Riding after Hysterectomy

[Suechoccy]

Best wisehs for your surgery next Tueday. I hope the next 6 weeks fly past and you are soon feeling well again.

 

[Barton Bounty]

My friend had a full hysterectomy 9 weeks ago and is really struggling, she isnt back to work yet and is struggling with the bending etc. she is 45.
Just take it easy and dont push yourself.
I was back riding 6 weeks after a c section but that is very different.
Hope all goes well

Just thought I would update this and say she seemed to turn a corner and bam she is recovering so well now! I think it didng help her that she turned jn bed and jerked herself so that out her recovery back for a bit Im so pleased for her, she will be back at work soon

You are going to be absolutely fine just take it easy

 

[meesha]

Glad all went well.

 

[photo_jo]

Thank you for all this. Ill see what surgeon says. Im having robotic surgery, but as doctor said just because the outside wounds look healed doesnt mean the inside is, and Im also having cervix removed so very easy to burst stitches there.

Horses are thankfully going out to grass until the new year, and my in laws run the yard we keep them at so I can get them to help with anything that will need doing(rug changes, hard feeds etc)

Luckily we have a very high concrete mounting block already so when Im able Ill be able to just swing the leg over!

I'd say I had what you are getting taken out - ie everything including cervix, tubes, ovaries and some sort of wash around the abdomen (cancer in my case), I had to prioritise work over riding and didn't ride until I was managing to work with no trouble but I then have to lift a heavy camera all day, which was about 12 weeks or so. I was very careful and still had a reaction to the internal stitches and ended up with a haematoma which took ages to go