So may I ask why you are hanging onto your uterus? I say this with the utmost respect, because I hung onto mine while it almost bled me to death for 13 years. Finally found an OB-GYN who agreed to leave in my ovaries if they weren't diseased, and went ahead. One of the best things I've ever done. You know, with the ablation, you can still be bleeding inside the WALL of the uterus, hidden? If you have intramural fibroids, an ablation is contraindicated. That means it's a bad idea. No ablation for me, I had 8 intramural fibroids, one pedunculated fibroid, and one the size of a Clementine in the anterior lip of my cervix. What does that feel like? Well, I'll try and describe it in terms anyone can understand. It felt like I was flying around on a witches broom all the time, except the broom was stuck UP me. The first thing I felt upon awakening from surgery was the ABSENCE of pain for the first time in my life, since I was 10 and got my first period.
I once had an OB doctor tell me that my heavy bleeding wouldn't kill me, that I was being overly dramatic. I squinted my eyes at him and asked "So you would trust me to go pick up your grand children from school and drive them around in MY STATE?" My ferritin was 6 at the time. He wanted to take my ovaries out as well. Wrong doctor. Looked until I found a female doctor that didn't speak to me as if I were a lesser being. Haven't regretted it once.
Good luck with your situation, my friend. Much strength to you.
