Hysterectomy, Vaginal Repair, and Surgery for Stress Incontinence - Softcover

Sally Haslett is a retired Registered General Nurse, Midwife and Health Visitor, with additional qualifications and counselling experience in family planning and women's health. Molly Jennings is a retired Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and a Certificated Member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Women's Health. Hilary Walsgrove is a Registered Nurse, with a Nurse Practitioner degree and Masters degree in practice development. She works in the National Health Service as a Lead Nurse for Pre-operative Assessment and is Programme Leader for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner Course. She has a specialist interest in women's health. Wendy Weatheritt is registered with the Health Professions Council and a Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. She is also a Certificated Member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Women's Health, with additional qualifications in the field of continence. She works in the National Health Service as a senior physiotherapist in women's health.

What is a hysterectomy, or a repair for prolapse, or an operation for stress incontinence? Will I put on weight or suffer from depression? Will I still have periods, or need contraception? How soon afterwards can I do housework, return to work or drive a car? Will my sex life be affected? What about lifting - how soon and how heavy? When can I go swimming or do some gardening or start exercising again? The authors explain the meaning and effect of the operations and describe how to prepare in advance for them. They then give much useful advice on what to do afterwards, to enable you to gain a full and trouble-free return to normal life. Diagrams and photographs are included wherever these are likely to be helpful.