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Let me know if you have any questions. I don’t react well to anesthesia, so when my doctors said both could happen at the same time, I was thrilled. Knock me out once! It helped that my surgeons communicated well and they’ve both continued to check in with me. I see one today and one tomorrow for post-op check-ups. Having talked to friends who’ve had each procedure done separately, I don’t think the dual recovery is any worse than recovering from either one by itself. I plan to go back to work next Tuesday, which will be 19 days post-op, and almost felt like I could go back this week. I work with small children who like to come running in for a hug, so I decided against that. :)

I am 8 days post-op for a hysterectomy and gastrectomy and it went totally smoothly! I‘m so happy I was able to take care of both at the same time. I was under for a little less than 5 hours. Both surgeons were there the whole time. My biggest fear ahead of time was that my fibroids/uterus had gotten so large, it increased my risk of needing an abdominal hysterectomy a bit. I wouldn’t know until I woke up. They were able to do everything laparoscopically. I have 6 small incisions and one that is 2 cm, through which my stomach was removed. I felt so much better than I expected after. Stayed in the hospital 2 nights. Haven’t needed any pain killers since I came home. The worst bit was bumpy roads on the drive home from the hospital.