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30 yr old female with Hysterectomy ????

taz69tazz

I just had a Complete Hysterectomy done like 3 weeks ago and im still bloating and hurting in my abdmonal area does anyone know what might be causing the pain? ive been doing Zumba for like 2 days now ...

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margieparkins

thats a bit silly, too soon for zumba, my daughter is 34 and 2 weeks from having had the same thing, blue coded which means she had a bad turn, she is not even thinking about exercising yet, way too soon

taz69tazz

thats a bit silly, too soon for zumba, my daughter is 34 and 2 weeks from having had the same thing, blue coded which means she had a bad turn, she is not even thinking about exercising yet, way too soon

i mosty do like the arm movement with like jogging in place .. the doctor said i could walk ..i was just wondering if i didnt hurt or injure myself in any way ...im just like very bloated and in pain

alyssa92982

Exercising too soon, pretty sure u need to wait at least 6 weeks or more for a surgery like that.

HMVOL7409

I just had a Complete Hysterectomy done like 3 weeks ago and im still bloating and hurting in my abdmonal area does anyone know what might be causing the pain? ive been doing Zumba for like 2 days now ...

Too soon!! Most recovery time is at least 6 weeks. Seek your doctors approval to return to exercise.

Edit to add, we can't tell you what you did. If you're in pain, see your physician and be honest with him.

Miinan

I was your age when I had my hysterectomy, I had to take it easy for 3 months. After that 3 months, I resumed my activities. Take it easy, young lady, your body just went through a major process, and so did you!

margieparkins

well said every one. please listen to our friends on here, that is why we are here, too soon, get well then go for it,

LuciaLongIsland

Have you spoken to your doctor. I had mine at 35 and couldn't even stand up straight. No offense but you are nuts? No exercise is worth your health.

daniellemm1

I had mine five years ago at 31 and I was pretty much out of commission for 5 weeks. I could barely lift anything until 4 weeks. I certainly would not have been able to exercise after only 3 weeks. Take it easy or your recovery will take longer.

dakitten2

I agree with the other posters. Most surgeries they wont even allow you to drive for six weeks. Your body needs time to heal. I also had a hysterectomy in my 30's. I think you probably need to talk to the doctor about the pain you are having and stop the exercise until your healing has taken place.

taz69tazz

Thanks everyone for the help and the concern .. i am going to take it easy , i just thought i was fine (had no pain whats so ever), but i got to put my weight loss on hold and just watch my intake

SmallMimi

Exercising too soon, pretty sure u need to wait at least 6 weeks or more for a surgery like that.

^^^this^^^

girlfromOklahoma

I definitely think you should consult your doctor before doing zumba so soon after a hysterectomy. That is a very serious surgery that requires quite a bit of recovery.

jrbb03092

Apparently it used to be 6 weeks recovery but the latest research/findings (this via a surgeon) say 10 weeks. Definitely too soon regardless of which you go with. Rest up or you could put yourself out of commission a lot longer.

Junken_Diraffe

I'd like to point out that now hysterectomies are done much differently than they were 15 years ago. Now, it's generally a laproscopic procedure. Mine was robotic. I had mine at 29. The 3 month thing is a bit much. I DO agree that you're pushing to much too soon though. Even though it's less invasive, your body needs time to adjust. You basically had half your insides ripped out, your body needs to figure out how to settle back down. Until that time, you're going to be very uncomfortable upon any sort of physical exertion. PLEASE just stick to walking. That is what your doctor released you to do, not jogging or anything else.

lrob100

WAY TOO SOON FOR ZUMBA OR ANYTHING ELSE!! Maybe--and I mean maybe---very very slow walking. Most drs advise NOTHING not even casual walking for exercise for 6 weeks minimum. Your body needs to heal. PLEASE don't do zumba or anything else for a long while. There's plenty of time to get in shape after you are completely healed. Now is not the time.

teachmom32

What type of hysterectomy did you have? I had a laparascopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy and I was feeling better after about 3 weeks. By feeling better, I mean able to buckle my seatbelt and drive without having to put a pillow on my stomach. When I went for my post-op appointment, though, my doctor still found undissolved stitches after 4 weeks and told me to still take it easy so I didn't rip any of the stitches. My advice to you-walk if you want to exercise, but don't do anything too strenuous. While you may feel great and look great on the outside, your inside is still healing.

kwagganin

Exercising too soon, pretty sure u need to wait at least 6 weeks or more for a surgery like that.

