I might have to ge surgery for fibroids.  Has anyone else one through this?
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Ah! Sounds like it is possible that your doctor has suggested that you undergo an endometrial ablation. My doctor suggested a version of Endometrial Ablation called Novasure. It is a quick procedure and the healing time is much quicker than other methods.  Hope this helps!
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fibroid tumors are non cancerous, and usually don,t cause much problem,however if they do the doctor can remove them.A lot of times they are located in the female orgins.
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I have had the laproscopy procedure done for endometriosis. It is out patient surgery and they make an incision through your belly button or right under it. I had a couple days for recovery, then I was back to my normal activity. I have had an ovarian cyst as well, I never had surgery for it, it ruptured on its own. I know they can be fairly common.
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Dont feel bad my friend. I am 35 and aunt Flo stays with me on a constant time period. I may stop a day or so then flood over and over. I think I may have fibroids or hardening of the ovaries, but who knows. I dont have children, nor do I plan to. I want a partial historectomy becuase i am sick of this mess. So dont feel bad, all we band of women understand...the gulf is with me also.
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I will keep you and your family in my prayers. Any time one has a major surgery there is a chance of not making it through the surgery My mom,in 2003 went to her doctor(regular visit) and he sent her to the hospital they ran the usual tests and told her they would not release her,that she had no choice but to have a quadruple by-pass.So she did,she came through the surgery fine. It took a few months for her to regain her strength,she never seemed to recover from a deep depression.18 months later she died peacefully in her sleep.What concerns me,the quadruple was a fairly new venture in heart surgery at the time.Within 6 months of her surgery,her boyfriend was told he needed the same surgery.and one month later mom's younger brother was told he needed a quadruple by pass.at the same time  a friend of mine had the surgery then the doctor tells his wife she needed the same surgery a month or so later another friend of mine had to have the same surgery!These people live in different states But...they were all on social security and medicaid or medicare.There may not be any connection or anything.But it just strikes me as odd that all these people I know had to have the same surgery.I have even wondered"were these doctors using these people as guinea pigs for practice? My Mom was 70 when she died.There's no doubt that many people need this type surgery.Maybe I am just being paranoid!I guess I am still very upset at the fact the doctor said the surgery would add 10 to 15 years to her life.Her death was totally unexpected.She was not complaining of pain or feeling sick or anything. I pray your Grandpa will have a good out come on his surgery!
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I don't have this problem myself, but my mom does.  You should go to that clinic, there is meds you can take for this.  I doubt that you need surgery.  Do you have kids?  After having babies i know this can happen to some women.  Good luck-hope this helps!
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Not exactly an answer to your question, but a hysterectomy is NOT necessary.  There are some other options available: \nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibroids#Treatment\n\nI had VERY heavy periods due to fibroids, and had the UAE at 41.  The UAE immediately cured my heavy menses with a very short healing period and no side effects.\n\nI highly encourage you and your wife to get a second opinion and a very good reason why a hysterectomy is necessary, before taking such an extreme action.  Not all doctors do this, but some doctors treat hysterectomy as a profit-making enterprise.
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Has your doctor sent you to a specialist?  Doctors are not omniscient and should be able to recognize when they've reached their limits.\n\nI will also point out that there are a couple more options available to you:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibroids#Treatment\n\nI had a similar (though not as bad) problem with fibroids. I had the uterine arterial embolization mentioned in the above article, and it worked outstandingly.  Since the UAE, I have only enough period to let me know the plumbing is still working. \n\nI did not have the HIFU treatment, but it sounds completely non-surgical and thus you wouldn't have to deal with the problems that other techniques have.\n\nWhen I was researching the UAE, I noticed from some support groups this trend:  women with a lot of small fibroids did better with UAE, while women with one large fibroid did better with myomectomy.  And when I say large, I mean a fibroid that is being talked about in terms of months, e.g. one fibroid that makes a person look three or five months pregnant.  The advantage that UAE has for the first group is that the UAE killed all of the fibroids no matter what size, whereas the myomectomy only addresses fibroids that can be seen.  \n\nHowever, at this point if I needed to be treated again, I would go with the HIFU first to see how that helped and then go with the UAE if HIFU didn't work.  I personally would not even let the Lupron near me - that essentially creates an artificial menopause.  \n\nNote that I'm not even mentioning hysterectomy.  I might have considered that if everything else failed, but it would have had to be a life-threatening, no other treatment had worked at all situation.\n\n\nIn the meantime, here's a couple more things I found:\n\nCholesterol is a precursor chemical to estrogen, and it is the estrogen that is causing the problems.  I recommend highly that you go on a cholesterol reducing lifestyle: \n1.  Minimize animal fats - especially sausages, bacon and (sadly) cheese.  I would not eliminate beef as it is high in dietary iron, which is absorbed more easily than supplements.\n2.  Eliminate ANY deep-fried foods.  Even foods fried in unsaturated fat has excess amounts of trans-fatty acids that cause LDL cholesterol.\n3.  Take niacin in a time-released multi-B formula.\n4.  Exercise as much as you can.\n5.  Iron - vitamin C increases absorption and calcium reduces absorption.  Add lemon or lime juice to steak and any other iron source you consume; if you are eating steak, don't have cheese or milk products, even if they are fat free.  Also, don't take a calcium supplement when you take your iron supplement, and do take a vitamin C supplement.\n\nGood luck, and I hope you get the treatment you need.
