Re: Hysterectomy??

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I had a large fibroid and was a bleeder, I had a myomectomy. UAE is another

option.

Check on anemia. This could be a real problem for you. Slow FE iron and vitamin

C. Keep on top of it.

Good info www.myomectomy.net

Ku

Rimmer wrote:

I have a large fibroid and suffer heavy blleding every month, my GP suggests

hysterectomy, but I am very nervous about it. Has anyone else had a

hysterectomy or can you suggest other treatments?

I live in Australia.

Thank you

Val

[Guest guest]

Hi Val,You are right to be nervous about a Hysterectomy,there are

many possible side effects of having a Hyst and personally i think it

should be your last resort.Has your doctor told you about other

alternatives?obviously not!First of all find out what type of fibroid

you have and where it is located,what is large? some doctors will

tell you that you have a " huge " fibroid when it is not really that

large at all.Find out exactly how big it is,your ultrasound report

should tell you all this information.

Then there are your options

-watch and wait

-hysteroscopic resection

-myomectomy

-Uterine fibroid embolisation

-hysterectomy

type of fibroid,size and location will influence which treatment is

the best for you.Do heaps of research on the net and make yourself

familiar with all treatments before making your decision.Check the

archives ...search 'Australia' and you will find other aussie ladies

experiences and Dr's here that will offer you alternatives,there are

mentions for Melbourne,Sydney,Perth and Brisbane.Hope this helps

Sharon(Brisbane)

> I have a large fibroid and suffer heavy blleding every month, my GP

suggests hysterectomy, but I am very nervous about it. Has anyone

else had a hysterectomy or can you suggest other treatments?

> I live in Australia.

> Thank you

> Val

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'm in Australia too, Val - Adelaide to be exact. Where are you???

I had an abdominal myomectomy on Dec 4th to remove an 18x10x11cm fibroid. My

symptoms were mainly long heavy periods with lots of revolting clots (about 2

weeks at a time)

, pressure within my abdomin and uncomfortable sex...not to mention the

pregnant-looking

tummy.

I knew about my fibroid for about six years before I dealt with it - it was 2cm

when discovered,

and grew steadily over time. When I finally asked my GP could something please

be done

about it, his reaction was REALLY inspiring... " Uh, it's a very messy

procedure... there's a lot of

blood involved...you'll probably end up with a hysterectomy " ......so I didn't

follow that up for

about 18 months! He didn't offer me a referral to a specialist or anything, so

after thinking I didn't

have many choices, I eventually changed GPs and found someone who admitted it

wasn't his

field of expertise and sent me to a specialist!!

A myo was really all that was offered to me, but I know many of the women on

this list have a lot

of knowledge about other options. Because I'd like to have another child, a myo

seemed like

the best choice for me anyway, after learning as much as I could from lots of

resources. I have

been surprised by my post op recovery - I was in hospital for 5 days then had my

mum stay to

look after me for another week. The first two weeks post op were pretty awful,

but then within

about 4 days I was feeling great - just tired. (Until this week - but I think

that's because I've

perhaps been doing a bit much now I think I'm alright!)

Anyway - ask more questions here - these women are a wealth of information.

Good luck in

your quest for knowledge, Val!!!!

Donna