Uterine Fibroid Embolisation

[Resami]

Hi, I am due a UFE and was wondering what to expect with regards to pain and recovery period?

I am a bit worried and uncertain.

Thanks!

The procedure itself was uncomfortable and at points there was breakthrough pain; but the team quickly got on it with the morphine. I had to stay in hospital for a day and night on morphine but afterwards, had a few days of codeine and paracetamol. It took me about 10 days to recover and I passed tissue in the next few weeks.

It was life changing! My periods are now super light and with a mirena almost nonexistent.

Almost exactly the same as the PP. Immediately afterwards was pretty painful but I had a fentanyl pump over night for the worst of it.

I was a bit crampy for about 4 days but no worse than my usual periods. I didn’t bleed much at all. First period after was barely anything. Second one was very heavy but after that it settled to quite a normal amount each month. I have a mirena now and get a day of spotting once a month.

my fibroid was within the muscle and over 10cms. I didn’t pass anything significant but they said I probably wouldn’t. I’d do it again if I ever needed to.

Same as PP really.

They will keep you in hospital for pain management because they class it as severe pain. I had a pethidine driver and buscopan for 48 hours after then went home and was completely fine. The ward staff couldn't believe how quickly and well I recovered, they don't normally prescribe buscopan and think it was due to that. I used to use it as period pain management and found it the most effective treatment for cramps. The lifetime of laying flat not able to move after the procedure was more restrictive (and needing a wee on a bed pan really undignified!).

Ask for buscopan to help the pain it genuinely helps.

Same as PPs. I had it done through my wrist. Painful for the first night in hospital ended up with a pain suppository! Home with a few cramps for a few days. I didn't pass any tissue until months later.

Periods were great afterwards.

I’m one of the unlucky ones - it has something like a 95% success rate and I’ve had it done 4 times and it’s never worked for me - mine are very stubborn! But yeah, it hurts a LOT for 24 hours and then it’s not so bad.
I have given up now - mine feel like they’re finally shrinking now I’m almost menopausal, but it’s taken 15 years of pain and misery to get this far. Good luck and I hope it works for you.