Hysterectomy is a surgical procedure used to remove the uterus and is usually performed by a gynecologist. The operation can be “total” or “partial”. Total hysterectomy involves the removal of the body and cervix of the uterus, while partial hysterectomy involves the removal of only part of it. There are a number of cases where oophorectomy (removal of the ovaries) is carried out along with hysterectomy. In such cases, the surgery is called TAH-BSO (Total Abdominal Hysterectomy with Bilateral Salpingo-Ooporectomy). The important thing to note here is that hysterectomy is often misused to represent any case of removal of any part of the female reproductive system. Hysterectomy panic attacks are quite common after surgery.
Hysterectomy panic attacks are often the cause of hot flashes. Menopause is widely known as the main causative agent of hot flashes. It is estimated that more than 80% of all American women experience night sweats and hot flashes during this time. Although there are many hormonal fluctuations that take place in the female body during menopause, the precise cause of why it happens is unknown. Hysterectomy panic attacks in the form of hot flashes can last anywhere from just a couple of seconds to several minutes. In rare cases, they have been known to last up to a whole hour.
Hysterectomy panic attacks are quite common and this is understandable when two factors are considered. The first is that most surgeries are traumatic, and the second is that hysterectomy often causes a number of symptoms that are not indicative of panic attacks. Combined, the two form strong foundations that serve as invitations to hysterectomy panic attacks. Dizziness is one of the most prominent symptoms after hysterectomy. This causes anxiety in the recovering patient because the feeling that things are getting out of hand is too much to bear and the resulting anxiety often breaks out into hysterectomy panic attacks. The dizziness problem is compounded by another hysterectomy side effect, tinnitus. This condition is related to the ears and results in many auditory sensations that are falsely reported to the human brain. Think of it like listening to things that are totally made up in your head but have no sound and are not perceptible to other human beings. For example, the hissing of air, a constant high-pitched sound, or even chirping in some cases (such as that of crickets), are sounds that, if continued for long periods of time, will tend to disorient or disturb the patient.
Actually, hysterectomy panic attacks are reported to be less among women who had symptoms of depression or anxiety before the operation. It is not known why this happens, but it is quite evident that surgery affects normal women more than women who have already had symptoms. A certain amount of anxiety is natural when someone is considering having even the most harmless surgery. Hysterectomy panic attacks are a compound result of this anxiety, the patient’s natural tendency to worry unnecessarily, personal attitude towards things in general, as well as the ability to adapt to new and uncertain conditions, especially harsh circumstances.
