A Second Look at Hysterectomy

Filed under: Cancer, Conditions & Diseases, Women's Health


Surviving Hysterectomy

* Hysterectomy 101
* A Second Look at Hysterectomy
* Hysterectomy Options – Alternatives To Hysterectomy
* Recovering From Hysterectomy
* Should You Take Estrogen After Your Hysterectomy?
* Living A Healthy Lifestyle Post-Hysterectomy

About a year ago, Diane used to complain that she was always suffering from unbearable cramps and heavy periods. When she finally had herself checked she found out there was something wrong with her uterus and bladder, which explains the abdominal discomfort she was always feeling. The prognosis was promising but her doctor told her she needed a hysterectomy.

Aside from a heavy period and menstrual discomfort, indications that necessitate hysterectomy are uterine fibroids, severe vaginal bleeding, uterine prolapse, endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain and uterine or cervical cancer.

Scared of surgeries, Diane sought a second opinion. Unfortunately the second opinion she got did not give a different recommendation, but the second doctor did offer a better and less invasive procedure than the typical hysterectomy. It was laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Unlike the traditional hysterectomy, the laparoscopic one does not entail a big abdominal incision and would involve only minimal downtime. True enough Diane was in and out of the hospital after the procedure, which was what she preferred to being bedridden and feeling helpless while recovering from surgery.