audreyh1
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What the heck is that?
It's a "high tech" way of treating uterine fibroids. An interventional radiologist uses a catheter to block all the tiny little arteries supplying blood to the fibroids. This "kills" the fibroids causing them to shrink and become inactive.
I put if off as long as I could - fibroids gradually shrink after menopause. But they got too big and I finally had to treat them. I chose this procedure because it was much less invasive than general surgery (hysterectomy) and the recovery time far shorter - 7 days instead of 6 weeks. Uterine Fibroid Embolization has been available for about the last 10 years.
It was a pretty amazing (although painful) experience. Just incredible what radiologists can do nowadays. Didn't go under general anesthesia - some other type of sedation administered by a nurse where I was able to converse occasionally - although great lapses of time occurred between snippets of conversation. At the end they asked me - do you want some pictures? I said YES!
Under observation for 23 hours (considered "day surgery"), then on my way home with plenty of painkillers.
By next thursday (knock on wood) I should be back to normal.
Audrey
It's a "high tech" way of treating uterine fibroids. An interventional radiologist uses a catheter to block all the tiny little arteries supplying blood to the fibroids. This "kills" the fibroids causing them to shrink and become inactive.
I put if off as long as I could - fibroids gradually shrink after menopause. But they got too big and I finally had to treat them. I chose this procedure because it was much less invasive than general surgery (hysterectomy) and the recovery time far shorter - 7 days instead of 6 weeks. Uterine Fibroid Embolization has been available for about the last 10 years.
It was a pretty amazing (although painful) experience. Just incredible what radiologists can do nowadays. Didn't go under general anesthesia - some other type of sedation administered by a nurse where I was able to converse occasionally - although great lapses of time occurred between snippets of conversation. At the end they asked me - do you want some pictures? I said YES!
Under observation for 23 hours (considered "day surgery"), then on my way home with plenty of painkillers.
By next thursday (knock on wood) I should be back to normal.
Audrey