Cheers – to new beginnings, bright colours and a bright future! – Michelle’s Story

I will start at the beginning as some of you may relate to symptoms I have experienced. 2 years ago, my periods were starting to get heavier and longer. This was very unusual for me, I was always like clockwork. It started to effect me emotionally and physically. I had the usual referral to the gynaecology dept and it was confirmed that I had fibroids. I didn’t really know much about these and no one really offered any comforting information, other than they should shrink over time. I wasn’t really convinced by the “should”. I was offered the Mirena Coil to stop my bleeding because that was the primary problem. I didn’t need the Mirena for contraceptive as I was already sterile. I chose to be sterilised in 2000 following the birth of my son and having complications with a DVT, I felt this was the best option for me. I have two children a girl now age 22 and a boy now age 14. So I was lucky. Okay back to the coil, well in my mind I was annoyed that this was only going to mask my problem which was the fibroids. This is what was causing my periods to be so erratic so why weren’t they removing them? Apparently not, it’s too invasive I was told! So I accepted the coil and was told to come back for a follow up. The hospital I had chosen to go to was not my local hospital, I chose this one as it had the shortest waiting time but had a good report, so why wait I thought. The Mirena gives off a hormone, and this hormone made me feel strange. ...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Your Stories fibroids mirena coil vaginal hysterectomy Source Type: news