My life leading to hysterectomy – Lucy ’ s story

So I’ve decided to write about my ‘journey’….. I hate how that sounds!!….OK I’ll call it my experiences. Now I’m happy I’ve renamed it my ‘experiences’ I can start this. I am 38 years old, 23 years ago I was told I have PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). This was following 3 years of erratic, heavy, painful, periods. I was prescribed the combination pill to regulate my cycle and told if I wanted babies I’d likely need fertility treatment. Fast forward a couple of years…… I was still suffering heavy painful periods, only now they were regular! I made the decision to stop taking the pill and as I was told I was unlikely to conceive naturally, my boyfriend (of 2 years) and I did not bother using contraception. A year later I proved the infertility theory wrong and discovered I was 8 weeks pregnant. This was a happy/terrifying time as I was only 18 and still living with my parents! The beginning of my pregnancy was difficult, a few days after discovering I was pregnant I bled heavily and was rushed to hospital. When I was scanned and told I had had a miscarriage. I had to return to the hospital a week later for a follow up scan to ensure I had passed all the ‘product of pregnancy’. During that scan they discovered there was in fact a healthy foetus with a tiny blinking heart! It seemed I had been pregnant with twins! I was closely monitored for the rest of my pregnancy and gave birth to a healthy baby boy, who was and contin...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Health hysterectomy stories PCOS Source Type: news