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Astrology, Spirituality & Alternative Healing

Myrina

(12,296 posts)

24. Not 'major abdominal surgery' anymore ...

Reply to SheilaT (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 24, 2013, 01:16 PM

Sep 2013

... with lasers et al they can basically make an incision next to your belly button about 2 inches wide, go in with lasers & a camera and disconnect, then pull everything out thru that small incision.

I was supposed to have an ablation last year due to endometriosis, fibroids & heavy irregular periods but my uterus was too big. Thanks to the scrape the dr gave me to remove the endometriosis I have worse cramps than ever. Really wish I'd have opted for a total hysterectomy as Plan B instead of 'scrape it out, wake her up & hand her a bill'. My problems are as bad as they ever were.

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I have a friend who has fibroids and has decided to have a hysterectomy [View all] Ecumenist Feb 2012 OP

The five women that I know Tumbulu Feb 2012 #1

The pain and recovery thing is what I was trying to tell her but she seems to think that Ecumenist Feb 2012 #2

It's major abdominal surgery, right? SheilaT Feb 2012 #3

Exactly, this is EXACTLY what I was trying to tell her. I told her to explore every other option Ecumenist Feb 2012 #4

Not 'major abdominal surgery' anymore ... Myrina Sep 2013 #24

I had a hysterectomy at forty-one, because of fibroids. murielm99 Feb 2012 #5

My aunt just had one, but it was done via a newish laproscopic approach. BlueIris Feb 2012 #6

pain and loss of an internal organ is only part of it magical thyme Feb 2012 #7

Flip side: I had a uterine ablation three years ago because of fibroids tanyev Feb 2012 #8

Uterine ablation was wonderful - and I would recommend that over a hysterectomy woodsprite Feb 2012 #9

What a coincidence--recent news article MorningGlow Feb 2012 #10

All I can tell you is the experience from my embolization of 10 years ago. divineorder Feb 2012 #11

Embolisation Laptop2013 Sep 2013 #12

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Sep 2013 #13

Hi, I also had this surgery back in 2000 Rhiannon12866 Sep 2013 #14

Hi Laptop2013 Sep 2013 #15

All I can tell you is that it really worked for me Rhiannon12866 Sep 2013 #21

Thanks Laptop2013 Sep 2013 #23

Have her Delphinus Sep 2013 #16

Doubts Laptop2013 Sep 2013 #17

Welcome to DU. Delphinus Sep 2013 #22

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Has anybody experienced any side effects of embolisation? Laptop2013 Sep 2013 #19

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