Hi,
I am a 45yo female who just had robotic assisted hysterectomy/BSO/appy on Oct 15th. I had severe endo, 12 fibroids in my uterus, adenomyosis, multiple hemorrhagic cysts, endometriomas and a mucinous cystadenoma in my ovaries. (They weren't quite sure what was in/on my ovaries and both were affected) I opted for removal of my uterus at the same time as the BSO as my mom had uterine cancer and I figured if I was doing this surgery, I was doing it once. That was all well in good, but now Im an emotional mess. I am up, I am down, I cry at absolutely nothing. I feel like Im losing my mind. I have no appetite, I am having night sweats, Im irritable and just a downright mess. When the nurse called with my path results last week, I asked her if I could start estrogen now and she said no I had to wait til my post op appt which is not until Nov 14th. I feel like Im getting worse everyday. Is it normal for this to hit someone so hard so fast? I am so not a down, depressed person, I've always been up. This is so new and different for me. Do you know why I would have to wait a month after surgery to start the hormones? I guess my insides were pretty much a mess, everything was stuck to my rectum and posterior cervix. I have no ideas what my hormone levels were or are, I didn't know it was something I should have had checked. Any insight into what is happening to my body would be so appreciated. Please tell me this is something that will subside or alleviate if I take hormones. I can handle having a down day once in a while, but not everyday like this. Should I call my doc and let him know this is hitting me hard or is this normal? Im just so at a loss, I don't like feeling like this at all.
Thank you so much for your response and insight.