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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 260209" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Hey Susie,</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">The ablation they are offering me at this moment was not available 7 years ago; I am hoping for the best. They did say that it has a 98.7% success rate, so if that's telling, I will take the chance. I had toyed with the idea of just having a partial hysterectomy, honestly, but my Dr said that my complications are not so severe to warrant that kind of surgery. She said she would do it if I insisted, but she really felt this was a better way to go. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">The method of ablation my Dr is offering is Thermochoice - they put a small balloon into the uterus and fill it with scalding hot water, which cauterizes the lining of the uterus, the endometrial wall, which then disables it from thickening (as it does for a period), thus eliminating or very nearly eliminating the heavy periods and pains that accompany it. At least, this the idea. It is performed either in my Dr's office or as an outpatient at the hospital. I chose to have it done in the office with another Dr who has done at least 100. She said that out of all her patients only one asked to stop about half way through and she said she still had some decent results. Anyway, that is why I'm asking. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Thanks again for all the input. </span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 260209, member: 2211"] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Hey Susie,[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]The ablation they are offering me at this moment was not available 7 years ago; I am hoping for the best. They did say that it has a 98.7% success rate, so if that's telling, I will take the chance. I had toyed with the idea of just having a partial hysterectomy, honestly, but my Dr said that my complications are not so severe to warrant that kind of surgery. She said she would do it if I insisted, but she really felt this was a better way to go. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]The method of ablation my Dr is offering is Thermochoice - they put a small balloon into the uterus and fill it with scalding hot water, which cauterizes the lining of the uterus, the endometrial wall, which then disables it from thickening (as it does for a period), thus eliminating or very nearly eliminating the heavy periods and pains that accompany it. At least, this the idea. It is performed either in my Dr's office or as an outpatient at the hospital. I chose to have it done in the office with another Dr who has done at least 100. She said that out of all her patients only one asked to stop about half way through and she said she still had some decent results. Anyway, that is why I'm asking. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Thanks again for all the input. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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