Has anybody seen this post of mine? Doesn't anybody have any advice???

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> Dear listmembers,

>

> Throwing this out to the group to see if someone out there can give

> me some advice as to what to do or expect.

>

> Since my myo, I've been relieved of the in-between-periods bleeding

> that used to plague me (and make me anemic) before the myo. The

> fibroid was HUGE - 20cms and also two other small ones on the wall

of

> the uterus. He didn't have to cut open the uterus and the post-

> surgery diagnosis was excellent. He took out all three fibroids and

> didn't see any other. The surgery was on 19th september and I

> experiencing clotty and painful bleeding right afterward for about

> five-seven days. No bleeding in between but lots of discharge.

Then,

> on the 20th of october, I started a period which was horrific. lots

> of bleeding and very liquid stuff; so much so that I spent a whole

> night in the bathroom. after that, all was okay for another month.

> some discharge but not as much as before. then, on the 26th of

> november I had another similar heavy period. I went back to the

> doctor in early december and they did an ultrasound and all seemed

> okay: no fibroids and ovaries and uterus were back to normal size.

He

> actually said that he was very pleased with my recovery. But

because

> of the bleeding, he also did a hormone test and two days ago they

> came back all okay. No prolapse or premature ovarian failure or

> thyroid problems. The next thing will be to see what my lining

looks

> like on day 4 of my period and then go from there.

>

> That's the lowdown. I'm dreading my next period which of course

will

> come right in the middle of the holiday season! :-(

>

> Anybody have any advice, comments or similar experiences to share?

> Anybody know of any questions I missed and should be asking the

> doctor? Could polyps (reading the other thread) cause this kind of

> bleeding?

>

> thanks much.

>

> rani.