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General Discussion => New Members => Topic started by: Ellie309 on April 13, 2017, 09:23:58 AM

Title: Consultant visit
Post by: Ellie309 on April 13, 2017, 09:23:58 AM

   I saw the consultant yesterday,  she said it would help for me to lose weight. I am having scan on Saturday and she wants to check my lining by giving me a hysterscope and biopsy and said she could fit a mirena coil if I wanted on the 26th.

Is this all normal?  Very scared about the procedure

She said that she sees women like me every day experiencing heavy bleeding.

Title: Re: Consultant visit
Post by: Salad on April 13, 2017, 09:35:12 AM

Hi  :)
I'm no expert but this does sound like the standard first approach to treating heavy bleeding.
Are you ok with this, was there something else you were hoping for?

Title: Re: Consultant visit
Post by: coldethyl on April 13, 2017, 09:58:22 AM

IT would help to lose weight ( for all of us that are carrying too much , me included ) as reduces risk of things like womb cancer as well,as the usual stuff like CVD and diabetes. A hysterscope and biopsy are the usual first steps in investigating heavy bleeding - I was found to have stage 1 womb cancer during hysterectomy for ovarian tumour and oncologist said that hysterectomy was enough treatment for it. I know they git mirena for bleeding problems but I've heard good and not so good reports on it so I'd say see what the biopsy shows first.
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Title: Re: Consultant visit
Post by: CLKD on April 13, 2017, 04:02:27 PM

Did I read this elsewhere  :-\