Yr 7: 1 wk after total hysterectomy, tips, waiting on pathology, & research
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- It's been one week since my laparoscopic total hysterectomy plus the removal of other organs and lymph nodes. How am I doing? First outing. What am I doing to speed up the recovery? What is the research study I'm in, mean? What has been your experience?
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You look great!!!
Thank you!!! Faded shortly after that was filmed, but glad we could get it done. (And makeup does wonders, lol!)
Loved this video. Beautiful couple. Much much blessings to you
Thank you!! The one after this was about the emotions of hysterectomy and I just posted a new one. I hope you are healthy and well! God bless! 💕
@@RoadsofFaith I am going through something similar like you and your video helps me to know what to expect if I have to go through a hysterectomy. Thank you so much
@blancaquezada3943 our prayers are with you! We're glad our videos are helpful to you!! God bless! 💕🙏
@@RoadsofFaith Thanks I will keep you posted about my health condition and ❤I feel blessed to find your videos I know I will make the right decision too
@@blancaquezada3943 God often leads us down roads of life that we don't want to go, but just remember, He knows where that road is leading you to, and He will be there guiding you all the way. 🙏🙏💕🙏
nice to see your blessed face....
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Hello I'm three weeks post op ,I'm healing okay but the problem I'm having is insomnia did that bother you ? Praying for your speedy recovery.
@kerry-annbailey2119 Hello! I am now 10 wks post surgery and am able to live pretty much normal, except we live full-time in our rv and have realized that traveling often is not helpful in my recovery. I'll be doing another video about that, and other things I've learned through this experience, soon.
Insomnia is common for women who are in peri-menopause (the years leading up to menopause), and for women who are post-menopause. For you to be having insomnia now, depends on your age and stage of life when you had your hysterectomy. It could also be due to things happening in your life that may have recently changed. To help with Insomnia, it is recommended to stay off electronics for 2-3 hours before bedtime, do relaxing activities like reading from a book, writing in a journal, settling into a relaxing routine, no alcohol, or eating for a couple hours before bedtime....these will all help you get to sleep easier. Sometimes, it's due to low magnesium levels. I hope some of these suggestions help you!! You could also talk to someone in a health food/supplements store about suggestions they may have. Praying the Insomnia gets under control for you soon or at least not something that happens often. Sleep is very important in itself, but especially after having surgery and during recovery. You will be in our prayers too! God bless!! 💕🙏
@@RoadsofFaith thank you
Thank you for your video. I found it to be very helpful. My doctor will be scheduling me for a hysterectomy in a couple of months so I am watching different videos to obtain as much information as I possibly can and learn how to prepare for the surgery. I wanted to ask you if you have experienced weakness in your bladder since having the surgery and if you received any pelvic muscle exercise therapy or if you needed to?
@BESTILL-bu6jw hello and welcome! Prior to my surgery I had some bladder issues, mostly from the tumor inside the utereus and all that was putting pressure on the bladder. Since my surgery, that has improved a lot. I have practiced kegel exercises since my childbearing days. And I continue to do that.
There are many variables for these things. Is there cancer involved, your age, the reason for having a hysterectomy ?? etc. I had my utereus, fallopian tubes, cervix, ovaries and 6 lymph nodes removed. Yours might not be as extensive.
I have other videos that followed this one with more tips, and all the videos on my health journey are in a playslist on our channel. I hope they are equally helpful to you! God's blessings as you prepare for your surgery and healing. Do everything you can to get in shape...walk every day...stay active...eat healthy. These will all help with your recovery. 🙏💕
@RoadsofFaith I have had 2 C sections which made my bladder weak. My 2 daughters are 26 and 23 now. I am 64 years old. I also have stage 3 kidney disease and waiting on MRI results for a cyst on my left kidney. Reason for the hysterectomy is moderate to severe pelvic pain and persistent light spotting. I am post menopausal. I still have some reservations about having the surgery due to side effects you mentioned and others have mentioned as well in other videos. The pain has gotten worse which is why I finally decided on having it. Thank you for the advice and tips!!
@BESTILL-bu6jw have you had any scans done besides the MRI? Scans specifically of the utereus? Pelvic pain and spotting are often due to endometrial carcinoma. If there haven't been any scans, tell your Dr to order them, asap. My first one was a transvaginal ultrasound, followed a week later with a pelvic CT scan. Both results said "highly suspicious of endometrial carcinoma". If nothing else, the scans would rule that liklihood away for peace of mind. Maybe an MRI would reveal something too, if there is anything in the utereus,, but if they aren't looking there, and your kidney instead, it might not show anything in the scan for the utereus. Fibroids can also cause pelvic pain and bleeding. From all the women I've talked to, or heard from in comments to my videos, their hysterectomies took away their pain, and said they wished they had done it sooner. So if surgery will help you (eventually) feel better, you can look forward to that. You have special circumstances in your case. We will be keeping you in our prayers! 🙏🙏
God is good! You look great! We’ll keep praying🙏🙏💕
Thank you!!! 💕
Catching up with your latest 2 videos.
God is with you.
Thank you for sharing your journey with us. Will keep both you and Gary in my prayers.
