Fibroids / Anemia/ Ablation

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I had an endometrial
ablation (Novasure) along with a hysterscopic fibroid removal (Myosure) 9 weeks ago for insanely heavy periods which resulted in anemia (ferritin levels of 6).I have had three periods since- much lighter but really just normal now. The result is certainly not the the next-to-nothing that some women report afterwards. I can get away with one pad a day if I had to compared to upwards of 50 per period previously. My periods are still, however, dragging on to 7 days long. Still some clots, but nothing like before.
The surgeon did mention that they shaved the fibroid down which will help but it is still “there”. He did say I would still have some degree of a period. I was hoping it would have been more significant. I suspect that when they went in for the fibroid (which was 4.5cm) 6 months earlier it had possibly grown to a size that would have been more suitable to remove laparoscopically so they had to just shave instead of full removal. All biopsies came back clear.
Has anyone who has had similar procedures seen improvements in subsequent periods a few months down the line?
Also, does anyone know how long it takes to see iron levels start to increase after this?

I had the same a few years back. My periods slowly tailed off to a half day hardly there period by about ten months after. I did think my periods would immediately be a lot less but consultant reassured me that it would be this way x

I had insanely heavy periods and had an ablation. 10 years later I still get periods but they are a lot lighter. I went from flooding for 3 days solid plus around 4 days of just normal heavy periods to needing a panty liner for around 7 days. The length of bleed didn't change but the volume did. It was a life changer for me.

Thank you. I guess just “normal” is a half decent result.