Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Surgery – Shelly ’ s Story

Thirteen years ago (when I was 39) I was diagnosed with having a 11 cm in diameter fibroid. I did not have any of the symptoms the rest of you have written about. All of the gynaecologists I saw at the time found it remarkable that I was not having any symptoms at the time, but still said it would be advisable to have removed, but at the time my life was quite busy and I felt I could not afford to take the time off to recover from a major surgery. A year later I started having very bad stress and urge incontinence and all the doctors I saw said it would be because the fibroid was so large and pressing against my bladder. It was very bad because I was studying to be a teacher at the time and when you are in front of a classroom you can not just run out of the room to find a toilet. In the long run it was one of the factors that added to my decision that teaching may not be a suitable profession for me. Then after a few years I got tired of feeling bloated and wetting myself every day. At the time I had just moved and the doctors at my new practice said it was not a severe enough reason to have a hysterectomy so I did nothing at the time. Then I moved again and about three years ago one of the doctors at my new practice agreed that my situation was affecting the quality of my life and if I wanted to she would refer me to a consultant. The gynaecologist I saw said she could perform an abdominal hysterectomy, but it was too large for her to do this laparoscopically. I discussed t...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Health bilateral salpingo oophorectomy embolisation fibroids laparoscopic hysterectomy Source Type: news