I'm having a hysterectomy next month and mostly will have my ovaries removed also so I'm looking into HRT. Anyone have any info for me? I've been looking online but can't seam to find much info on different kinds of HRT. I like to research drugs before I take them.

I had a total hyst back in 2001 and this web site helped me a lot.
They are called www.hystersisters.com It's either .com or .org I can't remember which
but they are wonderful . The site is full of answers.

As for the HRT's please be careful . I took primarin fpr seven years. When me latest doctor
found out that I'd been on it that long he went nuts. He said that anything over 2 years puts
you at a risk for cancer. Now I don't know if that is true or not but I don't take them anymore.
And the hot flashes are hell on earth but after six months off they are as bad as in the beganing
of 2008. Mostly now I have problems with dryness (vaginal) . But I just found out about vitamin E
suppositories so I'm hoping that that will save my sex life (so is my husband);)

Get yourself a pillow for your tummy after the surgery . And I know this will be hard to do but
walk as soon as the nurses say and walk as much as you can afterwards . Don't over due but walking will help you. So do drugs.

Take care and I'm sorry that you have to go through this . Although it is kinda nice not having to worry about periods. =)

D.

Me getting up and walking want be hard for me, I left the hospital about 2 hours after giving birth with my last 5 babies, LOL.

I had send that site but I'll go look again.

5 babies wow weee thats a handful. I know walking is hard but it's going to be harder if ya don't.
You can do it!!! =)

I said my "last 5", LOL, I have 7 kids, had them all in 7 years and 1 month.

Well I'm having the hysterectomy Dec. 26th, does anyone have any more help for me?
Anyone know of a site that has compartments maybe?

Hey Mom2many!

I think I've seen you on the FM/CFS board. I have them both.

I just wanted to tell you a little about my hysterectomy and oopherectomy. I have the hyst in Jan 08. I went to my mom's house to recover (I'm 28 - still need my mom!) I worked from home during that time on a laptop but slept a lot through the day. I had a vaginal/Laproscopic hysterectomy so the pain wasn't too bad. I did NOTHING but walk to the kitchen, bathroom and that's it. I stopped taking the narcotics after two days. I did use the Tramadol and it helped me sleep for the two weeks.

The best news ever is....I went into remission after three weeks of pure rest!!!! No fatigue, no pain and no fever... I felt NORMAL!!!! I stayed in remission for 4 months. It was the greatest!

I'm getting my blood worked up today. My estrogen in very low. I will probably start taking some estrogen soon.

Good luck with your surgery! Rest, rest and rest.

Oh and 7 kids! Wow! That's amazing!

Wendysj

Here's a good article from Web MD for you to read about HRT after hysterectomy:

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/surgical-menopause-estrogen-after-hysterectomy

Thank you so much Wendysj & TwoCatDoctors.

There is a natural substance that MIGHT, just might, help you if you are still needing an answer. I would call the people directly and ask them if they had something that would work better; however, from the results I have been hearing over the board, there is a physicist that has created a formulation designed to get the body to heal itself as best as possible. sarah [smcpelkey@yahoo.com]