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Hey ladies! I'm on a waiting list for a laparoscopic hysterectomy and have been told I must take esmya 12 weeks before the op? To do with bleeding during the op and possibly drinking the fibroids before the op...anyone else taken them or not taken them? 😁
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cheryl0822 Karmaway
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Glennie68 Karmaway
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I believe esmya is given to shrink fibroids - but I have not had this - only read up on it. They wil want fibroids to shrink for the laparoscopic surgery - the size of mine are too big to do this way - hence an abdominal cut. Only down side to laparoscopic surgery is the gas that they use to create a working space - can be very painful for the first few hours - I had laparoscopic operation on my stomach 2 years ago - and the gas caused the most pain! The plus side is very little scarring externally.
Karmaway Glennie68
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Glennie68 Karmaway
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Should have said esmya is not compulsory - I have not been anything to shrink my fibroids - but my operation will be different to yours. I would have preferred something less evasive to be honest! Let me know how it goes!
Karmaway Glennie68
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I'm bloody scared generally haha!
Glennie68 Karmaway
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You and me both! Wouldn't be human if we didn't! Will be good to be rid of the pain and issues though!
CazzaMacca Karmaway
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Hi Karmaway! I am 2 weeks on from a total abdominal hysterectomy for uterine fibroids. I was first prescribed Esmya medication early in 2016, at which time the guidance suggested it should only be taken for a maximum of two 3 month interventions to reduce bleeding and help to shrink the fibroids. I found it to be really beneficial to me as my periods completely stopped and I could feel that the pressure in my abdomen was reduced when I was taking it. At the end of the 2 interventions I stopped using the Esmya and my periods returned, as did the building of abdominal pressure. Then, at an appointment with the gynae consultant, I was informed that guidance re Esmya had changed, and it was now possible for women to be prescribed Esmya for up to 2 years (with, as I understand it, breaks between each 3 month intervention). I was more than happy to take up another Esmya prescription, and took the medication right up to going into hospital for the op. I found it to be very beneficial for my situation, particularly in relation to the lack of periods
and to reducing the pressure in my abdomen. As for it being compulsory, I don't know about that as you will always have a choice about, and need to give consent for, the treatment you receive, but my experience of Esmya was certainly a very positive one.