Day 5 of my new life after fibroids! – Caroline ’ s Story

I found this site so helpful in the run up to my operation and made a promise that I would add my own experience when the time was right. I had a total abdominal hysterectomy 5 days ago due to a large fibroid and multiple others. Unlike some women, I didn’t have years of agonising over the operation, I saw my Consultant privately in July and was told any other procedure would only bring temporary relief so we made the decision to go straight to a hysterectomy but to leave my ovaries in if they were not diseased. I am 42 years old and have a grown up daughter. Whilst I do not want more children not having the option is something I needed to come to terms with – my amazing daughter summed it up beautifully for me when she said its not that you can’t have them its just that you can’t incubate them yourself. Those words have proven invaluable in moments of doubt. My Dr referred me back into the NHS for my op, but the money I spent seeing her privately was well worth the investment as it gave me the precious time I needed to talk through all the options rather than rushing. I decided to postpone my op to deal with a heavy workload in the autumn, in hindsight that was wrong but you live and learn! My symptoms worsened. My Dr prescribed Esmya to help shrink my fibroids before surgery but I reacted badly to it – it was like having a huge dose of anxiety, insomnia, night sweats and I couldn’t concentrate on anything so we stopped the treatment immed...
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