A weight lifted – Sarah’s Hysterectomy Story

I’ve always had heavy irregular periods and we’re told I should probably consider having children sooner rather than later. I got married at 23 and started trying for a family straight away. I had five miscarriages, numerous tests and had diagnosis ranging from endometriosis – lupus – polycystic ovaries. All of which I felt were guesswork as despite having tests I always felt like I was never really taken seriously. I would bleed heavily for up to 10 days but never had a regular pattern. With the help of a sympathetic gynaecologist I had fertility treatment and when I was 28 I had my twin girls. I was advised that having a full term pregnancy would help with my menstrual cycle. If anything my periods became worse, they became more irregular, heavier and more painful. I would regular have ‘labour type’ pains and pains down the front of my legs. Following a further miscarriage when I was 33 I began discussing with my GP the possibility of having a hysterectomy. I was advised to try other options first, so I had a Mirena coil which affected my mood and I still bled heavily, I then had an ablation which made absolutely no difference. I felt like the GP’s and gynaecologists didn’t believe me that the procedure had made no difference at all and I asked for a further ablation. Again it made no difference and if anything my periods had become so painful I was staying in bed for the first day of my period. Finally I asked for a referral...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Your Stories adenomyosis heavy bleeding mirena coil Source Type: news