Hysterectomy Support and Shared Experiences

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08/09/2026

This is something I wish every person facing a hysterectomy knew: you are not expected to be a medical expert just because it’s your body.

Too often, we walk into consultations feeling like, or being made to feel like we should already understand anatomy, surgical procedures, and medical terminology. When we don’t, shame creeps in, as if we’ve somehow failed at being informed patients.

The reality is that medical knowledge isn’t automatic. We learn what we need to know when we need to know it, and there is no shame in not knowing or understanding.

Why would we know everything about having a hysterectomy unless we needed to?

Asking questions isn’t “silly.” Wanting clearer explanations isn’t embarrassing. Asking your Doctor to use simpler language or admitting “I don’t understand” is not a weakness.

It’s being proactive about your care.

You have every right to understand what’s happening to your body. Healthcare providers should welcome your questions, not make you feel small for asking them.

Knowledge doesn’t live in us until it’s needed.

Learning it isn’t ignorance. it’s important for us to understand and learn as we go.

Kelly 💜 x

07/09/2026

Sometimes it’s the little things that make you realise how far you’ve come…

What is something that you are able to do now, that you couldn’t do before your hysterectomy?

Something you might not even have thought twice about before and suddenly notice.

Even if you are in the early weeks and they are only small things!

Those little things that make you think “Yup I’m so glad I can do this again.”

I’d love to know!

Kelly 💜 x

07/09/2026

Will a hysterectomy help me?

Deciding to have a hysterectomy can be a very difficult decision for lots. If only we had a crystal ball!

It can also be a very anxious and overwhelming thing to have to deal with - and that can lead to so much doubt and fear.

I've been there, it really isn't fun.

In the comments is a guide to help you with the decision making process 👇👇.

There is also a downloadable resource with this guide to help you make any notes, or as prompts to help you talk to your doctor or a supportive person.

I hope it helps.

Kelly 💜 x

07/09/2026

Monday, Monday!

👉 Who is coming to join the Hysterectomy Support Hub this week?

We’ve got more support happening there than you can shake a hysterectomy shaped stick at!!!

👉 I also have some space for 1-1 support this week. You can bring whatever you want to these sessions and we work through it together. Just you and my 12 years of hysterectomy support experience!

This week, I would love to be supporting you.

Details in comments, any questions please just drop me a message or comment.

Kelly 💜 x

I like to spend some time on a Sunday reflecting on the week just gone and planning for the week ahead. I’m still campin...
06/09/2026

I like to spend some time on a Sunday reflecting on the week just gone and planning for the week ahead.

I’m still camping, and I have loved it so much that that I actually don’t want to go home 😭!

On Tuesday I graduate from university. At 50 years of age. Random, but I had s**t loads of fun with all the youngsters and I did it. Finished a 3 year degree. So it’s a celebration day!

But, I have never worn a hat, I know it will squash my hair, and I am worried that I will trip over the cloak 🤣🤣!

I have three 1-1 support sessions booked this week and I LOVE doing these. Two are pre op prep sessions and one is a recovery session. I still have space this week if an hour of my dedicated support will help you.

I obviously will be in my Hysterectomy Support Hub plenty this week as usual. We have our group support session tomorrow and I have some coffee and catch up sessions to add in. Several of you have joined this weekend and I’m looking forward to supporting you and getting to know you. It’s such a special place.

Don’t fit club starts next Monday so I’ll be posting lots more info on that 💪!

I need to organise a few lives, write posts that help you, and do all of the usual admin-y type things that I do each week.

I know some of you are waiting for replies to messages but, I’ve been living in a tent like a homeless person all week with limited reception on my phone - you will all get replies in the next few days 🙃!

So this evening I’m grateful. I try every day to be grateful. Even on the harder days and weeks.

I’m also glad that you are here, in my spaces with me. Because everything I do always leads to being here and supporting you all! I honestly love what I do.

If you need anything, please reach out. I’m always happy to have a chat and see how I can best help you.

This evening though to end my week .. I’m going to drink some of these cherryade/vodka can things, watch the sunset, listen to the countryside and not think about wearing the hat on Tuesday 👩‍🎓!!

Sending hugs out!

Kelly 💜 x

06/09/2026

I want to tell you more about the Hysterectomy Support Hub…

Everyone who has joined recently has told me a version of the same thing:

“I don’t feel so alone anymore.”

That’s exactly what I wanted this space to be. A place where you don’t have to explain why you’re worried.

Where someone understands why a tiny new symptom can send you into a Google spiral at 2am.

Where you can ask the questions you might feel silly asking elsewhere.

Where you get support to be able to know what questions you want to ask.

Where you’re surrounded by people who are on the same journey.

People who get it.

