Guest guest Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Hi, A uterine ablation is not a good treatment to control heavy bleeding from fibroids. A UAE only works on certain fibroids, check it out. Find a doc (try a RE) who knows the word M Y O M E C T O M Y, say it slow for them. Make sure they do lots of them and have one if this is your choice. I was told hyst by 3 docs. They didn't have the skills for a myo. I wasn't told about other options either. UAE wasn't a option for me. I found a RE in another state and had a myo. NO MORE FIBROID AND HEAVY BLEEDING! This is a option for you. Don't give in or give up. Do the treatment YOU want. Ku sand & sea@... wrote: The other major concern is that three years ago I had a blood clot in each lung at the same time. He told me this means that I cannot take any hormones and at least keeping my ovaries would be a way for me to get some hormones. He suggested some alternatives. A uterine ablation procedure to remove the endometrial lining and/or a UAE; however, he said that in 20% of cases the UAE does not work and they end up having to do surgery anyway and I would also be left with the fibroids dying inside me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Hi, A uterine ablation is not a good treatment to control heavy bleeding from fibroids. A UAE only works on certain fibroids, check it out. Find a doc (try a RE) who knows the word M Y O M E C T O M Y, say it slow for them. Make sure they do lots of them and have one if this is your choice. I was told hyst by 3 docs. They didn't have the skills for a myo. I wasn't told about other options either. UAE wasn't a option for me. I found a RE in another state and had a myo. NO MORE FIBROID AND HEAVY BLEEDING! This is a option for you. Don't give in or give up. Do the treatment YOU want. Ku sand & sea@... wrote: The other major concern is that three years ago I had a blood clot in each lung at the same time. He told me this means that I cannot take any hormones and at least keeping my ovaries would be a way for me to get some hormones. He suggested some alternatives. A uterine ablation procedure to remove the endometrial lining and/or a UAE; however, he said that in 20% of cases the UAE does not work and they end up having to do surgery anyway and I would also be left with the fibroids dying inside me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Hi, A uterine ablation is not a good treatment to control heavy bleeding from fibroids. A UAE only works on certain fibroids, check it out. Find a doc (try a RE) who knows the word M Y O M E C T O M Y, say it slow for them. Make sure they do lots of them and have one if this is your choice. I was told hyst by 3 docs. They didn't have the skills for a myo. I wasn't told about other options either. UAE wasn't a option for me. I found a RE in another state and had a myo. NO MORE FIBROID AND HEAVY BLEEDING! This is a option for you. Don't give in or give up. Do the treatment YOU want. Ku sand & sea@... wrote: The other major concern is that three years ago I had a blood clot in each lung at the same time. He told me this means that I cannot take any hormones and at least keeping my ovaries would be a way for me to get some hormones. He suggested some alternatives. A uterine ablation procedure to remove the endometrial lining and/or a UAE; however, he said that in 20% of cases the UAE does not work and they end up having to do surgery anyway and I would also be left with the fibroids dying inside me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 I thought that ablation could be used as a treatment to control heavy bleeding from some types of fibroids? Is this not true? I know some women here have had this treatment and it has worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 My heavy bleeding was primarily caused by a 3cm submucousal fibroid which I had removed by resection in January of '02. While my bleeding improved dramatically I still had one somewhat heavy day per month, so I decided to have an ablation in June of last year. My results have been very good, but I think that is only because the fibroid was removed first. > I thought that ablation could be used as a treatment to control heavy > bleeding from some types of fibroids? Is this not true? I know some > women here have had this treatment and it has worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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