Record of Hysterectomy Part 10: 6 Months Post-Op. Finally Graduated from Gynecology✨

Wait, this record series was still going on?👀

That's right. I was still going to the hospital.😅

🐾Click here for the record of my hysterectomy parts 1-9👀

🐾Click here for the background leading up to the surgery👀

I had my 3-month post-op checkup in March,
and the progress of the surgical site was smooth.
Normally, that should have been the end of it, but...

The numbness in my right leg, a complication of the surgery, hadn't settled down.
It doesn't interfere with daily life, but it feels tingly when touched.
When my legs get swollen, the numbness gets stronger and sometimes it hurts.

Also, the pain in my right elbow that started suddenly last November
while I was on medication before the surgery,
and the pain in my left wrist remained strong.

For my hands, I had a rheumatism test at another clinic in February, and there were no abnormalities.
Even though I try not to strain them, they still hurt. It's not improving.😣
In fact, the pain was at its peak around my gynecological visit in March.

When I told my gynecologist about this,
they decided to refer me to the orthopedic department at the same hospital.
(If it had just been the leg numbness,
they probably would have said, 'Let's wait for the nerves to recover,'
and the visits would have ended at the 3-month post-op mark.)

Following that, another appointment was made for gynecology 3 months later.

I visited the orthopedic department twice during this time.

The orthopedic doctor, like the gynecologist,
said that for the leg numbness, there is nothing to do but wait for the nerves to recover.
They said there is medicine to make the numbness less noticeable(?),
but the side effects sounded harsh, so I declined.

I had an X-ray of my hands, and there were no abnormalities.
My right elbow is tennis elbow. They didn't say what was wrong with my left wrist.

Since I was taking Relumina💊 prescribed by the gynecologist,
they said it might be pain from changes in female hormones...
I wasn't doing anything to strain my arms,
but the pain started suddenly.

I already had a rheumatism test at another clinic, so I didn't do it again.
The doctor taught me stretches for tennis elbow.
There was no other medicine. Just wait and see.
The plan was to take painkillers I have at home when the pain is bad,
and keep coming for checkups to monitor it until the pain subsides.

When I did the tennis elbow stretches every day, the pain eased.
Both my right elbow and left wrist still hurt a little now,
but they are much better than before.

So I asked to end it at the second checkup.
After all, the doctor is transferring in the fall,
and the orthopedic department at this hospital is very crowded and exhausting.😞

And then, my gynecological visit the other day.
It's almost been half a year since the surgery.
There were no issues at all during the internal exam.
The scar on my abdomen isn't as noticeable as I thought it would be.

I wanted to finish this time,
so I told them, 'The numbness in my leg has settled down more than before.'
(It's still numb all the time, and hasn't changed since it got better to a certain point, but it's much easier than when it was bad.)

And happily,
'OK! If the numbness is getting better, then you've graduated from gynecology,' I was told.🌸

Finally🌟 my hospital visits are over.😆

Since I decided to have a hysterectomy a year ago and transferred hospitals,
not only did I have many of my own checkups,
but my daughter's hospital visits also increased at the same time.

・Started seeing a psychiatrist after consulting with her junior high school
・Her teeth alignment had been bad since she was little, and since it started hurting, we decided to start orthodontics

There were also things I was already seeing a doctor for regularly,
and at the busiest times, I had some kind of appointment every few days.
I was so busy back then~😵

Gradually, the frequency of my daughter's hospital visits settled down,
and I'm happy that my visits to the general hospital have finally ended too.😊

＼ I worked hard going to the hospital for a year💮 Good job, me! ／

A year ago, I was worried about many things
and was torn between having surgery or continuing with medication.

The things I was worried about didn't turn out to be a big deal.😊

And
just because my uterus is gone, it doesn't mean anything changes.
I am the woman I am. That's all.

Now, I truly feel glad that I had the surgery.💕


I hope this record, which I've written with the hope that it might be helpful
to someone considering surgery for adenomyosis in the future,🌟
comes to an end here.☺️

Thank you for reading🥰

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