Told a hysterectomy is needed to get my anemia under control, anybody else been told this?
I am hoping for a bit of maybe advice or to hear from someone who has experienced this. I have had anemia for over 2 years at least, I have taken the oral iron tablets and got up to the bottom of the normal range and then got taken off them. A month later my follow up tests showed I am anaemic again so I needed to go back on the tablets. This happens again and again. I put a post up and got some advice about iron iv. I am in the UK so had stuck to the NHS but I do have private health insurance through my work so decided to use that to ask about the iron iv. I met with a hematologist whose area of expertise is anemia, my GP emailed over all the relevant info and medical issues. I asked to get an iron iv and he told me I could get it but after reviewing my file he believed it would work for a maximum of 3 months for me. His recommendations are I get put on the urgent list for a hysterectomy on the NHS or see if my insurance covers it. In the mean time I have to stay on the iron tablets, I have very heavy periods and fibroids and he believes that I am losing too much blood each month and my body is struggling to repair itself. I have had blood clots in my lungs so they have ruled out other options to try and control my periods. I have the only child I am having but it seems such a large operation to have. Though I am fed up with the exhaustion, hair falling out, breathlessness etc. Currently my mum says I make ghosts look tanned I am so pale. Still, its a massive operation, anyone had this and did it work?