Endometrial ablation

[loveumore]

Are there any women here who had the procedure? It's been 2.5 days since I had it done and I only bled for a day in a half (barely), and I'm now down to a slight pinch of a cramp like every 6 hours or so.

I'm definitely pleased with how I feel, but was told that I would bleed for 10 days and I'm completely done, and I really thought it would happen, considering my past with very heavy periods. Could I get a surprise in the next couple of days because I'm not needing any "protection" at the moment?

Experiences, thoughts and/or suggestions?

 

[SweetErika]

Is it possible they said you'd bleed for up to 10 days? I guess I can see that more than them giving an exact number of days one WILL bleed, since every woman is different, you know?

At any rate, have you contacted your doctor to see if so little bleeding is normal/acceptable? If not, I'd suggest doing that before the weekend if you're likely to worry about it. You might want to wear light protection until you hear back from your doc, too, just in case your body decides it's not done.

Good luck and let us know how it goes; we've had several threads on ablation in the past, so the info you have would probably be of interest to others.

 

[loveumore]

Is it possible they said you'd bleed for up to 10 days? I guess I can see that more than them giving an exact number of days one WILL bleed, since every woman is different, you know?

At any rate, have you contacted your doctor to see if so little bleeding is normal/acceptable? If not, I'd suggest doing that before the weekend if you're likely to worry about it. You might want to wear light protection until you hear back from your doc, too, just in case your body decides it's not done.

Good luck and let us know how it goes; we've had several threads on ablation in the past, so the info you have would probably be of interest to others.

Odd. I ran a search on ablations, too. I also looked things up on Google and apparently there are several kinds. I had a DNC with mine as well as a scope, but I'm thinking that most had the scope because it only makes sense for the doc to be able to see what he's doing. Ha!

I asked the nurse how long the bleeding would go on before the procedure and she said a few weeks, but after the procedure, I saw the doctor and he said 10 days. I'm just shocked to see that I'm perfectly clean <ahem> if you know what I mean.

I don't think it's a reason to call the doctor and agree that every woman is different, and just basically wanted to hear some good or bad experiences with it. I read a woman's blog from a 2001 entry on her ablation and didn't even know it was going on back then. Man, I missed out on some great years!

 

[Cattypuss]

Oh lucky you! I bled and had cramps after my D&C for a week!

 

[SweetErika]

I asked the nurse how long the bleeding would go on before the procedure and she said a few weeks, but after the procedure, I saw the doctor and he said 10 days. I'm just shocked to see that I'm perfectly clean <ahem> if you know what I mean./QUOTE]
They must give the higher numbers so people don't freak out when they're still bleeding in a couple of weeks.

Oh lucky you! I bled and had cramps after my D&C for a week!

Were you the person who said the doctor told you it'd be worse if you'd never been really pregnant or given birth? I recall a post on that, but can't remember who made it.

 

[Cattypuss]

Were you the person who said the doctor told you it'd be worse if you'd never been really pregnant or given birth? I recall a post on that, but can't remember who made it.

Yes, I was! (I've never been preggers)

 

[loveumore]

I thought I'd give an update to hopefully help out others in the future, if they have any questions. I decided to call the doctors office today and spoke to the nurse who fully explained how the procedure went because I started thinking that it wasn't done correctly.

After getting the balloon, I got the DNC which cleaned out everything. I had no clue that a DNC also removes fibroids and I had loads of them, so that's another plus for me. The nurse said that many people complain of heavy bleeding after the procedure, but that's only because they probably didn't listen to the aftercare instructions, and/or became active too quickly when they're supposed to rest and drink plenty of fluids. The nurse seems to think that's why I don't have heavy bleeding (I actually have none) because I did as I was told.

To those who experience the watery leakage, it's due from the ablation itself but again, not everyone will get it. This is due from the burning of the uterine lining, and many will get blisters inside the uterus and we all know what happens to blisters. They pop. So that explains the water leakage. By next week, she said that I may experience some myself, but only if my uterus got blisters from the procedure.

I also asked when I should expect my next period because I guessed it was gonna be roughly a month after the ablation. I was wrong. Since I had my period two weeks ago, then I should expect it in two weeks, she said. I am more than pleased and I can't believe how wonderful I feel.

 

[loveumore]

D&C. Gosh, I feel so silly. LOL