I had bladder as well as bowel involvement after hyst (as well as many years before that). You did not mention if you are on hrt or not. Estrogen plays a major role in your urinary system also. I did not know that before hyst. I am on .1 vivelle patch, as well as testosterone for libido. I was originally on hrt after hyst, but went off for 6 months, but that did not make a difference. There are many studies now on endo developing it's own estrogen (aromatase) and does not need "our estrogen" from our ovaries to live off. You can almost say it has a life of it's own. I have finally leveled out regarding my hrt, but I can say it was a bumpy ride for a long time.
Did you have your hyst with an endo specialist or by an ob/gyn? You can find a good description of symptoms of endo after hyst at http://www.scmc.org/endo.html
I hope to hear from you as I have found great comfort in networking with other women regarding endo & adhesions. suzanne
At Wed, 15 Nov 2000, gidge wrote:
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>Hi I am 34yrs old and am 8mths post op from TAH/BSO for recurring
>endo/ovarian cysts and undiagnosed bleeds. At time of hyst they found
>another 6cm cyst on my right ovary and a 2cm cyst inside my left tube.
>
>About three months post op my right end of my incision started to hurt
>and I was also having a deep "achy" crampy feeling that would spread
>through to my lower back and down my legs.......with activity my pain
>definitely gets worse, as it does with bowel movement,intercourse and an
>internal exams.
>
>My gyn felt that it couldn't be recurring endo or adhesions and sent me
>to the urologist three months ago, they did cytoscopy, hydrodistension
>and have had some improvement in my bladder type symptoms but the
>incisional/achy/crampy with activity pain still remains and my urologist
>tells me that it is NOT bladder related.
>
>My question is, could this be adhesions? Recurring endo?? How do I get
>my dr to consider this? I see the gyn that did my hyst on Dec. 11 (she
>became very ill right after my hyst and I dealt with her partner since
>this will be my first time seeing her again)and am just wondering how I
>can make her take my daily pain seriously and what your opinion of it
>is??? HELP??