Partial Hysterectomy During Cesearen

Updated on January 18, 2011
J.M. asks from Mason, MI
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Hi everyone. I was wonding if anyone has had a partial hysterectomy at the same time as a cesearen? I'm 39, 33 weeks pregnant with my 4th child and really want to have the uterus out of there. We defineatly do not want any more kids,so I want my birth contol to be 100% and I'm tired of having periods that last up to 2 weeks. Some of the drs at my practice seem to understand but I've had a few who say it's a little drastic.
So if you have had this experience how did it work out for you, how was recovery compared to just the cesearen? Are you glad you did it?
Thanks for any input
J.

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A.T.

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I'd be a little leary at 39 wanting to go through a hysterectomy. Chances are it'll jump start you into menopause early and I wouldn't recommend that for you at your age.

Have your husband get a vascetomy. I think after 4 children, he can handle a little discomfort for 1 day. That's about all the discomfort they feel after it.

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B.C.

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Jackie, fist of all I want to congradulate you on your 4th child...Last August I had a hysterectomy (I'm 53) I found a site called hystersisters.com I'ts a free site and there are tons of forums to search for answers and ask questions...A great place for hysterectomy support before and after surgery...Good Luck...
B.

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J.W.

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I am wondering the same thing! First, to those who say it can jumpstart your menopause... a partial hysterectomy leaves your ovaries therefore not affecting your hormones. Just the uterus is removed. It should not affect your hormones. I wanted to have the 2 new proceedures (essure & novasure) done instead of surgical but have read bad things about the essure procedure so I am NOT even going to consider it anymore. I have enough problems. I didn't want to go as drastic as surgical but have had YEARS of horrible painful heavy periods and am now having my 4th & final child. I have never been a fan of birth control pills etc. I now want a permanent birth control that will improve my health & not bring me down. I have a cancerous cyst that showed up on my pap within the last year as well. Anyway, I am going to ask my doc about all of this & I am having a c-section March 31st & I just might end up having the partial hysterectomy as well, possibly at the same time.

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H.C.

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At the age of 28 I was on my 5th child and 3rd cesearen my doctor knew I didn't want any more kids so he cut 4" of the tubes out and sealed the ends and tied them. I still had my monthly but no more kids and when I turned 50 my periods stopped all together.

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D.A.

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Hi Jackie - I had 2 c-sections and a tubal (w/the last c-section). Then, last summer I had an endometrial ablasion done by itself. Is that the same thing as a partial hysterectomy? It sounds like it. With the endo. ablasion they laser the inside of your uterus out. Anyway, I haven't had a period since and I love it! I didn't have any pain, just groggy from the procedure. I did have light spotting for several weeks right after. I highly recommend it!!

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T.D.

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Jackie, I just delivered my 4th baby in January. I have a 7, 5, 3 year old and a 2 month old. Due to complications my doctor had to give me a partial Hysterectomy. It was not by choice, we wanted more children. But, I did not notice any difference in recovery from just having a c-section. I had 3 previous c-sections. I know that my doctor had me take it easy a little longer but physically, there was no difference. The one positive for me was I did not have any bleeding after the first night, it was wonderful. It has been 9 weeks and I am feeling great. Good luck!

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K.V.

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Hi Jackie, I had a tubal with my C-section and it was the best decision. You really need to think hard about the hystorectomy though, because this is most likely going to throw you into early menopause. Your Mom and her friends were most likely going through this already (unless they did it when their kids were born). I would suggest reading about menopause and deciding if you are ready to do that now or not. The surgery will be the immediate recovery, but the menopause can last for several years before your body adjusts(but I don't know if that is true for a hystorectomy induced menopause). The mood swings and sweats don't sound like fun while dealing with a newborn, then toddler, then... etc.

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K.T.

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Haven't had it done, but that would be the way to make it 100%! My mom had her uterus taken at 36 and she didn't experience menopause until her 50's, so that's not a sure happening either (besides, 39 is not abnormal to start peri-menopause).
Sounds like you're done with child-bearing (after May) and with the menstrual issues, you may be better to get it all done at once. I can't talk from experience of C-section recovery (my non-C recovery was months after a Gigantor-headed child ;) ), but it seems like it would be just slightly more complicated than a regular C.

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C.C.

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I didn't have it done but it does seem a little drastic and I'm surprised the doctors would do that to a perfectly healthy organ. I've heard a lot of horror stories from people who've had to have their uterus removed. I'm just curious why you wouldn't have your tubes tied instead. That being said if that is what you want done and you are sure of it and know all the risks and such than go for it.

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L.W.

