Hi,
I had a hysterectomy as well when I had my surgery. I was 40, (4 years ago) My gynecologist Oncologist said he was a full supporter of HRT and that it was so important he gave me a shot on the OR table that lasted 6 weeks and then I went on Premarin daily. About a year after my surgery I decided I should not be on HRT, fear from newspaper articles and a nurse influenced my decision) and went off it for a trial, low and behold, because I have nothing inside me, courtesy of the RC, my bowels started falling forward (rectocele) and were pushing through the vagina, sounds lovely eh? they explained this is because the vagina walls start to thin out as there is no hormone to keep them strong and thick, the only cure would have been to go back in and put the bowel in a sling. of course as with anything this does not happen to everyone, but that is my story, I was walking like a penguin and in agony, so I stay on the HRT and get on with the business of living as I can't do it any other way.