Re: [RC] Women OT but very on really - Suzi Maiorisi
The comment about Hyster sisters couldn't be more true! You'll hear
more PMS'ing (pissin' and moanin' syndrome!) on there than anywhere else.
It wasn't til I said something on RC that I got the mental boost I was
needing....thanks to all the ladies here who replied and got me thru mine.
I had forgotten about the girdle thing - it really does help keep things from
jiggling in there and you feel almost human with it on right from the
start. (Sept in Texas is entirely too warm for panty hose, and I gave
those up years ago anyway ).
As
distance riding women I think this very on topic.
We need to know this
and I don't know a doctor that understands.
I had a Total Hyst.
verticle incision because of 3 prior c sections.
and a large mass
including ovarian cysts. Have a good surgeon first.
Prepare your
house with lots of fruit juice and green veggies. getting everything
working after surgery without strain is a big plus+. be in your best
physical condition going in, and walk alot as soon as they let you. take
lots of short walks.
take as little pain meds as you can, know the
difference between just sore and really hurting. work thru a little
soreness, stop and rest if it hurts.
I fed 4 horses day 4 after
surgery and fixed dinner. I hitched the old mare to the cart at 2
weeks and was at work full time at 16 days. rode easy at 3
weeks, did slow 3 hours on the trail at 4 weeks (control top panty hose,
belly band and light control panties are required) take everything
controlled and easy. you know how to pace yourself thru 100 miles of
riding you can pace yourself thru this.
over doing things will set
you back terribly, note a bad strain at doing anything can litteraly drop your
insides out.
there's about 200 stitches inside you don't pull
them.
afterwards you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner, 2
1/2 years later i feel great.
oh one thing it's hard to keep
your weight down. but if you are riding and eating pretty good it's not
to bad, you feel so much better with everything else. you laugh when you
walk down 'that isle' in the store, haha, never again.
Good
Luck, enjoy, the future is great!
you can look up a site for
hyster sisters, beware though they aren't distance riders, basically a bunch
of wimps IMHO, but alot of odd and end questions can be discussed there.
).