Re: nne Has anyone had endo ablation???

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As I answered the other post, I wonder why these doctors prescribe

ablation for women with fibroids???? This is not the problem!!! the

fibroid is causeing the bleeding. Having an ablation is a treatment

for women that do not have fibroids!!In this case it works very very

well!!

For major bleeding problems, look into UFE!! It is a fibroid

treatment, kills the fibroid and shuts the bleeding off like a

switch. It has worked for me. I had a 10cm fibroid and was gushing

and bleeding at periods, then even breakthrough bleeding. So

frightneing. I became anemic but had my UFE 1 month ago. I'm doing

great and feeling fine!! Jen

> Hi Barbara,

>

> I had an endo ablation last October. I have one big fibroid that

is

> in the uterine muscle. Sadly, the ablation was not successful. I

> continued to have periods and every one since the ablation has

been

> heavier than the one preceeding it. January's period had me up at

5

> am changing bed sheets and showering. Going thru the ablation was

> easy for me. No problem. It's worth a try, but keep in mind that

an

> ablation is dealing with symptoms, not the root of the problem.

>

> While I say that, I continue on that path in an effort to avoid

> surgery. I took my first Depo Provera shot two weeks ago in an

effort

> to stop the bleeding. Again, I'm working with symptoms. I'm almost

49

> and my gyn and I are trying to buy time in an effort to hold off

> bleeding until I hit menopause.

>

> nne

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> As I answered the other post, I wonder why these doctors prescribe

> ablation for women with fibroids???? This is not the problem!!!

the

> fibroid is causeing the bleeding. Having an ablation is a

treatment

> for women that do not have fibroids!!In this case it works very

very

> well!!

I can tell you why doctors prescribe ablation for women with

fibroids - because it is a procedure that they know how to do. The

first doctor I saw told me that vaginal hyst was my best option. He

said that he could do a myo (abdominal) but that fibroids usually

grow back, (which is not true, especially for me as I was in my mid

forties already) but that if I wanted to wait on the hyst he could

try an ablation. Of course there was no mention of UAE since he

does not do that procedure. After doing my research and finding this

group I learned that I could have hysteroscopic resection for my 3cm

fibroid. Yes! He wanted to toss my uterus because of one tiny

fibroid which I had removed in a outpatient procedure. And why

didn't he recommend resection? Because he doesn't know how to do

it! There is only one doctor in my area that does this procedure

and I was lucky enough to find her. So I think that the reason why

docs do ablation when they KNOW that it is not an effective

treatment for fibroids is to keep you as a patient until you submit

to a hyst.