Submitted by Nora W. Coffey (not verified) on Mon, 12/10/2007 - 10:57pm.
I'm glad to hear you're doing well, and I wish you an uneventful recuperation. At just six weeks since the surgery you're in that time frame where the focus is on rest, eating healthy, and taking good care of yourself.
When fully recuperated (not recovered, because recovery would mean that you would as you were before the surgery, and that is not possible) if you experience the common adverse effects of hysterectomy it would be helpful to you to understand the well documented effects of the surgery. There is a new 12-minute educational video that you can watch by going to http://www.hersfoundation.org/anatomy. After watching the video click on the Anatomy charts to the left of the video.
You can also view the statistics that reflect the most commonly reported effects of hysterectomy at the web site by clicking on Adverse Effects Data.
Best wishes for a speedy recuperation.
Rebecca