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A hysterectomy is definitely a drastic form of birth control. Have your tubes tied during your c-section then after you have recovered, see how your periods are. Pregnancy can change a lot of things, including your period freqency, length, etc. If you are still having heavy periods after a few months of being back to "normal" inquire about uterine ablation to held reduce your bleeding. (Go to www.webmd.com and search "uterine ablation" for lots of info.) I know three people who have had this done and are THRILLED with the results...nothing but a panty shield for a couple days! I am contemplating this procedure myself, but my situation is complicated by the fact that I have fibroid tumors in my uterus and the ablation is not effective on those. Your doctor can tell if you have fibroids through an ultrasound (or maybe while they are doing your c-section since they'll have a pretty good view of you uterus!) If you don't have fibroids, then you might want to keep your uterus, have your tubes tied and try the eblation. You may or may not go into early menopause with a hysterectomy, but why find out the hard way? Take things one logical step at a time. If none of the above things help and you still have difficult periods, then consider the hysterectomy.
Good luck...

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N.A.

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It seems a little drastic to me also, would you consider a tubal

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K.F.

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Hi Jackie:

I didn't have a hysterctomy during my c-section but I can tell you that hysterectomies HURT a great deal more than a regular c-section. I thought it would be a breeze after three c-sections, I figured the recovery time would be about the same but I was definitely wrong. While it would be nice to have both done in one surgery....I would caution that recovery will be more difficult and with a baby and other kids....really hard.

My husband had taken an out of state job and had to leave to start 10 days after I had my hysterectomy. I thought I would be fine caring for our three kids, selling the house, packing etc. I was in a lot more pain than I thought.

K.

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K.W.

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You sound like me when I was pregnant with my third, he was not really planned and it was the hardest pregnancy that I had so I wanted all the "plumbing" removed so it would not happen again:) I ended up getting my tubes tied cut and burned instead during my 3rd c-section. I was happy with the results, it burned a little but I'm fine now. I think they said that there is a 1% chance I could get pregnant again and I'll probably be that 1% lol but in the end it has been three years and I've been fine. Hope I don't jinx myself! I would weigh all the options before having everything removed, I've also heard of people having problems after hysterectomy. Do your research and then decide don't they also have a birth control that you could take after tubal to lighten periods? I know my periods changed after each child yours may too. Good luck let us know what you decide.

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K.H.

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Hi,
I have had three c-sections and last year had a hystorectomy (not an ovectamy) seperatly (done lapriscopicly). I am young and had a lot of opinions on either side of the issue given to me. I had an enlarged uterus and heavy bleeding that was making me very enimic (umong other symptoms) so I hear ya! It is such a personal decision and if you feel like is it ok it will be fine. I think it would have been nice to have it at the time of a c-secion but I didn't know at that time. I did have a tubal and that is an option at the time of c-section. For the long periods there is also something called ablation you could ask the Dr. about. I don't know where you go for DR.s. I go to the OBGYN Group for IHA and had it done at St. Joes in Ann Arbor. They are such a gifted group of doctors and I really had a positive experience there. If you do have the hysterectomy, a couple of things. With a c-section make sure you have plenty of help at home and emotional support even from a counselor that can help you through the process and avoid any post pardom etc. It is an emotionl decision, especially with the two together. Also keep your overies if there is nothing wrong with them. It helps greatly with the hormones and there are studies now that show it helps to prevent problems later on. Also I found it was very helpful to take vit E, Flax and Evening prim rose afterword for balance and healing. I was up and around in a week or so and back to normal in about six weeks. In the end I am glad I went ahead with it. For me it was a good decision. Good luck and God bless

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K.V.

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How about getting your tubes tied AND getting hubby fixed? When mine went in it was so easy for him, he was out of there in 20 minutes.

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P.W.

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Jackie,
Although I have not had it done, my mother, stepmother and a couple of friends have had either a partial or full hysterectomy. Most recently a friend whom is 32 she is still recovering and it has been 2 weeks. From what I have been told by my other friend if you are having problems i.e. the 2 week period heavy cramping and heavy bleeding then you will be happy you had it done. Haveing it done with the cesearen the recovery time wouldn't be much more than from the cesearen. Like I said my one friend has been down for 2 weeks going on her third she is not back to work yet but also dealing with a 2 and 3 year old. It may be drastic to some and to others it may be the right thing. Just follow your gut feeling and do what is best for you. No one else knows what type of pain or suffering you are going through with your periods and only you can decide.
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L.P.

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I understand what you are going through. I had a tubuligation while I was delivering my second. My daughter was 11 pounds and the doctors were having a difficult time getting her out of my ribcage.

With the tubuligation during my 2nd C section, I ended up getting an infection both of my tube. The infection was so bad that I almosted died on the spot. As a result, I ended up having to have a partial hysterectomy. I had no history of endrometriosis so the doctors concluded that the organism was introduced into my tubes when they seared my tubes during the C section.

Is there a way that your husband would go in for a vasectomy? You will experience a great deal of complications, between the hormonal changes, psychological problems, lessened sexual desire, possible medical complications during and after surgery.

I would just advise you to make sure that you have exhausted all other possibilities before you go through with this partial hysterectomy.

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