cramping with no ovaries, cervix, or uterus?

I had hysterectomy but have two of my ovaries left.
If someone can tell me why ovaries were not taken. All I got from a doctor is “ you are still young “ but I had some endrometrosis when dr did the surgery and now I cannot take the birth control to make my ovaries to sleep because of my pancreatitis:(
Now I am having a cramp.

I had my uterus removed 20 years ago due to endometriosis, fibroids tumors, pain during sex and constant bleeding. The surgery was a breeze and I had surprisingly little recovery-pain compared to what I had been living with in the months leading up to the Hysterectomy. Best thing that ever happened! Now I am 63, relatively healthy, a widow, children grown & gone, then suddenly, about a week ago, started having cramps that feel like a 12-year-old’s first period! What the heck? I don’t have any other symptoms besides being tired all the time & getting old stuff. 🙂 Should I be concerned or is this just normal “aging” stuff? Thanks for any help.

@macyg Hi Welcome to this wonderful community of caring people Did you revert back in age haha.Have you seen your Dr since this happened? It would probably be in your best interest to have a physical and lab work done Good luck let us k ow how you are if you want

I also need help. I had a complete hysterectomy 9 years ago due to cysts and endometriosis. Then I also had my gall bladder removed 7 years ago. About a year ago I started having pains on one side during sex, as well as randomly having sharp enough pain on the same side (right) that I will have to curl up just like I used to when I had endometriosis. When I feel on the right side it does feel swollen. I am also on Biote but this was happening prior to the pellets. I currently do not have health insurance. I am scared it may be something serious as my family has cancer from both side... please help!

As I said awhile back, I have had off/on vaginal bleeding, some cramping since the total hysterectomy for endometriosis. The bleeding always lasts 1 day at most, usually just a few hours. So by the time i arrive at the dr, the bleeding has stopped. My primary care dr. finally told me to come in without an appt. So last week, it happened again (after 2 months of nothing). This time the dr could see that it was coming from the scar where the hysterectomy was closed up (vaginal cuff area0. There was a little of breakthrough endometriosis and will need to be cauterized/removed.

I've been told by several drs, plus I've read that endometriosis goes away after menopause, but after 4 yrs of surgical menopause, it doesn't seem like it is going away. Is this true, that endometriosis goes away after menopause? Also do you know how the breakthrough will be cauterized/removed? Will they cut me open? Will it require a local or general anesthesia or no anesthesia?

So my mother some time ago (possibly months or about a year I'd say) got her ovaries removed.
She has been experiencing lower abdomen pain, much similar to cramps.
She is an older lady who is going through menopause, she gets a hormone pellet that releases mainly testosterone.
She had PCOS, but thats somewhat irrelevant to the lack of ovaries.
She currently takes progesterone.
The pain occurred sometime this week (Roughly more than 4 days ago).
She isn't experiencing nausea.
We're not sure whats going on and she has consulted her OBGYN.
If anyone has experinced this or can make some suggestions, it'd be greatly appreciated.

Hi @miyaedwards, welcome to Connect. You'll notice that I moved your message to this existing discussion "cramping with no ovaries, cervix, or uterus?" where several members (@airey2 @kellidawn79 @lismi51 etc.) are talking about symptoms similar to your mother's: low abdominal pain and cramps. Click VIEW & REPLY to scroll through past messages.

What did the OBGYN think might be the issue?

It seems like years have past since this post first began, yet here I am with similar questions. I hope there are those still following.
I am 51 and I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer 5/2018. A complete hysterectomy was performed (both ovaries, uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes, etc) as well as a biopsy of the pelvis and abdomen. Diagnosis came back as stage 3. I am not doing chemo, just hormone suppressants.
It is now 1/2019 and I started having cramps like I did before the hysterectomy. I am not constipated, bowels are working fine, and I have no issues with my bladder.
Oh, and to add a complication to the matter, I had multiple mini heart attacks 1/1/2019 so I am on all sorts of new drugs.
Any other ideas and which doc should I go see. GYN or Onc? Should I be concerned?

Hi, @tlunday, and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I would be perplexed, too, if I had cramps come back just like before having a hysterectomy. Understandable you are trying to puzzle it out.

If you click on VIEW & REPLY in your email notification, you will see the whole discussion and can join in, meet, and participate with other members talking about their experiences.

Hoping that members like @miyaedwards @philstar22 @pattitoo @airey2 @epohyag43 will return and weigh in with their thoughts on the cramping you are experiencing. @darlia @baxtersmom and @travelgirl may also have some thoughts.

I'd also like to suggest, @tlunday, that you might check out our Cancer group https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/cancer/ and also our Heart & Blood Health group https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/heart-blood-vessel-conditions/ to read about others' experiences and share about some of your own in these health arenas.

You are right that having gone through multiple health issues and taking a variety of medications would add to the complexity of your question about cramping. Do you have a general practitioner you might consult to start with, as it's not clear what specialist to ask?

You are probably right that one or all of your new drugs are interacting. You look online and research those drugs for side effects. Any that match the problems that you are having write down and ask your cardiologist (or whatever type of dr you went to for your mini heart attacks). It could also be the hormone suppressants, and they could be interacting with your heart medicine. The hormones suppressants could also be causing your mini heart attacks since hormones tend to cause a host of problems.