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Could somebody please say something reassuring about Zoladex injections and endometrial ablation

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TinyGang · 01/03/2007 16:31

Eeek! It seems that's what I'm having.

Does any of it er...hurt?

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Twiglett · 01/03/2007 16:32

ummm .. you spelled them right?

sorry no idea .. but good luck

Twiglett · 01/03/2007 16:33

actually if endometrial ablation is what I think it is my sister had it for incredibly heavy periods which were incredibly irregular and leaving her anaemic

she's had no problems since but I don't know how the procedure itself was

TinyGang · 01/03/2007 16:34

I might not've spelled them right.

Oh I'm such a wimp.

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TinyGang · 01/03/2007 16:37

That's what it's for Twig - 'cept mine are too frequent.

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ueue · 01/03/2007 16:39

What have you got? Endometriosis?

TinyGang · 01/03/2007 16:41

No - very heavy periods that turn up very 2 weeks. All very exhausting and a pia so gynae says to have this.

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TinyGang · 01/03/2007 21:03

Anyone?

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harman · 05/10/2007 14:28

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Sidge · 05/10/2007 15:11

It might help the bleeding. The ablation is (according to my friend who had it) painless, and I give Zoladex injections at work. They are an implant that is injected into the abdomen - hurts like an injection and sore for a short while afterwards, then fine.

Marina · 05/10/2007 15:17

Didn't have Zoladex but had ablation for heavy/painful periods over a year ago and despite being terrified beforehand, I'd recommend it. Worked well and got over the procedure fairly fast
Oh and very little pain afterwards. Especially not compared to the period pains before!

TinyGang · 05/10/2007 15:34

Ooh that was weird! I thought that thread title looked familiar!

Hi Harman..I take it this is period problems? What a drag they are.

Yes, I had the injection in April. It's done into your tummy but it didn't hurt any more than a normal injection would.

I had no after effects at all. I felt fine and there was no bleeding. I read the patient info that came with the injection and like most drugs it comes with a scary list of things that 'could' occur but nothing did.

I then had the ablation done in May a month later. That was ok too. I had a general anaesthetic but it all went well and I bounced back very quickly. No pain apart from the odd twinge where they'd done it.

I was hopeful that would be the end of the dreaded periods, but sadly it does not appeared to have worked for me.

I had a big gap of 8 lovely period free weeks in the summer, but they have been creeping back and I seem to have been getting back to the depressing one every 18ish days which is not good, although they are not quite as heavy as before I suppose.

I spoke to gynae last month and he said I had just been unlucky and for some people he says it just doesn't work. He's now suggesting a hysterectomy, but I'm very very undecided about that and will see how I go.

I would definately recommend the abalation though. It wasn't horrendous and it's worth a try for sure.

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harman · 05/10/2007 22:19

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