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[quote=Anonymous]So this may be a thread a lot of you don't need to read, but I need suggestions. I've always had really heavy periods, but it's getting to the point of being ridiculous. On my heaviest days I go through an entire 32 count box of tampons plus a half dozen pads. This is normal for me. I've been checked out and my gyno says it's nothing to worry about, but I cannot stand it anymore. Every month I live in fear of accidents, sleeping through the night is impossible, and I sometimes feel weak and dizzy from all the blood loss. After doing a little research and talking to my doctor it seems my options are the following:

1) Go on the pill or use an IUD to lessen the flow.
2) Get ablation -- where they basically burn the endometrium and that makes periods extremely light.
3) Get a hysterectomy
4) Do nothing.

I'm 51 years old and long done having kids. I use a diaphragm for bc; I've been on the pill before but disliked the way various ones made me feel. Gained weight on Ortho Tri-Cyclen, felt strange on Yaz, and others gave me elevated blood pressure. I've never done the IUD, but the idea of it isn't too appealing to me for some reason.
I'm thinking about either ablation or hysterectomy. If I knew menopause were close I'd just wait it out, but I think I might be facing 5+ more years of this and cannot seriously take it.

Has anyone here had the ablation who can share their experience? Anyone just gone for the hysterectomy? TIA for any advice.[/quote]

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