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Please tell me about your Hysterectomy

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Frannieisnthappy · 07/09/2026 19:07

From the point of your Gynae referral to having a hysterectomy how long did you have to wait?

Bonus points if you had the operation at St George's, Tooting.

I am absolutely desperate and just feel my life is on hold. I am 51 have adenomyosis and extremely heavy prolonged bleeding. I previously managed this using the Mirena coil but at the point of removal the nurse would not provide a new one based on her assessment of my cervix. Since then I have had a blood transfusion at the start of the summer hols and an iron infusion week before last - I still feel awful, shortness of breath, dizziness, exhausted and brain fog possibly because of continued heavy bleeding and regular clots around the size of a round tea bag. Tranexamic Acid is not making any noticeable difference.

I have asked for a hysterectomy and my NHS app shows the referral has been done and it states that average treatment time is 15 weeks, with 8 out of 10 people receiving treatment within 31 weeks. Am not entirely sure what sort of timescales I am looking at.

Realistically what sort of time frame am I looking at noting I haven't even received an appointment date yet.

Thanks for reading.

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SwanUpmanship · 07/09/2026 19:26

I had mine done privately (insurance through work) so can't help with NHS timings - I was on a 5 month NHS waiting list just for an initial consultant appointment. Privately, I saw a consultant a week after phoning and had the operation two weeks later. If private is at all an option, it is much, much quicker.

If you have any questions about the procedure itself, ask away - mine was a total abdominal hysterectomy.

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