Thank you!! God surrounds us every day with so many blessings, including our Faithful followers. The encouragement we get from our YT friends is amazing! As Im sure you know! You are so brave to stay in the Canadian winters in a van!! Bless you! 💕
Such a nice couple…I pray you will be healed completely…I’m new to your channel..your video is so good and helpful..blessings to you both ❤
Welcome to our journey in life! Glad to have you join us! Thank you for the prayers for healing and blessings to you as well! 💕🙏
Glad to see you’re doing so well~ Happy Birthday! Continue healing~~ ❤
Thanks Pam!! I was pooped after filming that AND grocery shopping the same day, but making progress! And thanks for the birthday greeting too! 💕
I am having a hysterectomy soon for non stop heavy diaper worthy bleeding from adenomyosis. Two weeks ago I found out that the hysterectomy was not going to be as straight forward as they expected because my endometriosis is really bad causing bowel obstructions and adhesions so they will doing an excision surgery and bowel reconstruction (with a possible stoma) at the same time as the hysterectomy. I found that out the day after I found out my thyroid cancer is incurable so I didn’t take that news very well. I should have known because of the bowel obstruction and unbearable pain I have been in. Stopping the pill caused my endometriosis to go out of control and invade my bowel but I had no choice because they discovered 10+ tumours in my liver when staging my cancer via PET scan. All hormonal options are contraindicated in liver tumours unfortunately. I feel like I cannot risk making my liver worse. Anyway, sorry for the long comment I was meant to just say thank you for showing us how you make things easier after a hysterectomy. The pain in the shoulders is what I get after endometriosis surgeries, and they told me it’s because they pump you full of gas. I have had many other surgeries and do not get that pain with other types of surgeries so maybe its that. Wishing you all the best with your recovery and I hope you do not need any further treatment. ❤
Oh my gosh...I am so sorry to hear about your illness and complications!! Where does one even start to know what can help you...so many options our Western Medicine refuses to look at. I just learned about genuine essiac tea...I am looking into that for myself. It's been helping people with all kinds of diseases and health conditions for centuries! But we don't hear about things like that from regular doctors. I think that when it comes to our health, we sometimes have to become our greatest advocate for finding other methods. Pray about this. I will be praying for you!
I've been reading up on endometrial carcinoma and how just having a hysterectomy is not necessarily the end of it. (I mentioned that in my video). I wondered why there's a support group for women who have had that diagnosis at the hospital, if it's such an easy cancer to treat.
So it isn't by coincidence that last night, while walking in the rv park, we met a couple here from Missouri. She sees a naturopath Dr very close by, 2-3 times a year.
He is one of the top in his field in the nation!!!! God answers prayers! I now have a plan b if I am told I need traditional treatments. God bless you and keep you close and give you His peace! 💕🙏
@@RoadsofFaith exactly! The doctors (I see a GP, gastroenterologist, gynaecologist, neurologist, urologist, haematologist, rheumatologist etc) are all baffled and don’t know where to start. None of them want to take responsibility because I have too many things going wrong in my 33 year old body. They keep trying to palm me off to another specialist and I am being passed around like a tennis ball. I might have a look into the tea you mentioned.
As for cancers that are easy to treat, we still need support groups for them because to hear the word cancer changes your whole world. And in some cases, like mine, an easy to treat cancer becomes incurable if the treatment doesn’t work. I am so grateful for the support groups!
Thank you for your kind words. Wishing you all the best with your cancer journey!
@iSheree wow! I am so sorry for all this frustration and misery you are going through! You will be in our prayers that you find someone who will listen and have the wisdom and skills to help you! You may also want to look for a Naturopath near you. Check reviews. Ask around for a referral. Read books on discoveries found in nature and diet. This is YOUR 33 year old body... do whatever it takes to break out of this circus of being passed around and find someone who will listen. Cancer does not define you. We have been conditioned to be in a constant state of fear about everything. Many people die of cancer because they give up thinking it's hopeless. Others live with cancer and do everything to stay positive and do proactive steps to keep the rest of their body healthy, which can help treat the cancer at the same time. Praying for you!!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
@@RoadsofFaith Thank you for your kind words and advice. I am not sure if naturopaths are covered by medicare here in Australia, but will ask my doctor what my options are! ❤️
God bless prayers still coming
Thank you!!! 💕
Praying for your recovery. God is good.
Thank you!! Yes! God is always good, and He is good all the time! And He will guide us on whatever road is in our future. 💕
I'm scheduled on 7/23 for robotic laparoscopic hysterectomy due to endometrial carcinoma. I'm happy I found your channel. I've watch numerous videos from people ... my biggest fear is the gas pains. I've written down so much information, so hopefully, I'm prepared. I live by myself but have my son, grandsons & friends to help. I have cats so I worry about taking care of them. Thanks for your videos.
@dragonslayer7529 hello and welcome! No one told me about the gas pains until after my surgery when I complained about how it hurt between my shoulders. They said walking would work it out. So I walked. I could've maybe tried using cold packs to help reduce the pain too, but wasn't thinking clearly.
I only took one oxycodine the day of my surgery...otherwise, I used regular strength Tylenol or ibuprofen. The discomfort in my abdomen was partly from the gas and partly from moving things around during surgery. Walking and going to the bathroom more often to keep bladder from getting too full, both help. Stay super hydrated by drinking electrolytes in your water. I had really no pain from the incisions themselves. It was more of what happened under those incisions that can't be seen. Pace yourself. Rest often. Train your kitties to pamper you. 😉😊 Will add you to our prayer list that all goes well and you recover in short time!! 🙏💕
Ps...if you didn't already watch them, there are several videos on my healing journey, on you tube. I have a Playlist of all of them in one place, available on our channel. Hope they are all helpful to you!!