Multiple fibroids / peri-menopausal - help re treatment options
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Hi, I first had fibroids diagnosed when I was in my early 40s.
When I was late 20s I had a 10cm dermoid cyst on one ovary which I had removed. I successfully - thankfully - was able to conceive twice in few years after this and have two teens now! Because of this history I have had quite a lot of pelvic scans over the years since as I had very little symptoms of this 10cm cyst and worry something will regrow.
Well my ovaries have been fine but I started to get heavier and heavier periods in my 40s to point struggled to stay in work & also became very anemic. Scans showed I had fibroids. Not sure how many. Initially tried transamic acid , and was highly encouraged to try the mirena coil - but as my mum died of breast cancer young - I have been very nervous about hormonal treatments. I read about ablations and my GP referred me and in 2017 had a very successful ablation, having had no bleeding since -fab. BUT over the past few years I have been getting low abdo pains and so much bloating. My thoughts are usually worry I have another big ovarian cyst but scan show nothing significant on ovaries but I get told I have 'multiple fibroids'.
My most recent scan , the radiographer not very forthcoming with info, so when I asked how the fibroids are, she said 'they are still there'!! I am cross I have not asked for a rough idea for how many there are - approx, but I do know that the biggest is not that big at 1.7cm. But say I have 15 fibroids at 1-1.5 cm - that is a lot of bulk isn't it and surely could be causing the pain and bloating that I feel daily.
I just wondered what others with 'multiple fibroids' have had treatment wise. To be honest I just want rid of them! I have never been referred to hosp gyne for the fibroids (just when I had the ovarian cyst and heavy periods).
Do you think it worth having hysterectomy ?
Tks
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