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[quote=Anonymous]I am younger than you OP -- you are possibly close to menopause, so if your fibroid is small (really small), ablation might just take care of it for good.  For the younger ladies with ablations -- my understanding is that it will only last for a few years and then the lining grows back and you have the same problem.  Ablation was not recommended for me b/c of 2.5 cm submucosal fibroid -- which is the kind known for making you bleed a LOT.

Like most people, I was freaking out at the thought of a hysterectomy -- but let me tell you -- I'm glad I did it and life is smooth sailing now that I have NO worries about accidents/bleeding!  I had a laparoscopic single incision on a Friday.  On Monday I walked the kids to school (slowly, but I did it).  By Wed. I was o.k. for going out to the grocery store and such (small errands, no heavy bags).  If I was working, I could have gone back to work after a full week off and I could have done part time work for a few days from home during the week off.

It is very scary to have surgery... but I know that I will never have to deal with it again.  Which is nice.  I also will never have to have a PAP!  I still have ovaries, so I will go through menopause (down the road).

Anyway, I just wanted to tell you that if ablation is not advised for you, make sure you find a gyn surgeon (not just your regular gyn) who does these surgeries all the time... the new way of doing them means I had an incision in my belly button and that's ALL.  My regular gyn was telling me that she only does the full cut abdominal -- SO glad I sought out a surgeon who knew and practiced the modern techniques!  If I had just followed reg. gyn, I would have had a huge cut, and 6 weeks of recovery for NO good reason.

Good luck OP.  [/quote]

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