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I had the surgery 6 years ago.  I chose the myomectomy since I was 34 and had not had a child.  The incision is basically the same as a c-section.  With a 6-8 week recovery.  \n\n5 years later more grew and I opted for a total hysterectomy {I also had other medical reasons to remove the ovaries as well}.  There is no one answer that is best.\n\nBut you should know that removing the fibroids this time, it does not mean you will not have to face another operation later. \n\nif you are close to menopause you could wait it out as that tends to make them shrink but nothing short of surgery will get rid of them.
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sorry to hear your news but my mom had it long ago & had a hysterecomy to take care of the cancer. she never had to go throgh chemo. ata ll & has been cancer free since the surgery was done back in the mid 1970's. talk to your gyno. about that please & soon.
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my friend mom and her sister in law had it done and they would both do it again they both look great but one in having problems in here marriage because she is older but has a lot of energy she didn't have before and hubby doesn't like the change.  on the other hand i was starting to think about it to you have to go on a waiting list and go through counseling and stuff.  well my other best friends brother was suppose to have it done this past Monday and he almost died on the table he didn't even get to have it done and they are gonna try again in a few weeks.  i don't know if i could lay on that table knowing a may never come off of it alive.  it is a hard decision to decide and think about it long and hard you also have to loose so much weight before they do it and if you can loose that maybe you can keep loosing well i hope the best for you good luck in your decision but we are all stranger don't let us decide something that important  i know a lady at are local walmart who had it done and she had a thyroid problem she has lost 110.  but like i already said it is your decision your life don't let any one else make such an important decision .  well she also said there was support groups for it.  maybe you could find one and check it out and see what you think
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if you are female then look into endometriosis i had similar problems for years and years and every doctor i went said i was fine then i found a gyn that diagnosed me i had a hysterectomy and i am all better so research it your and good luck!
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Yes there is.  Here is a link that shows various treatments.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uterine_fibroids#Treatment\n\nI had the uterine arterial embolization.  It hurt like a mofo, but it was worth it.  If you go with this option, you can email me at zyada_tx @ yahoo.com for more information.\n\nDo NOT let a doctor convince you that you must get a hysterectomy! Some doctors are convinced that hystorectomy is the only way to treat this (or perhaps they prefer the profit margin).\n\nAlso, I heard very, very bad things about the medicine listed in that article. It's basically an artificial menopause with all the grief that entails.
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The emotional upheaval you are describing is  completely normal and not at all unusual after this sort of surgery.  Since you say that you had a partial hysterectomy done, I am assuming the ovaries were left, so you will still experience the hormonal shifts and swings you always did.  Some of what you feel is due to the disruption in the hormonal function which happens in most ladies after a surgery, and some of it is due to your mental state.  Although we all moan about the inconvenience of the monthly cycle, we still adapt to it as a normal part of our lives.   Even when things don't work quite right, and as sensible as your were to have it all taken care of, still- it takes some getting used to the idea that the motherhood option is gone.  How long it takes you to adjust yourself and move on depends entirely on you and the view you wish to take of things now.  Mind over matter, as it were.  If you can convince yourself that you really don't mind, since it now means the previous troubles are gone, then the rest won't matter.  Nothing about you that was really important to you has changed.  You simply don't have a uterus anymore, but you are certainly more than a malfunctioning organ, now aren't you?  Think about the benefits, and pay less mind to what is missing.     You no longer have to worry about a monthly cycle, and all the wonderful things that go along with it.  No more uncomfortable pads, no more spotting tampons, no more stained underclothes.  No more misery with heavy or painful cycles.  No more worry about why you are late, light, or heavy.   You will feel better physically as time passes and you complete the recovery from the surgery.  As the hormonal cycle returns back to it's normal pattern over the next month or so, you should also note an improvement over your emotional swings.\n  So far as the spotting, that really needs the attention of your gynecologist.  It could be something very normal and simple, or it could be sign of an infection.  Either way, put your mind at ease with a check up at the doctor.  You can also discuss the emotionalism you feel, and get some reassurance from the expert who knows your case best.    Don't worry about bothering him/her, or the nurses- they are very familiar with this sort of thing and can offer you the reassurances you need in flesh, rather than this impersonal internet thing.\n  Otherwise, you do sound quite normal and I wouldn't spend a lot of time worrying about a time frame to adapt or get back to your old self.  You have a new self to get to appreciate, once you are feeling physically better you should find it easier to discover a life without the worry of your previous problems and the rest should fall nicely into place.   So if you feel a bit weepy now, indulge in a few tears.  Treat yourself to a nice spa treatment if you can swing it, pamper yourself while you recover, and give yourself some time.   In another month or so, you will see things in a much better light I would think.
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You need to see an OB/GYN about this.
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Praying for you sis, I really am =)  \n...but FYI - a second mammogram request is not something to worry about at this point.  When I went they told me that 75% of the time they have to have women come in for a re-do (second one) because of the fibrocystic type of tissue and the way it shows on the results.  Faith is good.  Keep it going strong and prayer warriors in your church should be alerted too =)  Blessings from California!
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as a nurse i can advise you to go asap to your gyn., after exam and if they have no answers  you may have to do like i did, i had the same problem i had a great dr., he performed a surgery  called a endometrial ablastion, it was as an out patient, i havent had my period since 11/1997. i didnt want a hysterectomy at 27, and i couldnt take the bc pills again. it was the best option.  talk it over with your doc, GOOD LUCK !!!!!