Hello

My story is slightly different I had no choice about my hysterectomy. I was diagnosed with grade 1 stage 1 endometrial cancer in April this year. I had a fully laparoscopic hysterectomy plus the other bits on May 14th. I was in hospital overnight and came home  the next day. I recovered well from the op but unfortunately I developed an infection in one wound which held me back a little. Histology uograded the the cancer to 3 a more aggressive cancer. So ten weeks after first op I had 92 lymph nodes removed to be tested. Again I was in overnight and recovered well but again another infection. However I have been type 1 diabetic for 56 years and recovered remarkably well considering  I’m now nearly six weeks post second op and feeling back to normal... well as normal as I ever was. Lymph nodes were clear and I just need three sessions of internal radiotherapy. So although the first op was not really optional the second was my choice and I have not regretted it as it meant I didn’t need chemo or an extended treatment of external radiotherapy. 

Everyone of course makes their own choices based on their own circumstances. However I looked at it like this if it saves me further or unnecessary treatment it was worth it. Take your time to consider, talk to your consultant and specialist nurse but do not google. My gut feeling was to go for the second op but it took four weeks to decide and I changed my mind several times but I was happy with my final decision.

i hope everything goes well for you.

Sundial

Hello

My story is slightly different I had no choice about my hysterectomy. I was diagnosed with grade 1 stage 1 endometrial cancer in April this year. I had a fully laparoscopic hysterectomy plus the other bits on May 14th. I was in hospital overnight and came home  the next day. I recovered well from the op but unfortunately I developed an infection in one wound which held me back a little. Histology uograded the the cancer to 3 a more aggressive cancer. So ten weeks after first op I had 92 lymph nodes removed to be tested. Again I was in overnight and recovered well but again another infection. However I have been type 1 diabetic for 56 years and recovered remarkably well considering  I’m now nearly six weeks post second op and feeling back to normal... well as normal as I ever was. Lymph nodes were clear and I just need three sessions of internal radiotherapy. So although the first op was not really optional the second was my choice and I have not regretted it as it meant I didn’t need chemo or an extended treatment of external radiotherapy. 

Everyone of course makes their own choices based on their own circumstances. However I looked at it like this if it saves me further or unnecessary treatment it was worth it. Take your time to consider, talk to your consultant and specialist nurse but do not google. My gut feeling was to go for the second op but it took four weeks to decide and I changed my mind several times but I was happy with my final decision.

i hope everything goes well for you.

Sundial