I just had the full hyst a while ago too and know it is a whopper of a surgery. I also cannot take steroids due to my medical history - mine is cushing's disease. I was already disabled when I got hit with this and it does seem overwhelming. I don't know how you can do it with kids and a job! Kudos to you! Feel free to dump away as we understand.
It is auto-immune as well, so if you have one, you tend to get others...