I am having heavy periods every 28 days.. The heavy part is 2-3 days which is a mess especially at work. I do take iron during my periods so blood work is fine. I have gone for 2 ultrasounds-- the lining is 21mm... there is a fibroid but not huge and nothing needs immediate attention. She told me I have some options being 50 and not skipping periods yet... I could do a D&C-- I could wait this out--- or I could get the robotic hysterectomy. How am I supposed to know what to do? Some say no to surgery BUT I see it as a way of this period mess to be done and over and onto my next chapter. Maybe even have my bladder tightened so I don't pee when I cough or sneeze. Ovaries are OK. Just unsure of what to do. I'd like to hear what others think? Thank-you!!
Myself , mom , sister and sister in law all had the hysterectomy.. Mine was for pre cancer cells on the cervix ovaries left in me, and moms and sister and sister in law all had fibroids and would bleed so so bad month after month.. They all had ovaries removed too,and all breezed right on thru their immediate menopause, me on the otherhand is the only one to suffer with all bad symptoms and causing everything else ( pre existing) to get even worse, thyroid , rheumatoid arthritis autoimmune diseases viruses all of it to just become so unbearable.. Sister had the robotic surgery it was a breeze, mother and sister inlaw had it thru the stomach. With longer healing times..
I had 2 fibroids… literally bled for 2 straight months, flooding type of bleeding, my blood count was very low and iron was almost nonexistent. I was 32, had already had my tubes tied at 21 but my doc at the time refused to do a hysterectomy, he insisted we do a D&C first, well that made it worse, then he wanted to do an ablation, I refused to go through another pointless procedure. One fibroid was the size of a softball, it was actually part of my uterus and no way to just remove it, the other was about golf ball size. I took my med records to another (female) gyno on a Friday and was scheduled for surgery the following Monday! I had a vaginal hysterectomy, kept my ovaries bc I was only 32 at the time. I was in the hospital 24 hours and came home the next day. Felt fabulous, zero pain, never took a pain pill and played darts 4 days later lol. That being said, I’m now 51 and the menopause symptoms are terrible! Something new every day BUT thankful I don’t have to deal with wonky periods. It’s a personal choice, every one reacts differently. For me, I don’t for one second regret it.
Good Luck!!