I'm sick of my period

[Principessa2070]

I suffer with heavy painful periods. I can't take the pill because it makes me feel like a raging hormonal monster. Ive been given tranexcemic acid and this does reduce it a bit heaviness wise, but doesn't do anything about the painful cramps that often stop me in my tracks, and bring tears to my eyes. Painkillers seldom do much.

I have a telephone appointment on Wednesday to discuss the results of an ultrasound scan I had almost 2 weeks ago, at the point I was having it, the person doing the scan asked what the scan was for and mentioned that they couldnt see any fibroids or polyps that would be causing it.

Would I be allowed to ask the doctor if I can just have a hysterectomy?! I know it's extreme, I've had three children, I am 32 years old and I am sick of being in pain, and having to medicate myself in order to have a somewhat normal life! If I don't have the tranexcemic acid, my periods are heavy to the point that in the first few days of my period, I soak through a super plus tampon within around an hour. That's not acceptable is it?

I'm just so sick of feeling like this and just wish i could have my uterus removed. Sorry for the long post. If the formatting goes out the window it's cause I'm on mobile app.

[Principessa2070]

Argh just tried to post and attach a photo but failed.


I've had a fair few clots this time around. Today every time I've changed tampon there's been either a few small clots all other or particularly one change it was a large one.

I'm going to post this then try again

Be warned it's gross.

[Principessa2070]

Nope it won't post at all
But it was the length of the tampon I removed.

[emmathedilemma]

I here you! I've been through most of the options suggested here and still suffering.
Had increasingly heavy periods over a few years. Got diagnosed with fibroids and took TA in the meantime, which as you say helps but I still bled heavily.
Had a mirena coil fitted which gave me cramps like I'd never had in my life, almost daily spotting and heavier periods to the point when it bled itself out after about a year.
Tried the combined pill but had a migraine after a couple of weeks.
Had my fibroids treated with uterine artery embolisation. A few months after that the bleeding started getting heavier again so had a follow-up with the gynae. Fibroids have been successfully treated but womb has only shrunk a small % and still abnormally large.
I've currently trying the progesterone only pill but I'm now into week 6 (it might even be 7, i've lost count!) of daily bleeding so not sure I'm going to continue with this beyond the 3 month trial they gave me.
The injection and implant have been suggested but given my track record I'm really reluctant to try something that I can't just stop if it disagrees with me or doesn't work.
My Gynae didn't offer me an ablation but said it could be done when I asked although it would harder and have to use a different method due to the size/shape of my womb. I'd also have to have a zoladex shot beforehand which seems to come with it's own long list of side effects.
I am literally done with this f*ing womb!!