This! You should wait 6weeks!

barbaratrollman

I'm with everybody else here. I had a radical hysterectomy back in 2001. It was a long time....at least 3 months, before I could exercise. I had the surgery on Nov. 28th and didn't even get the catheter out until mid January the next year. It really sucked.

One thing that was key to my recovery and was also essential for me to be able to poop, was focusing on eating extremely high fiber fruits and veggies and drinking a lot of water. The absolute worse thing about the surgery was the constipation that lasted for 3 weeks afterward, until I got a clue and quit eating anything other than high fiber foods and lots of water. Set me right and once I was right, I stayed right.

When you've given yourself time to heal, weight training is going to be huge for helping you to deal with the slam dance into menopause. That is how I started getting better and adjusting. I was not able to get back to my old, energetic self, until I began to weight train and get back to cardio exercises.

Maryaly40

Girl, take a break!!! I had mine in 2009 and seriously I wasn't back to myself for like 6 weeks!!! Give yourself some time when it comes to exercising. You can do damage to yourself. Removing of the uterus is TRAUMATIZING to the rest of the organs in there!!!! Seriously, just take walks and watch your eating so you wont gain weight. I would not Zumba for a few more weeks. Listen to your body!!!!!

bookyeti

Definitely way too soon!

It's difficult to wait, I can understand, but you *NEED* to give your body time to heal internally or else you can do a lot of damage. My surgeon told me it takes a good 5-8 weeks to heal properly -- sometimes longer, depending on the person.

I am 34, and I had a total hyst 2 years ago (due to fibroid complications). As I healed, I did some simple things like going out for short walks and playing a bit on the Wii Fit. But absolutely NO lifting and twisting.

Edited to add that my hysterectomy was via an abdominal extraction (almost a 6" incision in the abdomen). This is the hyst with the longest recovery time. Sometimes they can extract it vaginally - which lessens recovery time - however, my uterus was too large for that. Laparoscopic Hysts also have shorter healing times, but they don't do them here where I live.

PamelaGatorMom

Had mine in my 30’s as well and I couldn’t even drive till 10 days afterwards. My doctor told me in a couple weeks you will THINK you feel fine, and you may try to do laundry, or vacuum but DON’T!! The healing is on the inside of our bodies so we can’t see it, and it takes the inside to heal twice as long as the outside.
For now I would just watch your calorie intake.

Bownzi

My wife had that around 30, she was hurting because of the cuts in the abdominat walls.

bluestarlight19

Your internal organs haven't gone back into position yet and regrown the connective tissue that was messed up by the surgery. Also it takes a minimum of 6 weeks for your abdominal muscles to fully heal and close the incisions that were made in it to get to your abdomen. You should only be doing small walks at this point, nothing like ab work or zumba. Way too much. I would call your doctor and tell him what you did, you could have herniated something.

taz69tazz

What type of hysterectomy did you have? I had a laparascopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy and I was feeling better after about 3 weeks. By feeling better, I mean able to buckle my seatbelt and drive without having to put a pillow on my stomach. When I went for my post-op appointment, though, my doctor still found undissolved stitches after 4 weeks and told me to still take it easy so I didn't rip any of the stitches. My advice to you-walk if you want to exercise, but don't do anything too strenuous. While you may feel great and look great on the outside, your inside is still healing.

I had a abdominal Hysterectomy , which they cut me i have like a foot long cut going up and down

taz69tazz

Definitely way too soon!

