Fibroid removal op and womb lining failed

Hi Elainey,

So I guess you have a subserosal fibroid which is on the outside of the uterus. Not a submucosal. There is a You Tube video that shows the removal of a suberosal through myomectomy.  Get a second opinion from a gynocologist, not a knob that wastes your time and money. Sorry.  I'd be outraged at such a bad job of it all.  They should have been able to tell you before the proceedure if your cervix was too big or too small.  That's what the examination is for.

I have two submucosal fibroids on the sides and one intramural at the top.  The submucosals cause a lot of bleeding.  My doctor tried getting me to have ablation done but didn't give me any information about the proceedure or what post proceedure would be like.  Basicly he told me they could burn out the uterus to slow the bleeding.  I thought, my husband is going to stick his p*&#!$ in and rub it againts burnt toast?  By the time I had a second opionion I learned that it was already too late for ablation.  The fibroids had grown and deformed the uterus beyond having that done.  One thing about burning the lining of the uterus....it does not stop fibroid growth.  Fibroids will always grow as long as we have hormones, blood flow and a uterus.

I don't know what kind of 'scans' you ladies are having.  But in Manitoba we do ultrasounds and they tell us the precise size and location. I'm really ticked your doctor didn't know the fibroid was on the outside before he went in.  

 A submucosal is in the uterus lining and there is no way of removing it without taking the uterus.  So what was the doctor thinking by telling you that it could be removed and just laser the lining? I too have been battling the hysterectomy and praying for menopause.  But at 51 years old I am still having very regular periods.

I have asked for a referral to a clinic that does MRI guided Focused Ultrasound.  They lay the patient on an MRI bed and use it to 'see' the fibroids.  Then the doctor uses highly Focused Ulatrasound to burn out the fibroids from the inside out.  No invasive proceedure.  Nothing is put inside the patient.  No cuts.  The patient is fully awake and is able to go home the same day.  The proceedure is more successful on older patients, as the younger the woman the more likely the fibroids grow back.