Continuing the Hysterectomy conversation with the excellent Dr Lori Mize!
I've been deep in the research around hysterectomy as I've been creating my latest online course, 'Hysterectomy: Prehab to Rehab' (available now!)
Part of that research has been reaching out to friends & colleagues for their perspectives (have you listened to my interview with Lola Turvey about her personal & professional experience with hysterectomy yet? Episode 33 - so good!)
Full Disclosure: this is a serious topic but we had FUN with this conversation!
Dr Lori Mize is a force of nature and has been making huge contributions to the field of pelvic health for more than 20 years. We are both super passionate about women’s health, but today we decided to focus our attention on what we can do to help women live well after hysterectomy
Some of the things we discussed include:
👉 are women being served well, in terms of prehab and rehab, when it comes to hysterectomy (spoiler: no)
👉 the importance of ERAS approaches (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) to mental & physical health after hysterectomy
👉 the role of education about what to expect - how knowledge can help decrease anxiety and improve wellbeing
👉 why we have to understand how anxiety, depression & grieving are both common and normal after hysterectomy & how we can support people
👉 the essential role we can have in supporting return to a high quality of life, whether we’re talking about pelvic health, the importance of scar mobility, returning to exercise and education about sexual health
Want to learn more? You can find Lori at pelvicrestoration.com and on Instagram and Facebook as @pelvicrestoration (I'm there too - you can find me on instagram as @michellelyons_muliebrity and...if you'd like to learn more about helping women live well before, during & after hysterectomy, you may be interested in my online course Hysterectomy: Prehab to Rehab
Enjoy the chat and let me know if you have any questions!
Until next week, mind yourself and don't forget to #celebratemuliebrity