It's difficult to wait, I can understand, but you *NEED* to give your body time to heal internally or else you can do a lot of damage. My surgeon told me it takes a good 5-8 weeks to heal properly -- sometimes longer, depending on the person.

I am 34, and I had a total hyst 2 years ago (due to fibroid complications). As I healed, I did some simple things like going out for short walks and playing a bit on the Wii Fit. But absolutely NO lifting and twisting.

Edited to add that my hysterectomy was via an abdominal extraction (almost a 6" incision in the abdomen). This is the hyst with the longest recovery time. Sometimes they can extract it vaginally - which lessens recovery time - however, my uterus was too large for that. Laparoscopic Hysts also have shorter healing times, but they don't do them here where I live.

I had the same type of surgey as u did but my incision was like a foot long going up and down .. straight down from my belly button

RATSMITH69

What type of hysterectomy did you have? I had a laparascopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy and I was feeling better after about 3 weeks. By feeling better, I mean able to buckle my seatbelt and drive without having to put a pillow on my stomach. When I went for my post-op appointment, though, my doctor still found undissolved stitches after 4 weeks and told me to still take it easy so I didn't rip any of the stitches. My advice to you-walk if you want to exercise, but don't do anything too strenuous. While you may feel great and look great on the outside, your inside is still healing.

I had a abdominal Hysterectomy , which they cut me i have like a foot long cut going up and down

Goodness......... I agree with most everyone else - TAKE IT EASY - to soon to be even trying to work out.

Another note, are you having regular bowel movements? Any gurgling going on in there? I had a LAVH (laparoscopic) but the anesthesia really messed with my gastric system.

breezylou2

Thanks everyone for the help and the concern .. i am going to take it easy , i just thought i was fine (had no pain whats so ever), but i got to put my weight loss on hold and just watch my intake

You don't have to put weight loss on hold. You lose weight in the kitchen, you get fit in the gym. If you follow the intake guidelines that MFP sets for you by default, you will lose weight if you set your activity level to little to no activity.

I had a hysterectomy in August, I wasn't even allowed to walk for exercise for 6 weeks, they didn't want me doing anything physically demanding. I couldn't even go to the grocery store by myself because I wasn't allowed to push the cart.

Take it easy. Its whats good for you right now.

sugar_cookie31

I had a hysterecty at 28 and hurt myself by going back to cheer to soon, I ripped scar tissue and caused my bladder to fall! Stop Zumba!

dangerousdumpling

Ditto everyone. I just wanted to add that it would benefit you to register on hystersisters.com. There are tons of women on there who are either preparing for or recovering from a hysterectomy. You can read an ongoing thread with posts from women who had their hysterectomies the same week as you so you can compare your recovery somewhat. Everyone is different. The only women I saw who were working out so soon after their hysterectomy were women who had a LAVH and who were already very fit and working out before their hysterectomy. About four weeks after my LAVH I started walking slowly for about 10-15 minutes. Two months later I tried low impact aerobics and it was too much for me. I gave it another month before I tried it again. The point is if it causes pain don't do it. Don't do anything that will cause pain, cause complications, or in any way lengthen your recovery. You want to recover only once, right? Like others have said, you have serious internal healing going on so rest and let it happen. Complete internal healing could take 6 months to a year. Concentrate on healthy eating at a deficit and you can still lose weight.

The pain that you're experiencing is probably inflammation from too much activity, but I think you should call your Dr just to make sure and just to make them aware. You never know because it's internal. Some women tear stitches and don't know it.

lawre028

I absolutely agree with CheveuxNoirs, I had the LAVH and experienced just about every bad outcome. And that was following Doctor's orders. Are you taking NSAIDS?? Have you experienced prolonged or excessive bruising? Are you having regular BM's . Sorry for being so explicit, but Bowel shut- down is not only one of THE Most painful conditions, its also quite dangerous. www.hystersisters.com is the best site. I had my surgery over 8 years ago and I still get occasional e-mail from them just checking in. Please follow CheveuxNoirs's advise, Call your doctor and take it easy.. Also go to hystersister's it is a very helpful site.