How has a hysterectomy affected your life?

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1. Zero downside for me. I had one in my 30’s and I’m now 44. Recovery was a dream. I was healed in 4wks , still took it easy the full 8wks but felt fine. I had a slight weight gain about 5lbs but besides that nothing. My moods are better, no more PMS type symptoms at all after about 3 months. I’m on a bit of Estrogen as of last year but that probably would’ve happened with or without the Hysterectomy at my age. It was the best decision I ever made. No regrets. It was like exorcisizing a demon!

2. Glorious. It was the absolute best thing I’ve ever done in my life.

   I’ve had horrid periods since I was 15. After my daughter was born it was even worse. Then I hit 40 and perimenopause hit me like a semi and every 20-180 days it was the elevator scene from The Shining. Sometimes I could get from the upstairs bathroom to the downstairs bathroom without overflowing multiple sanitary products. I finally had an ablation, which helped for a year, but then it all came right back. It was affecting me mentally and physically, I couldn’t do it anymore. I couldn’t even leave the house because it was so bad.

   Mine was done laparoscopically, 3 tiny incisions that healed with zero scarring. I can’t find them and it’s been 2 years. I come out of anesthesia horribly, so that was yucky. One night in the hospital, a week resting with just Tylenol/Motrin. I slept a lot and then I woke up one day felt great. I could have gone back to work at 10 days but my husband forced me to take the full 3 weeks.

   I would highly recommend it to anyone.

3. The only downside was having my ability to have more children taken.

   I had a hysterectomy at age 28 due to cancer and I 100% made the right decision but in my mid-thirties I met my husband and we’ve had those what if talks. There were times that we wished we could have had a child together but now I’m in my mid-40s and my kids are in high school and beyond and my husband and I are living our best lives. All in all, I made the right choice for my life and it has worked out great for me.

4. My life doesn’t revolve around my period anymore.

5. NSFW. Surgery was easy. Healed fast. Had a great 6-week paid vacation from work!

   For a few months afterward I didn’t get lubricated well during sex and had to use lube which I didn’t need before. After another couple of months that was largely back to normal too though I still sometimes need lube.

   Also, I’m a girl who liked to get pounded hard in the cervix (a bit of a masochist). They removed my cervix so I don’t get that sensation anymore. A bit of a bummer but certainly not a dealbreaker.

6. It was a blessing.

7. I can wear white bottoms if I want to now.

   Ironically, my migraines shifted in cause. They were caused by the ebb and flow of my cycle back then. Now, it’s because I removed one avenue of my body detoxing i.e. my cycle.

   You may find additional info on r/Menopause since hysterectomies sometimes speed up the process.

8. Best thing ever. No more painful periods so I have a much better quality of life simply from that. Saving money from not having to buy period products is an added bonus.

9. Fantastic.

   I had endometriosis. (Probably still do, but…)

   Had a hysterectomy and oophorectomy in 2015. The surgery itself was a major fucking surgery, and it took me the full 8 weeks to recover.

   But. The results!

   For the first six months, I could have no estrogen or anything resembling it (so no remifemin) because of the endometriosis. I raw-dogged menopause at 35! Then I got on estradiol and it was fine.

   Not having a uterus is amazing. *No periods. No pregnancy worries.* And now that I’m on a hormone blocker (Exemestane for cancer, ugh), I’m on a much more even keel than I would be if I still had a uterus trying to do uterus things despite the Exemestane.