Now booking complimentary consultations · 500 Aloha St, Suite C2 — Queen Anne, Seattle · Phone: (206) 660-2349
Now booking complimentary consultations · 500 Aloha St, Suite C2 — Queen Anne, Seattle · Phone: (206) 660-2349
Physician led, post-surgical support in Lower Queen Anne, Seattle for those ready to reclaim their body, brain, and sex life post hysterectomy.
If years of heavy periods, crippling PMS symptoms, and pelvic pain, OR an abnormal ultrasound or CT that caught you by surprise has led you to a hysterectomy, you’ve likely discovered that the healing process is far from straight forward.
Your “recovery” protocol was rest, ibuprofen, and a four-week checkup that cleared you to carry grocery bags again, but no one mentioned the hormonal swings, crampy post surgical pain, and changes to your digestion, urination, sex life, and identity could hit you like a ton of bricks.
You’re told these symptoms are normal. That this is just what happens after a hysterectomy. That you should be grateful to no longer have a painful period or need birth control.
These symptoms are not normal, and you don’t have to settle for them.
At RISE, our hysterectomy recovery protocol starts where your OBGYN stopped:
Your birth story brought you here; we’ll help you write what comes next.
Our hysterectomy recovery patients come to us at all stages. Some arrive six weeks after their surgery on a mission to heal proactively. Some arrive years or decades later, having lived with symptoms they were told were normal and eventually stopped questioning.
Our hysterectomy recovery program is for you if:
If any of this sounds familiar, let us be (maybe the first) to tell you, you don’t have to live with it. At RISE, we address your healing from hormones to how you feel when you look in the mirror. It all matters here.
Hysterectomy scar adhesions are one of the most commonly overlooked sources of pelvic pain and dysfunction post surgery. Scar tissue can migrate, attach to surrounding structures, and start to change the mechanics of the entire pelvis and abdomen over time. The pulling sensation at your scar. The low back ache that showed up after surgery. The bladder you have no control over. The pain you feel during sex. These are not separate, unrelated problems. They are the effects of your unaddressed scar tissue.
Our approach begins with a thorough intake and assessment. We want to understand your story, your current symptoms, and what your body has been trying to tell you. From there, we build a Hysterectomy recovery protocol that typically includes:
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a post-surgical game changer. It speeds healing, improves blood flow to the surgical area and supports collagen production. Faster healing means your back on your feet in less time and with less long term post-surgical side effects.
Using combinations of B12, dextrose, and procaine, we inject directly into and around the scar to break up adhesions, restore nerve function, reduce pain, and reintegrate the tissue. Most patients notice a meaningful shift within the first few sessions. A full course of treatment is typically six to eight weekly sessions.
A hysterectomy — EVEN if it spared your ovaries — affects more than the incision site. We run comprehensive labs to assess hormonal changes, gut function, and systemic inflammation, because the body does not compartmentalize the way traditional medicine thinks it does.
Many women experience hormonal disruption after a hysterectomy that goes unaddressed. If your labs indicate a need, we build a personalized hormone support protocol to restore balance and support full-body recovery.
If yourexperienced unexpected weight gain after your hysterectomy that diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes don’t seem to address, we can help. Using very small doses of GLP1 therapy, we balance your system and remove the hormonal “brakes” that are keeping you stuck.
If your hysterectomy surgery has left you with dark, red, or ropey scars, our LaseMD Ultra Laser resurfacing treatments reduce pigment and redness and improves the visibility of your scar.
Scar adhesions can create pain and dysfunction far from the incision site, which is why so many women never make the connection. Low back pain, hip tightness, pelvic floor dysfunction, bladder urgency, and painful sex are all commonly linked to hysterectomy scar adhesions. The only way to know for certain is a thorough assessment with a practitioner trained in scar tissue treatment. We offer complimentary consultations so you can find out whether this is the right path before committing to a full protocol.
We typically recommend waiting until your incisions are fully healed, which is usually around eight weeks. That said, it is never too late to treat your hysterectomy scars. We regularly see women years or even decades after their surgery get significant improvement.
A full course of hysterectomy scar injection therapy is typically six to eight weekly sessions. Many patients notice meaningful improvement within the first two to three sessions. We assess your progress throughout and adjust the protocol based on how your body is responding.
Yes, and this is one of the most meaningful and unexpected outcomes our patients report. Scar tissue stores the physical imprint of trauma, and treating it directly can release not just physical tension but emotional holding as well. We approach hysterectomy recovery as a whole-body, whole-person process, and take the emotional weight of your story seriously.