[FutNurseStudent2008]

How common are total hysterectomys? My friend has uterine sarcoma and shes having a total hysterectomy done today. Shes scared and im scared for her. What are the main complications? How easy is the recovery?

[Nurse Ratched]

http://www.gynecare.com/bgdisplay.jh...erectomy_types

Here's some info. Good luck to your friend.

[FutNurseStudent2008]

Alright, my friend did her hysterectomy yesterday. Everything went fine. They dont think its cancerous, they said its a fibroid and was 5 inches by 9 inches. They said they do not know how she managed to go through that pain because the thing was so big. She should be home by Friday or Saturday

[Daytonite]

Had a TAH-BSO in 1990. It was the best thing that ever happened to me. Here's more information about them. Depending on her age she will probably need to be on HRT (Premarin).

http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/Fi-La/Hysterectomy.html - Hysterectomy - Definition, Purpose, Demographics, Description, Diagnosis, Preparation and Aftercare. From the Encyclopedia of Surgery.

http://womenshealth.gov/faq/hysterectomy.htm - FAQs about Hysterectomy from the National Women's Health Information Center

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/hysterectomy/htm/index.htm - an interactive tutorial about Hysterectomy from the Patient Education Institute.

[wickedrn]

I hope your friend is feeling better. I had a radical TAH in January. It has taken awhile to recover but I am so glad I did it. Hugs to your friend.

[gitterbug]

Make sure your friend takes the time to allow herself to heal. That does mean no heavy lifting, no pulling, no tugging, no twisting, and NO DRIVING for 4 to 6 weeks. Yep, believe me, the better care she takes of herself now, the better she will feel and less problems she will have down the road.