A crease started forming about two inches above my navel. It would certainly seem plausible.Įvidence of my spine compressing started 12 to 18 months post-op. With all these changes to the skeletal structure, I wonder if hysterectomy can also cause spinal stenosis. It also explains why, even absent osteoporosis, hysterectomized women lose height. This can be particularly distressing for women whose hysterectomies denied them the chance to have (more) children.Īs if an unattractive figure isn’t devastating enough, these skeletal changes lead to chronic back, hip, and rib cage pain as well as tingling and loss of sensation in legs and feet. In others, it looks more like a pregnant belly. In some women, these changes cause those hated rolls of fat (weight gain or not). This causes a shortened, thickened midsection, protruding belly, and loss of the curve in the lower back, giving the appearance of a flat derriere. When the ligaments are severed to remove the uterus, the spine compresses causing the rib cage to gradually fall toward the hip bones and the hip bones to widen. These ligaments are the “scaffolding” or support structures for the core (midsection). This all changes after hysterectomy.įour sets of ligaments hold the uterus in place. The waist gives her the curve in her lower back, the natural sway in her hips, her “elongated” torso that’s proportionate to her extremities. Ligament and Skeletal Changes Post HysterectomyĪn intact woman’s figure has space between the rib cage and the hip bones commonly known as the waist. Here are some of the anatomical and skeletal changes that occur post hysterectomy. I know I would have told my once respected gynecologist “no way” and left never to return if I’d known just a smidgen of what I now know. I wonder if so many women would “choose” hysterectomy if they knew how it would affect their figure and internal anatomy.
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