While the forum is now closed, we have left it intact because of the amazing amount of important data it has collected over its fifteen year life. It is searchable and we encourage women to make use of it.
Questions should be directed to the Whole Woman Community Message Board going forward.
Many thanks to everyone who made use of the forum and took the time and effort to help out others who often came to Whole Woman in a dark place, desperate for information, and came away with hope, encouragement, and the tools they needed to stabilize and reverse their conditions.
You have all made a difference here.
Best wishes,
Christine Kent
Founder
Whole Woman
Surviving60
January 18, 2020 - 6:33am
Permalink
Needing post-hyst help
Hi KtF and welcome to the Forum. I'm not sure you will get too much information here about what to expect when you are just a few days into your healing process. You will just have to be patient and take care of yourself and see how things go. Though I wouldn't normally suggest going to a Forum such as HysterSisters, I'll suggest that now, because that's where the women are, who are going through what you're going through. At Whole Woman we are on a mission to get women to keep their uteruses, because so many hysterectomies are unnecessary and harmful and done for all the wrong reasons. I'm not saying that is the case with you; we cannot possibly know.
A prolapsing uterus can certainly put pressure on the rectum, even before you are aware that you have a prolapse. When that uterus is gone, one of the results that you may find over time, is that the remaining organs (bladder and rectum) will prolapse into that empty space. The symptoms this causes may be similar to what you have experienced, or totally different. This isn't a medical forum but it's always possible that someone with similar experiences will see your post and respond. - Surviving
KeepingtheFaith
January 18, 2020 - 12:30pm
Permalink
Thank you very much for
Thank you very much for responding. I appreciate it.