Six months ago I had my hysterectomy (kept my ovaries) to combat my severe iron deficiency anemia. My infusions were so frequent and left me incredibly fatigued and ill. My life felt like it was on hold for years. So was my surgery worth it? Yes! Yes! A thousand times YES! I'll be honest, that surgery was a lot more difficult than I thought. I really did expect it to be more like my C-Sections...t'was nothing like my C-Sections. After my second C-section I was driving within a couple weeks and, while exhausted, I got back into life. Plus, you have the bonus of being totally in love with your newest little one after a C-Section. After a hysterectomy no such bonus. With my hysterectomy, I didn't feel like myself again for four months. I kept getting bladder and kidney infections. I had so much achiness. There were other issues that might be worth a blog post. While I would never want to worry somebody, I do think the full picture is needed when deciding y
Iron infusions have become the new normal for me. I'd like to share my experience as well as hear from others going through infusions as well.