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cramping with no ovaries, cervix, or uterus?

Women's Health | Last Active: Jan 24, 2023 | Replies (60)

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@philstar22

So,
I have endometriosis (and, turns out also uterine fibroids). After trying every type of birth control, my doctor finally agreed to a hysterectomy (because the endometrial tissue is covering my bladder, it can't all be removed). She took out both tubes and my uterus and my left ovary. She wanted to leave one in since I'm only in my 30s and she didn't think I was ready for menopause (and suggested that removing everything would up my risk of heart issues). I was fine with that. Surgery happened 3 weeks ago. Recovery has been going well. No cramping. stomach pain and vagina pain, but that was expected. And I was improving. Only, today I've been having cramps like I used to. I don't get it. The cramping is on my left side, where I don't even have an ovary. Doctor never suggested that random cramping 3 weeks later might be a side effect of the surgery, and none of the websites I've found suggests it as a possibility either. I have no idea what is going on, and I'm freaking out. I don't want to go back to the way things used to be. I thought this was the solution.

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Hello @philstar22, welcome to Connect. You may notice I moved your discussion and combined it with a discussion titled, "cramping with no ovaries, cervix, or uterus?" I did this because there are members experiencing simliar things to what you explained and those members will get a notification to see your post. You may also find it valuable to read through some of the older posts while you wait for other members to respond. If you are replying by email, you can click on VIEW & REPLY to see where your post is now located.

@philstar22, while we wait for other members to share their thoughts, have you contacted your surgeon about the cramping? With any surgery, there may be different checkpoints and sensations, maybe this is part of that process?