Soon after I turned 50 (and 9 years after my laparoscopy surgery for endometriosis), I had to have a full hysterectomy — because the endometriosis had returned with a vengeance.
Other than my mom who had gone through it 30-some years earlier, I didn’t know anyone who’d had a hysterectomy recently. So I didn’t have anyone to share notes with or get opinions from.
My doctor had scheduled the surgery right away, so I also had very little time to “learn” about how to prepare for my hysterectomy… and what to expect after a hysterectomy.
In an attempt to help other ladies in the same boat as me, I did a lot of research — both before and after my surgery — and I took pages and pages of notes, detailing exactly what my experience was like as I went through it.
It’s been a few months since my surgery, and I have finally put my entire experience into some meaningful form here on our Health blog.
Let’s start with the things I’d recommend you do in the weeks and days leading up to your hysterectomy…