To Jeanne K.

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Hello Jeanne dear,

I have just had 3 hysteroscopic resections last year: September, November,

and in December. Three surgeries were necessary due to how many submucosal

fibroids were found.

I was given the choice to have all of the fibroids removed in one abdominal

surgery or several resections. I chose the multiple resections because I

have had two ab surgeries in the past with weeks of recovery time after

each.

The resection surgeries were much easier to heal from, really no pain, no

immobilization, not much weakness. The hardest part for me was getting the

anesthesia out of my system. It just took a few days to clear the fogginess

from my brain, as it would with any surgery.

Going into the surgical center that morning and leaving that afternoon felt

strange. I was used to at least spending one night after surgery in the

hospital. but with a resection, it is quick, usually 30 minutes to an hour,

and then you just have to be awake enough to go home.

I was also given the choice of a general or an epidural for anesthesia. I

chose the general all three times because I would rather not be awake when

under the surgical knife. I am a bit squeamish. So the hardest part of the

whole procedure was the IV needle preparation. Fortunately, that is fast and

I have had that done a lot. I'm just so squeamish I have not been able to

get used to needles.

Anyway, a resection for submucosal fibroids is amazingly quick and quick to

recover from too. You will find that several days afterward you will get

tired easy. I tried walking with my husband the second day after my first

surgery. I needed to get my muscles moving so that my heart rate elevated

and pumped out all the residual anesthesia. I felt better after a two mile

walk, but was very tired, surprisingly so.

So my advice to you is, try not to worry. If you have bleeding issues,

removing that submucosal fibroid will make all the difference! I had quite

a crop of them growing, and now I am off my pills, had my first period a few

weeks ago, and I was pleasantly surprised how light and short it was. This

is coming from a woman who took continuous bc pills for five years because

if i let myself have one period at all I'd need a transfusion. So you can

bet that I was looking forward to normalcy!

I hope your experience with this procedure goes well and you receive the

same results as I did. Since you only have one ssubmucosal fibroid, your

surgeon should be able to remove it in one procedure. There is very little

bleeding after the surgery, but you should expect to see some for the first

few days. I took some ibuprofen the night of the surgery after I got home.

But did not need any meds after that. I took it for preventative reasons,

not because I was in pain. The only discomfort I felt was some mild

cramping that night, not enough to worry about with drugs, but I took them

anyway.

If you have more questions please feel free to e-mail me privately.

greenvu@... I would like to help you get as prepared as possible so

that your experience is a positive one.

Try not to worry too much. As far as I am concerned, this is a miracle

surgery. I was told for the last five years that I needed a hysterectomy. I

was also told I would not be able to have children. And after seeing a new

doctor who performed these resections I now am able to try for my first

baby. My husband and I were pretty shocked with the news!

I have yet to have my second period since coming off the pill, but am

confident it will be a light one as well because all my other fibroid

symtoms are gone: breakthrough bleeding, pain, swelling, etc.

Blessings to you my dear,

Sonja