It is 6 days post op. 

It was a big goal of mine to blog the entire experience and I just simply couldn’t have even my phone in my hand, the first few days have been hell. 

It has just been so much worse than I had expected. I have a giant insicion and it’s so uncomfortable and gross. The pain killers make me sick and the sickness makes my wound hurt more. I was really told that it would be like day 3. I’m good too. I went into it thinking that the advice of laparoscopic day surgery will still apply. And maybe it will but surely not for another week. Healing with wounds is so uncomfortable it feels like it gushes (it doesn’t?) it burns, it tingles, it feels sharp, it feels electrified! I’m starting to also feel a lot of tenderness in my torso overall especially around my hips and sides today and the bruising is spreading now wider then the bandages. I am also having a lot pain in my shoulders I guess from gas if they even use the gas for the open surgery like mine. I’m going to try to get my husband to massage them to see if that helps a bit. I am also really tired but last night in my chair I got myself in a weird position and woke up in a lot of pain. But that being said I slept on my left side which helped me wake up in the morning and move my bowels which I suppose was nice after feeling so bloated and gassy falling sleep. 

Today has been the worst day emotionally. I was encouraged by so very many people that day three would be good to go but that’s just untrue. I was still in hospital for the third day. 

Day one was by far the worst day also. Makes me think like are people just lying to each other or like if my experience more intense then others. I think the biggest issue is there is two types of hysterectomy (there might be more I’m not a doctor) one is day surgery and the other is a very major surgery which I have experienced.