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Turns out the surgery was just the beginning.
Welcome to your life after a hysterectomy.
Weight loss
Why the scale changes
How a hysterectomy affects your weight, and what you can do about it.
ReadRecovery
Healing, week by week
What recovery really looks like from day one to month three, and how to tell normal from not.
ReadHormones
The hormone shift
Hot flashes, mood swings, HRT, and surgical menopause. What shifts after a hysterectomy, and what helps.
ReadDiet & food
On the plate
Recovery food now, body-image food later. What to reach for at each stage.
ReadExercise
Moving again
Walking, lifting, core and pelvic floor, and what being cleared actually allows.
ReadMind & mood
The emotional side
Sadness, grief, and feeling like a stranger in your own body. Why it happens, and what helps.
ReadSex & intimacy
Sex and closeness
Pelvic rest, the first time after, and what changes for pleasure and intimacy.
ReadBefore surgery
Getting ready
Questions to ask, choices to weigh, and setting your home up for an easier recovery.
ReadLatest
Before surgery
Questions to Ask Before a Hysterectomy (and What to Get in Writing)
The questions to ask before a hysterectomy: ovaries, tubes and cervix, the consent form, the operation… Read more
Hormones
How to Read Your Hysterectomy Operative Report and Pathology Report
Two documents came out of your hysterectomy. The operative report is your surgeon's account of the… Read more
Sex & intimacy
The First Time You Have Sex After a Hysterectomy: What Actually Happens
There's a wait for a reason, and everyone will hand you a different number for it: UK guidance says at least… Read more
Before surgery
How to Prepare for a Hysterectomy: The Countdown After Booking Your Surgery
Preparation starts the day you book, not the week before. The two biggest pieces aren't calendar items at… Read more
Mind & mood
Why Am I Crying at Everything After a Hysterectomy?
It's normal, and it isn't only about hormones. Crying at everything in the early weeks is common enough that… Read more
Diet & food
What To Eat After A Hysterectomy: The First Six Weeks, And Everything After
Almost nothing is off the menu, and nobody has invented a hysterectomy diet you need to stick to. Eat as soon… Read more