i am scheduled for a vaginal hysterectomy,and was wondering about the recovery time and the after pains!!! I will be keeping my ovaries but not my cervix, also how long are you truly in pain. i have read some women saying that it was so easy and the recovery time was not bad and no pain meds was needed?? that is so hard for me to believe but everyone is different…but any real stories would be great just to give me an ideal of what I am looking at..I do not tolerate pain at all!! thanks
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took 5 weeks for my friend tobe back to work…no major hascomfort after 5 days
I had my Vag Hyst – 5wks ago & I feel AWESOME!! For the after pains – I took Advil & did lots of short walks & have not had any other problems!! I had my uterus, tubes & cervix removed & kept my ovaries. I was back to work (12 hour shifts) after 4wks.
The other thing that helped me was – I had a spinal anaesthetic – not a general. I was up & walking the halls within 5 hours of my surgery being completed!!
On the night of my surgery – I had a lot of back pain, but it was caused the packing….. so I took Advil & Tylenol every 4hours & used hot backs on my lower back to help ease the pain. I was offered morphine, but I didn’t want to use it because of the nausea that can happen with morphine. Being a stubborn red-head, I toughed it out!! Once the packing was removed (24 hours after surgery) I felt like a million bucks!! I was up & in the shower an hour later!!!
I had some mild lower back pain for 10-14 days after surgery – once again, Advil & warm packs helped!!
Good Luck!!
I had a little bit of mild discomfort, but I wouldn’t say I was really in "pain". A lot will depend on how well or poorly you tolerate pain. It is true that you may feel so well that you forget you’ve had surgery. If you do not tolerate pain, I would suggest you take the pain medication your gynecologist will prescribe for you after your surgery. Be warned–pain medication may cause you to be constipated and that may be worse than the hysterectomy pain.