Dear Uterus,
I try to "cross that bridge when I come to it", in regards to most things.
After the hysterectomy, one of the first things everyone tried to comfort me with was "Well, you got to keep your ovaries!"
It was a small win, but a win none-the-less.
If I wanted another biological child I could have one, just not carry him/her.
Today a topic came up in an Accreta support group that I'm a part of. Recent studies show as many as 50% of women that have a hysterectomy and keep their ovaries experience ovarian failure around 5 years later.
FIVE YEARS.
50% isn't 100%, but it's not 0% either.
A lot of the girls started chiming in, and so far it seems like a lot more than 50%. A lot of them lost their ovarian function between 3-5 years post hysterectomy, some just a few months later!
I don't want to borrow trouble, but I can't help but look at my amazing record for percentages.
Yet another thing/choice that might be taken from me too soon.
I don't know if I'll use a surrogate. If I do it's at LEAST two and a half years away. At least.
If I choose to adopt, to not have another bio child, that's fine. I made that choice.
When I am a 30 year old on hormone therapy and experiencing hot flashes.... I didn't make that choice.
-Michelle
I try to "cross that bridge when I come to it", in regards to most things.
After the hysterectomy, one of the first things everyone tried to comfort me with was "Well, you got to keep your ovaries!"
It was a small win, but a win none-the-less.
If I wanted another biological child I could have one, just not carry him/her.
Today a topic came up in an Accreta support group that I'm a part of. Recent studies show as many as 50% of women that have a hysterectomy and keep their ovaries experience ovarian failure around 5 years later.
FIVE YEARS.
50% isn't 100%, but it's not 0% either.
A lot of the girls started chiming in, and so far it seems like a lot more than 50%. A lot of them lost their ovarian function between 3-5 years post hysterectomy, some just a few months later!
I don't want to borrow trouble, but I can't help but look at my amazing record for percentages.
Yet another thing/choice that might be taken from me too soon.
I don't know if I'll use a surrogate. If I do it's at LEAST two and a half years away. At least.
If I choose to adopt, to not have another bio child, that's fine. I made that choice.
When I am a 30 year old on hormone therapy and experiencing hot flashes.... I didn't make that choice.
-Michelle
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