Joanne,
Here is a list of my surgeries: January 2002 had an intussusception in the small intestine, jpouch in May 2002, emergency surgery due to intestinal obstruction in November 2002 (small intestine was found wrapped around the stomach), benign tumor and left adrenal gland removed in September 2003, c-section 2011, gallbladder 2013, emergency intestinal surgery 2015 (small intestine found surrounded in a ball of scar tissue. 4 liters of fluid pumped out even with an IG tube!), uterine ablation in November 2018, hysterectomy 2019.
Now that you see a list of my surgeries, I can explain things a little better. Each time I had surgery, I noticed the cramping with my periods would change. When I had the emergency surgery in 2015, the cramps got a lot worse. The colorectal surgeon that did my j-pouch surgery that surgery moved right after the 2015 surgery. If he had been here, he and another doctor would have done the hysterectomy. The cramping continued until I couldn't handle it. I couldn't get anyone to help me. I went to a urogyn and he said he would only do a uterine ablation on me. I didn't need a hysterectomy. I knew he wasn't right. The partner of my colorectal surgeon also said no to a hysterectomy. I had the uterine ablation and that was the worse thing I could have done! 6 weeks later when I got out of the bathtub, my pelvic floor dropped and it was a rude awakening. I felt like my rectum was about to fall out of my butt and my vagina was about to slip out and my bladder, well.... I went to several doctors around where I live and got several opinions. I contacted an individual that I know who knew someone at the Cleveland Clinic to find out who the best colorectal surgeon was in Dallas. I made an appointment to see him. It the appointment after examination, his first question to me was, "why haven't you had a hysterectomy yet?" I told him all the doctors I had spoken with said I didn't need one and they would not help me with that. He couldn't believe I had a uterine ablation. He said I needed a hysterectomy and I also needed a test to see how bad my rectal prolapse was. We knew my bladder was an issue as well. I had a test to check the prolapse. I forgot the name of the test, but its where they ram barium up in your rear and you poop it out into a makeshift toilet and a radiologist films you pooping it out to see how bad your rectal prolapse is. The colorectal surgeon sent me to the best urogyn in Dallas. Both the colorectal surgeon and urogyn got together and made a plan. I had surgery and they did the hysterectomy, put the jpouch where it should be and the bladder where it should be as well. I had so much scar tissue that that part took over an hour. I was in the OR for over 3 hours. I was in a very bad situation before I had this surgery. Now since I had this surgery, I have done better than ever. It's nice not feeling like my rectum is about to fall out!
Please ask any questions you like. My advise is to get the best colorectal and gynocologist you can to do the surgery!
Karen