Contents of “The Worried Woman’s Guide”

Here’s what you’ll discover in The Worried Woman’s Guide…

Chapter 1. So You’re Having a Hysterectomy
  • My Story
  • Your Story
  • It’s Your Responsibility
Chapter 2. Preparing for Your Surgery
  • 3 Different Kinds of Hysterectomy
  • Abbreviations
  • Get All Your Questions Answered
  • Get Fit — Physically and Mentally
  • Imagine Your Ideal Surgery and Recovery
  • Educate Your Family
  • Plan Child Care
  • Plan the Family Meals
  • To Do Before You go
  • Set Up Your Recovery Room
  • Pack for the Hospital
  • Relax on the Night Before Surgery
Chapter 3. Your Hospital Stay
  • Pre-Op Tests and Evaluation
  • Herbs and Supplements
  • Surgery Day
  • Questions for the Anesthetist
  • About Shaving
  • About the IV
  • The Operating Room
  • Getting a Catheter
  • The Recovery Room
  • Settling into Your Hospital Room
  • Visitors?
  • Should Your Husband Stay Overnight?
  • Fluids and Hospital Food
  • Getting Mobile Again
  • Neck Pain
  • More Pillow Talk
  • Stitches, Staples and Glue
  • Drains
  • Peeing for the First Time
  • Nausea and Vomiting
  • Fever
  • Breathing
  • Controlling Your Pain
  • Patient-Controlled Analgesia
  • Side-Effects of Pain Medication
  • “Ouch, that hurts!” … the Dreaded Gas Attack
  • Please Release Me!
  • Clothes to Wear Home
  • The Discharge Process
  • The Car Ride Home
Chapter 4. Home Again
  • There’s No Place Like Home
  • The 3 Most Important Things to Do, Post-Op
  • You Gotta LOOK sick
  • “Help, I Gained 10 Pounds”
  • “Oh, My Aching Back”
Chapter 5. On the Road to Recovery
  • Your Body is Healing Itself
  • Taking Care of Your Incision
  • “My Scar is Lumpy!”
  • Vaginal Discharge or Bleeding
  • The Dreaded “Swelly Belly” .. and What to Do About It
  • “Doctor, When Can I …?”
  • “What Counts as Heavy Lifting?”
  • Housework
  • “I’m So Tired”
  • Shop Till You Drop … But Not Yet
  • Driving
  • Exercise
  • A Few Words About Sex
  • Your Follow-up Appointment
  • “Hi, Ho, Hi, Ho … It’s Off to Work We Go”
  • The Blues
  • Getting Back to Normal Life
You’ll also receive, at no extra charge…
  • The Happy Hysterectomy Tool Kit — A collection of gotta-have forms and checklists … to help you get organized, FAST!
  • Readers’ Stories — Once you read them, you won’t feel so alone!
  • The Meditation Audio — This will settle you down, in the days before surgery
  • Access to the “Extras” page