Post Hystorectomy/oophorectomy

[wkly1269]

Hey all. I finally had my hysto surgery last thurs and while I am still kind of painful at times, I feel pretty good to not have those female parts in me anymore. I had to stop taking T the week of my surgery last week due to worries of blood clots. In the previous conversations with my doctor, she had assumed that i would be able to resume the following week after my surgery. However, before she discharged me, she told me that I had to stop T for 6 weeks. which was a pretty big blow bc I had been looking forward to resuming my shots. I was at 9 weeks before I had to stop. She said she just doesnt want to risk blood clots which i get.. still sucks but yeah id rather not have to deal with a blood clot. Problem I am having now is i was suppose to get 3 month blood work once i had been on T for that long to see where I am at. But now ive been off T for two weeks (shot was due today). Do i get bloodwork now or do i wait another 3 months after i resume T again. I plan on calling the doctor that prescribed me T to see his recommendations as well but I figured i would get your guys opinion too.

Thanks alot
Skott

[mm]

Good to hear you have your hysto, must feel great knowing those parts will never cause you any bleeding or problems in the future. Which procedure did you have?  It sounds like you have had blood clots problems in the pass so you GYN wants you to delay starting t again, that is a bummer.  I hope you don't get hot flashed or any others problems until you can start t again.

[Felix]

If I were you I would just go with whatever the doctor wants, but it sounds like you are already planning to do that.

I don't know your personal health history or how much experience your doctor has with trans people, and I understand your health decisions are up to you, but I would be uncomfortable with a doctor who asked me to go off of testosterone for any reason. They don't ask cisguys to remove their testicles when they have health problems.

I know that clotting problems are serious though. I hope you stay safe and that you are able to trust your physician.

[wkly1269]

I have never had surgery in my life before this. I never had a history of blood clotting issues previous. And Im pretty sure I am my doctors first transgendered patient. She had to consult with a doctor in Washington numerous times. I had my surgery down laprascopically and vaginally so 3 small incisions. I was severely bummed about having to wait to start T again but I also worried that this may be unnecessary if others did not have to stop T for so long. I obviously want to follow doctors orders but at the same time I dont want to experience menopause even for a second or be off T if i dont have to. Thats why I thought I would see what everyone else experiences were post hysto. I hate not being able to take T as I always look forward to my shots. I am really not sure what to do haha

[Dex]

I would never recommend someone not following their doctor's orders. 

With that being said, you may consider talking to your doctor more in depth. If you have never had bleeding or clotting problems before, 6 weeks seems like a really long time. I had the same procedure and method you did. My injection days were Thursdays. My surgery was also on Thursday. She did not want me to inject the day of my surgery, and did have me inject the week before as usual. So I was 7 days out from my shot at the time of surgery. She only recommended that I wait until Saturday to take my next shot (so 2 days after surgery).

Some surgeries, and some doctors, do require longer wait times. But if you are uncomfortable with the advice you were given, you should talk to your surgeon or your other doctor to come up with a plan you are comfortable with.