Large fibroids, waiting for consultant appointment

I'm not ure smya is the pre surgery drug (nor I may be getting mixed up that you have to topt a mnth or so before UFE) but implants like Zoladex & Prostrap ar motly used pre surgery for reduction.

Hi Just wanted to share my experience today, when I saw my consultant. She clearly had not read my notes, as she asumed I was suffering with heavy bleeding. I explained this was the case as I had ablastion two years ago, and has since commenced HRT. The results I no longer have heavy periords, and my type of HRT stops the brake through bleed each month. She then went on to say she did not think a hysterectomy would stop the pain. I explaned I am suffering with pelvic pain, low abdonimal pain, urine urgency and constipation. I also explained I spent 9hrs in A/E three weeks ago because my pain relief could not control my pain. I asked what she thought the pain may be?, she said constipation/muscular. I was dissapointed and found the whole this very patronising, I'm a nurse and I know the differnce between constipation and extreme pain. I have now been sent for a CT scan, even though I had a ultrasound showing multiple Fibroids according to my gynanie today, I was told I had two large fibroids sitting on the left of my uterus. Has anyone else had a similar experience?, thanks in advance xx

Hi all just had my follow-up appointment with my consultant. I felt more prepared this time, I had a long list of the treatments I have recived over the years. As I felt the consultant was very dismissive about the amout of pain I was having. Following ablastion two years ago,the bleeding has reduced,but the fibroid has continued to grow, I was sent for a CT and my largest is now 6cm!, but is degenarating. She agreed this would be my main source of pain, but said she could not confirm it would

stop my pain, following surgery;I think it will personally. I aim to keep my ovaries but

the rest will be removed abdominally due to my swollen uterus and the fibroibs. Just waiting for a date now, can't believed how relieved I feel to have a plan in place. its helping so much having this site, to vent on and share experiences.

If I had to do hysterectomy... I would tell them to leave my cervix. Supracervical. That will prevent them from having to take your bladder down from the cervical wall, preserves your nerves that are connected which could cause sexual dysfunction, and prevents prolapse. I don't get why GYNs don't automatically tell people that. Instead they will say there is no correlation to sex, cervix and uterus. That is not true for me. Also, it's a shorter procedure for them just to remove it all. But, you have to do what is right for you and preserve as much as you can- ESPECIALLY your ovaries. 

Good luck