Clots with fribroids?

I do! My GP discovered my fibroids last week during my yearly physical. I Just had an ultrasound today and was told that I have several large fibroids and a bunch of smaller ones. My period is super heavy with a lot of clotting. I wear a tampon and a pad at the same time bcuz of the heavy bleeding. The clots come out in the shower and In the toilet. It's a mess! I had a blood transfusion 2 wks ago bcuz fibroids made me anemic. I should've seen a doctor for this years ago. But I didn't think it was that serious until I fainted recently due to anemia. I'm ready to get rid of these fibroids and heavy cycles for good!

I'm trying to conceive so I guess I'll be having surgery soon.

I do as well. in February I had a big squared clots rushed out when I was in the toilette. i was scared cuz It used to happy to me but not with that size and bleed. I thought was just a isolated case but in the next coming periods I kept having different size clots and uncontrolled. I scared to have a shower during my period cuz Aall the time I have to clean the bleed. So In June I decided to go to my GP and I discovered to have six fibroids. One quite  big and the other small. I think that I had the fibroids years ago but Since most of my friends and family women told me it was normal have havy period or/ and irregular sized clots. I did not give so much importance. I have also aneamia, well since 10 years almost but doctors said being african is common to have but I was not agree with me. Since I was just 18,I accepted the explanation but i think I should not have done. God bless all of us for what we are facing. it is tough but we can all overcome.

Hi USgal,

I'm afraid that I have exactly the same problem as yourself, I've just been prescribed Esmya for the bleeding and clots, which although has taken a week, seems to have helped.

I also find tranexamic acid helps with clots, although in the Uk is only prescribed for a short period of 4 days.

I have one large fibroid of 10cm and the bleeding/clotting is pretty relentless. I hope you get some relief from it soon.

Hi, yes I used to have clotting all the time, after taking 3 courses of Esmya I haven't got rid of the fibroids, but they have reduced enough to make the bleeding much lighter. Whenever I got up either from bed, or sitting for a long time, I had to rush to the toilet as I knew no pad would contain the clots. I even resorted to wearing Tena pants with a pad inside to avoid leaks if I was socializing or travelling. I now also no longer have lower back and hip pain, which is a relief.

Yes. That pretty much describes most of my periods since I was diagnosed with FIBRoids. Clots so big sometimes, I even gasp. But that's normal with Fibroids. My last period lasted 4 weeks with no break. Then a week off, then it started again for a couples days and then stopped again. It's insanely inconvenient. I have an appointment to see my Doctor next month to talk about my options again.

Yes!! Sometimes it is worse than others.  I also have fibroids.  I am 48 years old so I am trying to wait until I go in to menopause because the fibroids usually shrink.  I am trying to deal with it naturally.  First of all, I have found that my periods are super heavy and last longer in the winter.  So, being from the midwest US, where there is little sun in the winter,  that led me to believe that it was related to my sun exposure, so I started taking more vitamin D.   That has seem to help calm my periods down.  Also, I read that fish oil is an anti-inflammatory, so I take two 1,000 mg. of that a day.  Sometimes I swear that it almost stops my period instantly.  I also read that beer messes with your estrogen.  I noticed that even if I have just a half of a beer, my period is heavy, so I believe that too and do not drink beer anymore, just wine.  One last thing, if you are anemic, my hemotologist said that that can make you bleed more, so I take 56 mg. of iron a day.  All of this seems to really help.  I keep mentioning it in the forums but no one ever responds so I do not know if anyone has taken these things in to consideration or have had the same experiences.  But, back to answering your question, yes, I have had periods where I would rush to the bathroom and the pressure would push the tampon out and it would look like a blood seen.  It is very scary and have been tempted to go straight to the hospital.  I wear the super heavy duty tampons and overnight pads every day all day cause I never know when I am going to have an "explosion".  Right now it is very calm and has been for over a month.  I really think it is ultimately the fish oil that is helping.  I travel a lot and I carry a whole box of tampons and a whole bag of pads.  Annoying!!  I wish you luck.  I hope that if you find anything that helps that you would share.  Oh yea, I do not have any pain or problems urinating, so that may be why I can deal with it for so long, about 4-5 years.