pelvic pain and heavy bleeding (afraid)

hi just to catch u guys up today, im still in the hospital, still in a bit of pain but its better. my doc has been comming more often to my room tho (because im alone here today) and earlier today when she saw how much pain i was in this morning she brought back up the possibility of a hysterectomy because that is mainly where the infection is comming from, she said she is going to try to find a way around it tho.

im not really in pain, its very much lessened by the pain meds (a lot of meds)
no they are not talking when ill get out yet :(

thank you for all ur info, my doc said that i probably wont need one so thatz good.
other than that, that is the only thing new.
oh and the answer to ur question diane, is that the infection was caused by the rupture of the cyst.

Hi, Billigirl,

Gosh. I hate that you had such a rough weekend, and had to have surgery for the infection. I know that was scary and unexpected, especially when you're in pain and you have to listen to people tell you what's going on at the same time.

Did they change or increase your antibiotics? That's the medicine they give you (probably in your IV) that fights infection. Did they say what caused the infection?

I certainly hope that they will be successful fighting the infection so you don't have to have more surgery. You are so young to be having to think about hysterectomy.

IF anything happens that they have to take your other ovary, please ask (or have one of your parents ask) if the eggs can be frozen for you beforehand. If so, it saves the possibility for you of still having your own biological child even if you have a hysterectomy (though you would have to use a surrogate).

I'm glad you have a doctor who works hard to preserve your fertility. That's important to all of us, but especially to someone as young as you are.

I am sure that your doctor, you and your parents all want to prevent the possiblity of hysterectomy. But since you asked, I wanted to give you some information on it.

A hysterectomy is when they remove your uterus. (Not always the ovaries.) Sometimes it is done through the vagina, other times through an abdominal incision. (How was your first surgery done? I imagine your doctor would go in the same way.)

Here's our EmpowHER page about hysterectomy. It talks about causes, the types of hysterectomy and what to expect. It also shows diagrams of both kinds:

https://www.empowher.com/media/reference/hysterectomy

The surgery takes from 1-3 hours, and it's general anesthesia, so you'll be asleep. It says that you should expect some pain, bloating, pelvic fullness and possible vaginal bleeding or discharge for the first few days. You'll also be really tired (again. I know you're tired of being tired.) Most people stay 1-2 days longer in the hospital for a vaginal hysterectomy, 3-5 days for abdominal. It takes weeks before you are completely back to normal, because your body has had major surgery and needs time to recover.

If this happens to you and you lose your other ovary, you'll also go into what's called surgical menopause. Menopause itself is when a woman stops having her period, it usually happens sometime in the 40s or 50s. Surgical menopause is when that's caused by surgery instead of naturally.

If you have a hysterectomy but they leave your ovary, you won't have a period (because you won't have a uterus) but you will still ovulate every month. The egg just gets absorbed into your abdomen.

If they take your ovary, you will want to ask the doctor about whether you should take hormones to replace the ones you are losing when you lose your ovary. Our ovaries release hormones every month that tell our bodies what to do in many ways. Those hormones are important even if you don't have a uterus, and you'll want to discuss the best way to deal with this issue.

Here's a page of FAQs (freqently asked questions) about hysterectomies:

http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/hysterectomy.cfm

And here's a page on things to know before you have a hysterectomy, with some good links to other pages:

http://womenshealth.about.com/cs/hysterectomy/bb/hysterectomy.htm

I hope this info helps you, Billiegirl. But I really really hope you DON"T end up needing it. Promise me that if the doctor recommends a hysterectomy and/or removal of your ovary that you'll ask (or get your parents to ask) for a second opinion, OK? Don't be shy about this. Doctors are used to it and you can say it in a nice way.

Let us know what happens next, Billiegirl. Hang in there, hon.

just in case worst comes to worst, can u guys plz give me more info about hysterectomy?

she said about 20%, but that that should not hinder me getting me getting pregnant (tho i should have a c-section when i do i have kids). tho im still a little scared of that...
but she also added that there is a possiblity she might have to do a hysterectomy if the same things happens again as on the 14th ;(. thatz like super scary, but she said that it seems like im doing a lot better today (tho im in a lot of pain, but she says thatz from the surgery not the infection), so thatz good
thank you for commenting me back

i didnt want to ask my doc this (cuz its akward but i feel better asking u guys) can a girl get pregnant with only one ovary? i want to have kids someday (not not by any stretch, but someday)
thank you for ur help in advance

hi, i just wanted to catch you guys up cuz u guys have been here for me all this time.
at about 11pm on the 14th i woke up in a lot of pain and i pressed the button they gave me and it was really scary bcuz i was all alone in the middle of the night with a bunch of strangers (the nurses were trying to help me but i was afraid) and then my doc show up which she makes it a little better and she called my parents. and when she got there to see why it was worse she touched my stomach and i thought i was going to cry fom the pain and she told me that the infection was starting to spred up my stomach and she had to go in and take out some of the infected stuff. and when she went in she took out my appendix, one of my ovaries and part of my uterus (only a part,bcuz she is really puting my fertility as a high priority) and used like a suction thing to take out the inection stuff.
and since then they have had me on sleeping meds and pain medication, this is the first time since the night b4 last night that i wasnt so drugged, i didnt have a choice really after i came out of surgery, but i didnt really care i was exhausted.