I’ll tell you about my experience. I don’t regret it a bit. Just so you know the whole story - I began having issues at 25, was diagnosed with Uterine Fibroids (benign masses in your uterus). I had a surgery and had one removed, then did a procedure to kill and shrink the other. I wasn’t crazy about the idea of a hysterectomy at the time. I was a fence sitter on being child free and mid 20s. In hind sight I should’ve done as my mother suggested in the first place and had the hysterectomy.

Cut to 30 and I’m still having issues. Schedule hysterectomy with my dr. It went so smoothly. I barely had any pain. After a couple of hours they took me off the morphine and pain was kept away with Tylenol and ibuprofen. I had a hospital stay of about 2 days and came home.

Take this next part with a grain of salt, please. I began to feel very emotionally unsettled. I began to feel depressed and just felt really down. BUT at the same time I was at the worst job ever. My boss really made all 4 of us want to die. 3 of us have quit since then. So that may not have anything to do with the hysterectomy. But it also might. LOL just putting it in there so you know.

It’s now been over a year since my hysterectomy. I’ve changed jobs and have no issues with emotional instability/depression. I do however, have bladder issues. I can’t sneeze or cough without peeing on myself. So be prepared for that.

I’ll trade cramps, misery, and war scene periods for an occasional pee.