Made a decision yesterday

Good for you! My wife had a total hysterectomy in her early 50's and has not regretted it in the slightest. Give yourself time to heal up and recover, and then check into Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy. My wife does that and it makes her feel great. You've got a good husband for standing right beside you, so good for him and you. If you decide to do the HRT that I mentioned above, tell him he'd better eat his Wheaties to keep up! :)