Heavy Bleeding from Fibroids at 53

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely try the pills and/or Mirena before surgical options. BC worked for me for about 5 years then it stopped working and I had a hysterectomy at 50.

Op is 53 so she doesn't need much more time.

Fibroids don't always stop growing after menopause. Removing them surgically is the only way to get rid of them. Everything else is a stop gap which will ultimately lead to hysterectomy.

[Anonymous]

I don't mean to derail this thread but for those that had a myomectemy, how was your recovery? My fibroids are causing pain and interfering with my daily life. I'm 57 and post menopausal. I don't have any bleeding. I need to have the fibroids surgically removed via an incision similar to a c-section because of their size.

(For those who want to chime in about how I should just have a hysterectomy, please save it. I'm not interested. A hysterectomy would also involve an abdominal incision because of the size of my fibroids)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely try the pills and/or Mirena before surgical options. BC worked for me for about 5 years then it stopped working and I had a hysterectomy at 50.

Op is 53 so she doesn't need much more time.

Fibroids don't always stop growing after menopause. Removing them surgically is the only way to get rid of them. Everything else is a stop gap which will ultimately lead to hysterectomy.

This is exactly what my GYN said. So since I was 50 and totally finished having children, we opted for the hysterectomy. I had no other health issues. It seemed like a better time to have surgery than waiting until I was older with potentially other health issues to factor in.

All of my friends who have chosen the other options ended up having a hysterectomy eventually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't mean to derail this thread but for those that had a myomectemy, how was your recovery? My fibroids are causing pain and interfering with my daily life. I'm 57 and post menopausal. I don't have any bleeding. I need to have the fibroids surgically removed via an incision similar to a c-section because of their size.

(For those who want to chime in about how I should just have a hysterectomy, please save it. I'm not interested. A hysterectomy would also involve an abdominal incision because of the size of my fibroids)

I had a vaginal myoectomy at 53. Recovery took about 8 weeks. I imagine recovery from myoectomy with the c section incision would be similar to c section recovery. I had 2 c sections and recovery took 6-8 weeks each time. The worst part was constipation, which was eased with colace.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely try the pills and/or Mirena before surgical options. BC worked for me for about 5 years then it stopped working and I had a hysterectomy at 50.

Op is 53 so she doesn't need much more time.

Fibroids don't always stop growing after menopause. Removing them surgically is the only way to get rid of them. Everything else is a stop gap which will ultimately lead to hysterectomy.

This is exactly what my GYN said. So since I was 50 and totally finished having children, we opted for the hysterectomy. I had no other health issues. It seemed like a better time to have surgery than waiting until I was older with potentially other health issues to factor in.

All of my friends who have chosen the other options ended up having a hysterectomy eventually.

I had a submucosal fibroid removed surgically, vaginally. It was pedunculated, so it was severed through cautery. I was peri menopausal at the time and the surgeon told me that, as long as I was menstruating, new fibroids could grow. Thankfully, I've only had 5 periods in 3 years since surgery and no indication of new fibroids. I've now gone 8 months without a period and I'm confident I won't require a hysterectomy due to fibroids. The hormonal suppression approach will buy you time, but the fibroids can keep growing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m 53 and get very heavy periods due to fibroids. My doctor has suggested the following three options. Anyone have any input/personal experience/thoughts?

1. Uterine artery embolization
2. A Mirena IUD (never had an IUD before)
3. Slynd bc pills

I has two kids via C-section if that matters.

Thanks!

Did you get a uterine biopsy? I have had fibroids forever but my gyn did one when I started getting unusually heavy bleeding (I’m 52). The results showed endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia (EIN) which is a precancerous lesions that can develop into endometrial cancer. I’m scheduling a hysterectomy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely try the pills and/or Mirena before surgical options. BC worked for me for about 5 years then it stopped working and I had a hysterectomy at 50.

Op is 53 so she doesn't need much more time.

Fibroids don't always stop growing after menopause. Removing them surgically is the only way to get rid of them. Everything else is a stop gap which will ultimately lead to hysterectomy.

Well that's total bs. lol.

You're an idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely try the pills and/or Mirena before surgical options. BC worked for me for about 5 years then it stopped working and I had a hysterectomy at 50.

Op is 53 so she doesn't need much more time.

Fibroids don't always stop growing after menopause. Removing them surgically is the only way to get rid of them. Everything else is a stop gap which will ultimately lead to hysterectomy.

Well that's total bs. lol.

You're an idiot.

DP. Fibroids usually stop growing and may shrink a bit after menopause. But sometimes they are large or excessive enough to still cause issues in menopause, and may even grow in menopause (often due to HRT usage).

https://www.ama-assn.org/public-health/population-health/what-doctors-wish-patients-knew-about-uterine-fibroids
https://www.usafibroidcenters.com/blog/fibroids-after-menopause/

If the fibroids are causing problems, surgical removal may be the most optimal choice, long-term, depending on age and health concerns/symptoms.

All anyone can do is research as much as possible, obtain professional recommendations, and ultimately make the health decisions that are right for them at the time.