Hi ladies,
I'm a 47 year old single mum, I work supporting adults with learning disabilities and mental health issues and more now personality disorders, us ladies need to be resilient eh?
I'm old-but-new, was on here some years ago for advice re hormone patches my GP prescribed me for my symptoms, before bloods were taken...anyway that little episode nearly sent me insane and after it was all out of my system I was just so thankful to feel the awful that I did before then that I've just been bumbling along.
Til the start of this year, I had 3 months with no AF, then 3 weeks of the worst bleeding I've ever had. I'm not a squeamish person but it was really gross and made me feel awful in nearly every aspect.
I go to the GP and am told my BP is high, bloods are taken am told my oestrogen is high (I'm thinking peri at this point) so I have them redone a week later and still high. Sent to endocrinologist...more bloods done, inc bone loss marker (I'm 1.5inches shorter than I used to be at this check) Don't have follow up for that appt until end of Jan '17.
So...my GP also referred me to a gynae as an NHS patient in the local private hospital (dead posh)
I meet a lovely gynae, Russian lady (I googled her, she does lots for endometriosis awareness and charities) who doesn't dismiss how I've been feeling...hysteroscopy done, I'm offered a Mirena, (would help with bleeding and pain!?) ablation (would help with bleeding but not pain) or failing those a hysterectomy!(would help with both!!!
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Long history of unmanageable periods, mefenamic acid does nothing...I had a Mirena in my 20s to try to sort them out but I had an awful time with it and no-one would remove it for 8 months despite my begging!
So...I agree to try it again, thinking I might have changed etc etc. Bad decision, had it removed a couple of weeks ago after only 2 months. Very bad cystic acne, mood swings, bloating and weight gain and now the mother of all periods...so heavy with vice-like pain all the way down to my thighs.
I had today off work and I will tomorrow too as even mef. acid and paracodol together haven't touched the pain!
My hysteroscopy showed a large 'niche' from a c-section 9.5 years ago and a little polyp, was all very interesting to watch on the screen, all biopsies came back benign thankfully
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So...this lovely lady offered my a hysterectomy (subtotal, leaving ovaries I hope if they are OK and cervix), and I'm blimmin well going to take it. I had a colleague a few years back who had one and I remember actually feeling a bit envious!
Before this period kicked in I had started talking myself out of the op, feeling like I was overreacting thinking of such a drastic thing, but now, sitting here feeling like this I would very much like to have it done here and now please.
I was told it would be a 3 month wait, feeling nervous about the op and more so about the recovery but excited about the prospect of no more crazy bleeding and pain.
Amazing how we forget pain or suffering, just as well too!
Anyway, there you are...hello! Sorry I just seemed to have spewed forth a bit but I have no-one to talk to about any of this, my boss is male too and laughs nervously if I begin to tell him any of it...
thanks for reading if you've got this far!
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