That damage would last forever. I supposed their boss would be happy, insurance co’s pay less initially, but the person suffers forever. It is not whimpy or wrong to allow your body the time that in needs to heal. What is wrong is that we as a people have become just a number. I am not a whimp, I had a TAH with BSO, it has been one week and I am no where near healed. My incision will be healed soon from the outside; but my tissue inside will not and I will allow my body the time that it needs to heal so that I don’t suffer later. I am still in pain, it’s getting better. By the way, it was far worse than I ever imagined, and it isn’t ten years ago.
Please void this article and have it re-written by someone who knows what they are talking about.
Hi I had laposcopic hysterectomy -had ovaries, uterus, cervic and lympnodies removed as I had cancer. I went in at 6 in the morning as was out of the hospital by 1 pm the same day! I was up and about the next day and by the fourth day was driving-went back to work after two weeks -was a little tired the first week.
it is not possible to work in 5 days after hysterctomy though laproscopic.after two weeks a patient can move slowly in the house for about 5minutes.later she has to take rest for 5 minutes. after 4 weeks a patient can do normal work and move around frequently.after 6 weeks a patient can do normal work slowly. this is my personal experience.
I had the LSH six days ago and I feel worse now than when I did 3 days ago. It’s like being hit by a bus. Your energy and pain levels are completely out of wack. Be prepared its not as easy as the docs say. Best of luck.
I went to work after 5 days because my husband and myself own our own business. I HAD to. But, when I go to work it is almost a given that later that night I feel bad and the next day I’m exhausted. So now at two weeks post op I go to work every other day and then only for a couple of hours to post accounts. My intestines seem to be giving me the hardest time. I’ve always had trouble in this area and now it seems worse. Also the estrogen seems to be giving me migraines. If anybody knows anything about either, please let me know.
Hi,Im having my pr-op in 12 days and Im having the abdominal hysterectomy after christmas. My doctor told me Im going to need 6-12 weeks off work. Im now being told 6 weeks by another doctor. I feel I should go by what my body tells me,I had an eptopic pregnancy 13 yrs ago and Im told the cut will be through the same scar. I remember very well how I felt after that op and I also remember how long I was off work for. But Im worried Im going to feel worse after this op as I have gained weight (5 STONE)and I know my tummy is heaveyer. I dont know who to believe or what to expect.This is what I want,the hysterectomy. Im just starting to worry because everyone is telling me different things.PLEASE HELP.