Over the last month, new members have told me they feel less alone, more supported, much better informed, more connected and less afraid.

And THAT is what the Hub is.

Yes, there are heaps of resources.
Yes, there are 4 self paced courses.
Yes, we have weekly live group support calls and online get togethers.

When you are inside the Hub, you are no longer trying to figure everything out on your own.

We even have a chat lounge and book club there!!

If you are facing a hysterectomy, recovering from one, or still trying to make sense of everything afterwards…

Come and join us.

I promise you will get the warmest welcome.

Find out more in the comments 👇👇.

Kelly 💜 x

05/09/2026

How do I care for my scars?
What will help them heal?

The best thing for your scars in the early days is to leave them alone for as long as possible!

You may have come home with some dressings. These can usually come off safely after 5/10 days. You may find that they come off whilst showering. Keep the area clean and pat dry. The air is good for them healing wise.

If any of your scars looks to be opening, a steri strip can be used to secure it while you seek advice from your Doctor.

Antihistamines can be used for the normal itching that comes with healing wounds.

If the area around your incisions becomes inflamed, hot, red, oozes pus, smells offensive or you feel generally unwell and have a temperature then please seek medical help. These are all classic signs of infection and will need medical treatment.

We've all heard of using lotions and oils, but do they really make a big difference?

What about vitamin E? I lots being very satisfied with expensive creams, and also lots who get the same result in the same time frame from simply using vitamin E oil, or nothing special. So, it's hard to make a call on this.

To some extent, your scarring will reflect every other scar you've ever had. If you tend to heal nicely over time, you most likely will have a minimal scar (assuming a tidy surgeon). If you are prone to large, lumpy scars, this one may follow the same history pattern.

Those with a history of keloid scarring may need to make their surgeons aware of the problem, and ask to have special measures taken to try to minimise the keloid tissue formation.

Personally, I used the contents of a regular vitamin E capsule, and massaged (gently) into my skin a couple times a day once my scar was fully healed over.

Do not put anything on until the initial healing has taken place and the wound/s are healed over. I'm quite happy with how mine healed, and to be honest, I have no idea whether the vitamin E had any particular effect or whether it was simply the massage, or just my personal healing abilities.

Doctors are divided in their opinions on the effectiveness of vitamin E for healing. For a few months my scar was red, hard, and lumpy. Now it's just a white to pink line.

Just remember that you don't want to put anything on it until the staples or stitches are out and it's properly healed over.

Whatever you put on should be pretty simple stuff and ingredients.

Just as a warning. Accidentally getting body moisturiser on the incision when still fresh can really burn until rinsed back off.

Kelly 💜 x

The start of my weekend. What a beautiful view to wake up to 😍!I hope you all have a great weekend. This is just your re...
05/09/2026

The start of my weekend.

What a beautiful view to wake up to 😍!

I hope you all have a great weekend.

This is just your reminder to stop and breathe when you need to.

Kelly 💜 x

04/09/2026

I had an abdominal hysterectomy.

This is a bit of my personal journey choices/feelings, not any kind of medical recommendation or judgement of others feelings or choices 🫶.

I didn’t have a choice in having abdominal because I had extensive Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, adhesions from multiple previous surgeries, and had just had a cervical cancer diagnosis on top.

I also knew in advance that a bowel resection was going to be involved.

But, if I had had a choice, I’d have chosen abdominal surgery. Crazy right 🤷‍♀️?

And this is where our personal choices come in. Because the thought of a vaginal hysterectomy literally made me feel physically sick. I can’t explain why. I work with many who prefer or choose that option and recover so well! It just would absolutely not have been my personal choice at any point.

Unexplainable, but a complete no for me personally. We all feel differently.

Laparoscopic would have perhaps been an easier recovery if I had had that option.

But, I knew it wasn’t going to be an easy surgery, and I wanted to know exactly what was going to happen. The thought of waking up and finding out that there had been a change while I was asleep .. I don’t think I could have felt as comfortable with.

And it might make no sense to anyone else. It was the only control that I had though, and that was important to me.

And, I didn’t have a choice in my situation, it was the safest and best option, so any other thoughts become irrelevant.

My point is, that sometimes we just have feelings - and the choices we do have can be informed simply by what we feel. There doesn’t have to be a right or wrong.

And that’s an ok.

If I’d felt differently I could have asked more questions but I trusted my surgeon implicitly and was happy with the decision.

But - any personal feelings that you have should be heard and should be respected. Even if the surgical decision doesn’t change, being heard and being able to have the conversation and get the reassurance is so very important.

I’d love to know if any of you had any similar thoughts or feelings?

Kelly 💜 x

04/09/2026

What would you like info about?

Or support with right now?

Let me know in the comments and I’ll do my best to help.

Kelly 💜 x

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