Newly diagnosed - Hysteroctomy 12/29 - Grade 3

Hysterectomy
I'm sorry for your diagnosis. You have a lot of responsibilities. Are there other family members who can take some of the load while you are getting healthy again?

Some stories are tougher than others, when I first came here a few weeks ago I had a hard time reading them. Mine was grade 2 at diagnosis on Oct. 13th. I had my hysterectomy Nov. 17th. Everything was confined to the uterus with no pathologies in the lymph nodes, ovaries, cervix, vagina or peritoneal wash. I am recuperating and have chosen not to have preventative radiation. My aftercare will be to have exams every 3 months for the first 2 years, 6 months for the following 3 and yearly after 5. I tell everyone I plan to be here long enough to be a pain to my kid's kids.

Once I had the diagnosis and was preparing for surgery, I did a lot of meditation to keep me calm. Other than a little basic reading I did not search the net much until after my surgery looking for women who had a similar scenario to learn how and why they chose what ever after surgery option was needed for them.

It's hard when you are so overwhelmed with "what the heck am I going to do now?", but do your best to keep your thoughts positive, eat healthy, walk or do yoga (which is really good for calming the nerves)and get enough rest at night. You want your body as healthy as possible for your recovery period.

Once you've had your surgery and the cancer has been staged you will talk with your Dr. Make a list of questions. Keep talking until he answers them all. Get a second opinion, you want to be as well armed as possible to be a partner in your recovery.

There are some amazing women on this site...fantastic support and many who do tons of research that they share with all of us.

I wish you a positive outcome with your surgery.