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Riding After a Hysterectomy
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 3:40 pm
by Kamama
For those of you ladies who had hysterectomies, how long did it take you to be comfortable riding once the doctor gave the ok?
Re: Riding After a Hysterectomy
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:46 pm
by WheresMyWhite
Can't answer your specific question as I wasn't riding at the time I had mine but wanted to give a cautionary comment to follow your Dr's recovery guidelines meticulously regardless of how good you might feel. It might end up causing problems later on down the road that you might regret.
It will, in part, depend on how your hysterectomy is done (vaginal vs laparoscopy) how soon you recover and how you feel.
Re: Riding After a Hysterectomy
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 7:50 pm
by Angfreda
Different, depending on how they did your hysterectomy, but I was back on the horse 6 weeks after my C-section without a hitch.
6 weeks was the time frame my OB/Gyn gave me to get back on.
No pain, no issues, but then I didn't go crazy either.
Re: Riding After a Hysterectomy
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 9:26 pm
by highoctane
Mine was 10 years ago, so the details are fuzzy - but I believe it was 8 weeks or so before I could even think about riding. You must wait until your internal stitches completely heal, otherwise you risk them ripping (bad bad bad). I stuck with a walk for quite some time.
Re: Riding After a Hysterectomy
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 6:38 am
by Kyra's Mom
Definitely follow doctors' orders. You don't want internal things going where they aren't supposed to be.
I had a vaginal hyst. I waited 8 weeks. At my 6 week visit, there was still some healing to be done. MD said to wait 2 more weeks. I did then got on and never looked back. I was able to do lunging and ground work at about the 4 week mark which help horsey be nice and cooperative by the time I got back in the saddle.
Susan
Re: Riding After a Hysterectomy
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 2:03 pm
by Kamama
I had my surgery on 11/9. It was a lap (DaVinci) and was a complete hyst. I figure I should be released to ride by March, hopefully, if all heals according to plan. I was curious as to if anyone was very uncomfortable for the first few rides.
Re: Riding After a Hysterectomy
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 12:01 am
by highoctane
Kamama wrote:I had my surgery on 11/9. It was a lap (DaVinci) and was a complete hyst. I figure I should be released to ride by March, hopefully, if all heals according to plan. I was curious as to if anyone was very uncomfortable for the first few rides.
Yes, uncomfortable...but it was more of the way things had settled in my abdomen, if that makes sense. My core strength was gone, my balance was off - but my back never felt better lol!