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The most common cause for performing hysterectomy is heavy menstrual blood loss. Other causes include uterine fibroids, pelvic pain, endometriosis, uterine cancer etc.
The recovery time is more related to the approach for the hysterectomy. For example a traditional abdominal hysterectomy may take up to 6 to 8 weeks to recover while it is significantly lower with laparoscopic hysterectomy usually 2 – 4 weeks and much faster with robotic hysterectomy usually 1 – 2 week. The pain after surgery is much less with robotic and laparoscopic hysterectomy.
The decision to do hysterectomy is a medical decision that is made in consultation with your doctor. The type of surgery is based on multiple medical factors like prior surgery you had, size of the uterus, associated medical conditions like diabetes etc and personal circumstances like how much time off work you can afford, post op pain that you could tolerate, abdominal skin scar etc. Please feel free to make an appointment to discuss these by clicking here.
The first step is to make a pre-op consultation appointment with Dr. Jacob. You may call 314 473 1285 or Click here and register and make appointment (faster). At your initial visit, we will review all your past history and all the testing done so far. You may need an ultrasound scan to assess the size of the uterus and also to assess the blood flow to the uterus. If you are over the age of 40 years or have a strong family history of uterine cancer you may need endometrial biopsy (usually done at the same time as the ultrasound scan) to rule out cancer of the uterus.
The Center follows a strict policy of first come first basis. Usually all surgeries are scheduled within 2 to 4 weeks. Patient wishes, availability of the robot at the hospital and insurance clearance for surgery are the usual factors affecting scheduling of the surgery. Hence we request all patients to provide us with the correct and up to date insurance information at your initial appointment.
You will be asked to do pre – op testing usually one week prior to the surgery. This is usually done at the pre-op testing center at the hospital where you would have the surgery. You should stop all anticoagulation medications atleast 1 week prior to the surgery and should not take pain ills like motrin, brufen, aspirn etc. You can take Tylenol. You should report to the hospital 2 hours prior to the surgery.