Anemia and hysterectomy - Hysterectomy Message Board

kerry1 · 05-31-2005, 04:05 PM

I have severe iron deficiency, probably due to fibroids. I haven't seen a gyn yet about this, but I want to get a hysterectomy if possible. BTW, I've looked at other options and have decided they're definitely not for me.

Does anybody know what they do in a case like this?? Do they have to bring your iron levels up first?? Would they give me a transfusion? Or put me on an iron-rich diet and hope that works?

I've heard that sometimes they give you hormone shots for about three months to put you through a false menopause, to get your body ready for the surgery. That sounds scary as **** - any hormone drug usually makes me sick.

Anybody?

spongebobgamma · 06-01-2005, 02:52 AM

My sister had her hysterectomy due to fibroids, she had severe bleeding and was very anemic. She had a emergency D&C to control the bleeding and a hyst a week later. She was taking iron pills but was bleeding too much for them to be much help. She had tried putting off having a hyst for years until it became a emergency.

The hormone your thinking of is proberly lupron. It will help shrink the fibroid and stop your period. I had a monthly shot of it for 3 months before my hyst to control the endometriosis. It was very effective, controlled the pain and stopped my bleeding. But it will put you in a temporary menopause..I had more menopause symptoms with lupron than with the surgical menopause.

kerry1 · 06-01-2005, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by spongebobgamma

My sister had her hysterectomy due to fibroids, she had severe bleeding and was very anemic. She had a emergency D&C to control the bleeding and a hyst a week later. She was taking iron pills but was bleeding too much for them to be much help. She had tried putting off having a hyst for years until it became a emergency.

The hormone your thinking of is proberly lupron. It will help shrink the fibroid and stop your period. I had a monthly shot of it for 3 months before my hyst to control the endometriosis. It was very effective, controlled the pain and stopped my bleeding. But it will put you in a temporary menopause..I had more menopause symptoms with lupron than with the surgical menopause.

Lupron is EXACTLY the drug I'm thinking of. I tried regular birth control pills to control bleeding and they made me horribly sick. The doc said if BC makes you sick, Lupron will make you sicker. That's what scares me!!!

berta166 · 06-16-2005, 09:20 PM

I am very anemic..I have a 14 cm. fiberoid my doctor told me they will not
do surgery if iam still anemic. She told me about the drug lupron. She says it will help build my blood back up and the fiberiod hopefully will shrink so they can perform surgery I really don't know what to do at this point....This sucks.

spongebobgamma · 06-17-2005, 12:57 AM

Hi Berta,,

Welcome to the boards..Are you worried about the hysterectomy or the Lupron? I know I was very scared of both.. Neither was a bad as I thought.. The lupron put me in menopause but it was such a relief to be free of the endo pain.

Good luck with your decision,, feel free to post with any questions.