Partial hysterectomy or cope with pain?

Hi there,

I went to by obgyn yesterday for my usual physical and also to ask him what he thought about my fibroid issue. About 18 months ago I had the ultrasound done to see why I was having so much pain when on my period and it was because of a 3cm fibroid (I also have a small cyst on one ovary). It is a posterior fibroid (mucosal). I don't have as much pain now but it is affecting my bowel movements terribly.

Every time I have my period and a few days leading up to it it is extremely painful to go for a #2. It's hard to go and because of it I sometimes get constipation. I am going in for another ultrasound on 6/9/15 to see if the fibroid has grown but my obgyn says he didn't feel it had from the exam.

He said the only way to relieve the pain is to have a partial hysterectomy. There's no need to take the ovaries or cervix which is good and would mean one night in hospital and to convalesce for 2-3 weeks.

My stepbrother is a doctor in Texas who said it's worth doing and would mean just 2-3 days to convalesce. He said a myomectomy wouldn't be worth it as more fibroids would grow back (obgyn didn't mention this).

What do you recommend? I can't have the procedure done till towards the end of the year as I have had to take too much time off work recently to care for my sick mother.

I just feel like I can't take much more having an issue going to the toilet every month. As well as when I wipe myself sometimes there's blood (I think it's a haemorrhoid) no blood in stool!!

I am finished having children so that isn't a factor.

Thanks for your opinions.

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