Stacey Macdonald tells Newsweek about how having a hysterectomy changed her life in this original essay.
I was very much looking forward to the relief I would feel following the operation. I imagined being able to leave the house without an extra pair of underwear and a change of pants in my bag. I looked forward to staying in hotels without packing two bags full of towels to sleep on.
I don't remember a huge amount from the following morning, other than coming around in the recovery area of the hospital with an absolute sense of freedom—then I realized how much everything hurt. I have a spinal condition and so am no stranger to operating theaters or recovery, but it felt like my entire body was in pain.
I believe that experience set back my recovery by two or three days, so I spent nine days in total in the ward. By my fourth day in hospital, I was still in an excruciating amount of pain. I believe it was mainly a result of my spinal condition, which I suspect had become aggravated by laying out flat on an operating table and then on a bed for an extended period of time.
Around 20 minutes later, he returned with an anesthetist who gave me exactly what I needed. The whole situation was incredibly frustrating. Initially, I felt like a young child who wasn't being listened to by an adult. Stacey says she no longer feels anxiety about her heavy periods, and is grateful for the sense of freedom she has gained since her hysterectomy.I wasn't allowed to drive for eight weeks, so had to rely on other people for everything. There was a lot of taking time to put plans in place and listening to my body. Overall the recovery process took around two months.
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