Endometrial Ablation - Bismarck,ND

I had one exactly one week ago (along with a D & C and a biopsy). I had the scalding hot water form. I was in a pretty good amout of pain that first day, but I also had some good meds to take care of it. I still have drainage in the form of an all-day trickle...more annoying than anything. I sitll have a bit of cramping once in a while, but not anything too bad. As for the long-term effects...well, I'm still waiting to see how that works out.

I had it done about a year and a half ago. Mine was scalding hot water in there. Recovery was easy. The next day I went to a wedding. It did not unfortunatly stop the bleeding for M. though and ended up with a hysterectomy (love it!). I suggest you definatly try ir. From what i hear for most women it stops or slows their period.

I had the hydro-thermal ablation surgery done twice. The first time they missed some tissue. It is a dream come true! I used to have very painful two week long periods. It's been two years out and I still have some occassional spotting but it's something that can be handeled with a light day pad. There is cramping after the surgery but I was able to walk out on my own with my husband and back to work the next day. I had to be put under the second time because I "woke" up during the first surgery. There are no adverse affects for M. except I seem to get bacterial vaginosis more but my doc tells M. the two are not related. The only thing is you cannot have any more children after the procedure which was fine for us since we were done.

Hi, I had it done because of frequent, heavy, irregular periods. The procedure itself wasn't bad, but after the procedure I continued to have LIGHT, frequent, irregular periods (I bled 70-80% of all days). I ended up having a hysterectomy. My sister also had the procedure, and it helped her a lot, although she too, continued to have lighter periods after the procedure. Good luck!

I too had the Novasure Ablation done over three years ago. I no longer have a period. The only irritating thing for M. is that I still get PMS symptoms, which are hard to predict/chart, since I don't have a period to follow. And along with the PMS, I still get yeast infections. So if those plagued you when you used to have your periods, it's very likely that they still will. That's the only downer for M., but not having a period has made M. a very happy camper! I had it done when I was 40.

I had the NovaSure a little over a year ago. I was having extremely heavy periods and severe anemia that required a blood transfusion. Also had several large fibroids, which the doctor said should shrink after the ablasion. Recovery was fine - I spent the day of the procedure resting, and went back to work the next day. I have had no periods for a year, and J. recently experienced some light to moderate spotting. I highly recommend the procedure.

Hi, I had mine done over the summer; I had the NovaSure, which is the electro one. I was down (J. resting, I never need the pain meds) for about 8-10 hours and back to chasing my kids around the next day with J. a little bit of cramping. I had a discharge for about 3-4 weeks after (what they told to expect), then zero period for about 3 months. I now J. spot for a few days each month in place of what used to be a horribly heavy period!! Good luck, I hope this works for you, it was so easy!!

I had the NovaSure as well, 2 1/2 years ago due to extreme periods and fibroids. I had it done in the hospital, slight cramping the day of, no complications and haven't had a period since. Best thing ever!! Good luck!

My doctor suggested one after having loooong heavy periods in perimenopause. However, she first suggested taking ibuprofin around the clock when a period started and that ended up making them almost non-existant! The ablation she suggested was with radio waves, not physical contact if I remember correctly. But the ibuprofin method worked well so I opted not to have the procedure. I was 49 at the time so on the one hand it would have been great to stop periods, but on the other I did not want to have a procedure that like all surgery could have complications. So if the procedure is purely for heavy periods, you could try taking 400 mg (2 normal tablets) of ibuprofin every 4-6 hours for the first 24-48 hours of your period and see it that reduces your bleeding. Of course ask your doctor first, and know if you are allergic to ibuprofin since some people are.

My SIL had that option about 8 yrs ago and she loves it. She's had no issues whatsoever. I do not recall which method was used.

I, however, opted for complete hysterectomy. My Dr. and I discussed it but he said that sometimes it does not "take" and has to be re-done or a hysterectomy has to be done later.

I was ready to be done with everything. I was 40, the hyster was the best thing I ever did. I look, feel better than ever. You can hardly see my bikini line scar, I've been on the HRT patch ever since and absolutely LOVE it.

I never had the bad side effects of no sex drive and weight gain.

Whichever you choose, good luck.

A website you might find info on which has very detailed info is
www.hystersisters.com That site helped M. a lot.

Had mine done in Feb 2010 due to heavy cycles. I chose that over hysterectomy because it was a 3 day down time. I had the radiowaves/electro along with a D&C and biopsy.

I was always anemic. The dr. said they had never seen an endo that thick!

The worst part was the smell of burned tissue. That cleared up after about a week or 2. I still have bleeding and bad cramps the first day or two, but I consider my life improved 200+ percent and am super glad I was told about it.

Note: My friend decided against it because she heard that it makes detecting cervical cancer harder and that runs in her family. She opted for a full hysterectomy.

M.