Sorry this is long - Good Morning- I'm having a hard time right now - starting to freak out
My LAVH is scheduled for a little over two weeks from now & wondering if anyone else would do this to for the following reasons. I've been on the pill for the majority of my menstrating (sp? sorry) life. I've been with the same man (married for 5 yrs) for over 13 yrs. He's been fixed ever since I've known him. So I knew children were not an option when I married him.
I've been on the the pill only to take care of the menorrhagia that I was diagnosed with last year. Which I didn't know was abnormal till I went to an actual ob/gyn. I've never been to one till I wanted to check into the novasure procedure. I then found out at sonogram that I have a bicornuate uterus which also makes it difficult to bear children 30% more chance for miscarriage & not able to have the procedure do to shape of uterus (heart not pear). Luckily I've never wanted children -
until I've been told it would be able to carry them - is that odd?
Ok so I'm trying to justify this, I can't have kids, I am 37 yo & have bad periods when I'm not on the pill, feel better off the pill other than that wonderful week that happens every month when I experience bloating, major back & stomach cramps & excessive bleeding & pms.
I feel like crap on the pill & hate having to take it when it's not for birth control reasons. I've been told I would have to take it the rest of my life to keep periods regulated. Which they're not always, anyway! Can't wear tampons - give me back aches! My mom has also been diagnosed with vericose vein disease & it is hereditary which I can also start to see some popping up in my legs. Yeah! I do have a lot of bruising which I don't know why - is that anemia - does hysterectomy help with that?
I would appreciate advice from those who have had the procedure & those who are in similar situations!
Good luck to all of you!