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perimenopause hell

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njshep · 24/03/2024 13:50

Really just needing to vent and be assured that the following rant below is normal.

I am 50. The last 4 years have seen my periods turn severely heavy. Flooding, massive clotting , cycles of up to 10+days and coming every 23 days. It was discovered I had a significant fibroid and so last year had an ablation and surgery to remove fibroid. I was told I would likely never experience any more bleeding. Wrong. A year later still heavy-ish periods although not as bad as before, but still anemic. Turns out half the fibroid could not be removed and still
embedded in the wall of uterus. Surgeon says it is a failed surgery so my next option is a hysterectomy.
More recently I have been experiencing hot flushes, my anxiety has ramped up significantly, and out of the blue had my first migraine with aura which scared me silly. My hair is changing, my moods are all over the place and it feels like I am just not myself entirely.
I so confused- not sure if a hysterectomy os the way to
go of if I should just wait it out and hopefully menopause will come soon and just put it to a stop. Basically struggling with how much to just “plough through”, and when to get some help.
Any insight or similar experiences?

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GCAcademic · 24/03/2024 13:56

I had a hysterectomy last year, aged 48. The relief was immense. Even as I was coming round from the anaesthetic in Recovery, I felt better. There are many posts on here from women still having periods in their mid-50s and I’d got to the point where I just couldn’t take any more and was also struggling to stay in work because of the bleeding. But the waiting list for a hysterectomy is often long, it was 18 months in my area, and I ended up paying to have it done privately.

njshep · 24/03/2024 15:52

Thank you for this.
May I ask, have you experienced any downside to the hysterectomy?
How ling are you off work after the procedure?

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GCAcademic · 24/03/2024 16:43

No downsides. Obviously the recovery is a bit uncomfortable, but the pain was manageable. Lots of upsides, i.e. loads of activities I can do now that I couldn't previously. I was off work for 8 weeks, but my surgery was abdominal rather than laparoscopic.

janx · 24/03/2024 16:47

I'm in my 50s -I have a bulky fibroid which caused me really heavy bleeding to the point I couldn't leave the house at times. I didn't want a hysterectomy and the went for the mini pill which has totally changed my life.

GCAcademic · 24/03/2024 17:14

The mini pill only worked for me for a few months and then the bleeding returned with a vengeance. But definitely worth a try if you haven't already, OP.

geywen · 24/03/2024 17:21

Mirena + HRT sounds the way to go, if you're allowed to have a mirena after the gynae surgery?

gotthearse · 24/03/2024 17:32

If nothing else I would get some HRT for the hot flushes, anxiety and migraine. Then discuss surgery/mirena/mini pill/progesterone. Don't suffer for the sake of holding out there's no honour in it.

BOOTS52PollyPrissyPants · 28/03/2024 00:21

Get some hrt and give it a few months. I was like you bleeding so heavy could not leave the house and waking up with blood flooding. Got thyroid tested and an thyroid antibodies test turns out have underactive thyroid. Thyroid causes hormones and periods to be all over the place and very heavy. Also had ablation and since went on continuous hrt after a few mths of spotting have not had a period since. Hope you get sorted as it is hell and no one really understands unless been through it. Wishing you well.

IStandWithACrutch · 28/03/2024 23:19

A Mirena finally stopped my crazy flooding that lasted 5+ weeks at a time.

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