After hysterectomy

I had a very difficult hysterectomy.  It was a total of seven hours long. I knew that it was going to be difficult, and there were many possible things that could go wrong. I didn't really read up on what would happen "post-hysterectomy" though.  I was more concerned with making it through the procedure itself.
I had severe endometriosis, which was complicated with another problem. I had no idea what was going to come just ten days later.

I had to have a "c-section" hysterectomy. The uterus was too large for a vaginal or laproscopic surgery. I know my surgeon did everything he could to avoid this situation.  The problem, however didn't stop there.

I was sitting in bed relaxing, when I began to notice wetness on the bed. I didn't feel anything, but everything was soaked. I noticed that the fluid was coming out of the incision site.  I went to the doctor and 79% of my incision opened. It was very deep.  I was to spend the next two and a half months on a vac pack, that automatically took out any moisture out of the area, as to avoid infection.  I was to endure two and a half months of a wonderful nurse coming to inspect my wound, clean it and pack it.

Here I am now. It has now been six months to the day!

My ordeal is not over.

I had an excess of estrogen, so I did not go into menopause right away.  This is something you will not find on the internet. I have looked high and low, especially when the physical complications ended for me back in August.

I am now going through Menopause.  I was not at all prepared for this.  Anything at all that has been bothering me that was in anyway connected to the surgery and my illness has come up to the surface.  I have become a lunatic. I am trying very hard to keep calm, now that I realize what these feelings are.

In addition, I am moving.  Have major surgery, so obviously the next "smart" thing to do is move.  I didn't really have a choice in the matter.

I have a terrible landlord who didn't care that there was mold growing in the basement.  I spoke to him on several occasions, and then after getting a form of the flu and pleurasy, I decided to report him. Hey! It got the basement clean! But now he hates me and has been harassing me. He's a moron.

A home has been opened that I can rent.  I have been packing only to realize last night that my incision site has gotten swollen, wet and red.

Today I have been lying in bed.  I really can't do anything right now.  I have been on my back for more than three years, and I don't want to go backward, only forward.

My point is this. When you have a hysterectomy, if at all possible, do not make any plans to do anything big. Six months later, I am still having issues.

I do not regret my decision at all. Don't get me wrong. I just wish I had realized what type of difficult, unnatural recovery this would be.

Read up on holistic things you can do to make the time go by easier. And if you can, don't plan anything stressful. 

I am not saying this will happen to you, but it might. Everyone is different.