Hi Essexbird I dont want to worry you but I was found to have fibroids last year and had to have a hysteroctomy.  I was told by the consultant that mine was so large it was not going to shrink and the bleeding would only get worse. I was told that  smaller ones can shrink after you have gone through the menapause but not large ones.  The ultra sound also showed a small cyst on my ovary.

They may take your family history into account and recommend a Hystorectomy.  Its not a pleasant operation and I was in hospital for four days (they also did an abdominal hernia at the same time so I had quite a large cut) They can do this surgery without cutting you if they are only removing the womb. The fitter you are before surgery the quicker you recover.

When you go home you are not allowed to lift anything heavier that a cup of tea and if you do everything they say youstart to recover quite quickly.  I had mine at the end of August last year and even though I have had chemo and radiotherapy (nothing to do with fibroids) as they discovered cancer cells I have recovered from the surgery quite well.  I am still not supposed to lift anything really heavy like a suitcase or move large furniture but thats because the abdominal muscles need time to heal properley.

I wish now that I had had the operation years ago.

Hi essexbird, 

We're in the same boat with the with-holding results thing. Driving me mad!! After abnormal smear results I went for colopscopy. I was given lletz treatment to remove some suspicious areas and also had a biopsy taken. I was told approx 3 weeks for results. After hovering around the door mat every morning waiting for the posty, at 4 weeks post biopsy I called them to enquire. I've called them every week since.... I'm now in week 8. Finally today I was told the results are in.... But they won't give me any info as there's a meeting taking place to discus my treatment plan ..... so now the torture persists. The waiting game is the worst thing ever! The way I feel right now id rather get bad news than keep on waiting. It's hell. I hope they let you know sooner rather than later. Everyone is saying to be positive, but it's easier said than done. The best I can hope for is to keep pre-occupied enough to not think about it so much.  

Hi River56

Many thanks for your response and great to hear you've recovered well. To be honest I am fully expecting to be told to have a hysterectomy which I have no problem with at all, I've had my family and certainly dont need this grief anymore and given my family history I think it would be the best course of action anyway.

Its just this waiting game that grinds my gears. I was supposed to see my GP today (17th) but when I arrived at the surgery was told he was off sick and no one else could see me, grrrrr!!

I'm due to see the Consultant tomorrow (18th June) so hopefully I will start getting some answers and things can move forward.

Keep smiling :)