Hysterectomy & Alternatives

Are you not allowed to drive for the entire 6 weeks?  Living in a rural area, I think I'd go crazy after a couple of weeks.  Just curious.  I sort of laughed at the shopping cart one, but then realized how heavy a shopping cart can get when you fill it up.

Donna

Yes, you are not allowed to drive for 6 weeks, especially after a total abdominal.  Your dr must release you to drive before you can drive.  So, you will want to make arrangements for someone to drive you anywhere you need to go.  Also, you mentioned the shopping cart.  You can't push a vacumn sweeper either.  You really must pay close attention to these, which your dr should share with you as well, or you can suffer serious problems later. 

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This is good information to know because I have not been told this and waiting until my pre-op appointment does not seem like enough notice on some of these things, especially when I live in more of a rural area than a big city.  I can't vacuum now because I have fibromyalgia and it really flares and thus why I didn't mention that one.  I work in the medical field, but some of these things I have never heard so glad you posted them. 

I live in a small town... so everything is a car's ride away.  So, I know how that works... lol  Actually you probably wouldn't be told these things till you are released after the surgery.  I think women need to know some of this way before so they can make arrangements.  It's like everything else.  If you can plan ahead, it makes it that much easier without the surprises! 

I have a question on fibro.  I have seen a commercial several times now about pain and tenderness.  Is it all over or in 'spots'? 

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I just thought I'd let you know I called my Gyn office and they told me the only restrictions they put on people is no lifting greater than 25 lbs for 1 week, no driving for 1 week, and no intercourse for 6 weeks.  They also said no vacuuming if the vacuum weighs more than 25 lbs, but I don't do that now because of my fibro (at least most of the time).  I'm thinking I'll have more restrictions from the urologist because of the bladder lift, but 25 lbs sounds like a lot to me.  The only thing I lift now that's 25 lbs or more is my grandkids and I'm certainly not lifting them after my surgery.  My DD just had hernia surgery and they told her she can't lift anything for 6 weeks (she has 3 kids - 4, 2, and 1).  They also told her no lifting greater than 25 lbs after each of her kids and now she's had to have hernia surgery.  I think I'll be more on the cautious side here. 

As for the fibro, when I was tested in 1998 they tested 18 spots on my body.  There is no known blood test or x-ray that can diagnosis fibromyalgia.  It's patient symptoms and, to my knowledge, the spots they test for pain on a person's body.  At that time, if a person tested positive for 11 out of the 18 spots and had the other symptoms, they were considered positive for fibro.  I tested 18 out of 18 at the age of 37.  I work in the medical field (and have for 29 years), and know how difficult getting a fibro diagnosis can be and how many still think "it's all in your head."  I've often said that if people think this is not a real disease, than I'd give them the worst pain I've ever had with it and let them walk around for a week with it, and then tell me it's all in my head.  Changes in weather are a huge factor when it comes to pain.  If you want more information about the "spots" or other information from what I know, let me know and I will be happy to tell you my story.  You can always e-mail me as well.

Donna