I have three older sisters. They all fancy themselves to be the Original Mother Earth; I will admit that I also like to believe that I almost always take the most "natural" way around a problem or issue, medical or not. I have tried to handle this naturally, I really have. Exercise hasn't helped, diet hasn't helped, and although technically taking progesterone is not exactly 'natural', it isn't surgery and that hasn't done wonders either. I just want it fixed. I want the agony to end.
Honestly, I wasn't going to tell my sisters about this at all but I made the mistake of telling one of them this morning...and I could tell that she wanted to lambast me on the spot...she did say a few things, but was clearly holding her tongue as best she could-she is the oldest (63). I finally said, "I know you're not happy about this, but this is better than the alternatives, which is a partial hysterectomy or I can just live with it until I finally go into full meno" and she said, "Well, we all went through it, the heavy bleeding, the pain, etc. Why do you need a quick fix?" Hmmmm, either I have a low tolerance for this kind of carp or my symptoms are worse than hers were, I don't know. But I just said, "Look, I will let you know how it goes, but I feel that this is the right choice for me and my doctors agrees".
I understand her misgivings about any interventions...I mean, let's face it, putting a silicone balloon into your uterus and filling it with scalding water is not something mammals do in nature. And maybe my symptoms aren't so bad relatively speaking...but for ME, I am at my wits end and this seems like a compromise to me. I don't want a hysto, but I can't live like this anymore. This seems like a middle ground of sorts and my Dr(s) agree. And I am not one who blindly allows doctors to make decisions for me. I had every intention of asking for info about this when I went to my annual appointment so when my Dr brought it up, it made perfect sense to me that this may be a step I take.
Just a vent. Urgh. Family.