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You hear the word “hystercetomy” maybe only a few times throughout your life (unless youre in the business of course) I know I mostly read the word in magazines containing tragic stories of women having cancer amongst their reproductive organs. I never once heard or read it in the context that I face now face it in.
So the other question I ask myself, amongst the standard why me or what did I do to deserve this, is “should I have been warned this could happen?”
I have a prolapsed bladder & prolapsed womb. Both will need surgery, the
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bladder itself will be put back to its rightful place & just the womb (or chumbawumba as my husband calls it) will be removed. No beard here ta very much.
Its a hard pill to swallow being told that it will be the end of your child bearing days but Ive learnt to separate the two camps of thought i.e Eloise the person & Eloise the woman. Eloise the woman wants to run for the hills legs crossed & screaming “ya cannae taaake it from meh” but Eloise the person knows she never planned to have lots of babies anyway & that one is better
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& luckier than none.
The question remains “Can/should Midwives & health professionals warn you of ALL the problems you may face post birth beforehand?” I wish they could & so do they probably but I dont think they can. Hindsight is a wonderful thing they say & I dont want to sound bitter & angry & I certainly dont want to direct my sadness of being in this situation at anyone but I hope this post encourages any post birth mother to have a look at their woo hoo & check as far as possible that nothings fallen out of
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place.
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Eloise - 24 Jan 18
You hear the word “hystercetomy” maybe only a few times throughout your life (unless youre in the business of course) I know I mostly read the word in magazines containing tragic stories of women having cancer amongst their reproductive organs. I never once heard or read it in the context that I face now face it in.
So the other question I ask myself, amongst the standard why me or what did I do to deserve this, is “should I have been warned this could happen?”
I have a prolapsed bladder & prolapsed womb. Both will need surgery, the bladder itself will be put back to its rightful place & just the womb (or chumbawumba as my husband calls it) will be removed. No beard here ta very much.
Its a hard pill to swallow being told that it will be the end of your child bearing days but Ive learnt to separate the two camps of thought i.e Eloise the person & Eloise the woman. Eloise the woman wants to run for the hills legs crossed & screaming “ya cannae taaake it from meh” but Eloise the person knows she never planned to have lots of babies anyway & that one is better & luckier than none.
The question remains “Can/should Midwives & health professionals warn you of ALL the problems you may face post birth beforehand?” I wish they could & so do they probably but I dont think they can. Hindsight is a wonderful thing they say & I dont want to sound bitter & angry & I certainly dont want to direct my sadness of being in this situation at anyone but I hope this post encourages any post birth mother to have a look at their woo hoo & check as far as possible that nothings fallen out of place.
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