I can tell you my experience over the last week and it is not pretty. I had the Novasure procedure done almost a year ago. I quit having major cramps, but bled every single day over the last year except for maybe a week's worth of days total! Although the cramps were gone, I had major bleeding and minor bleeding, spotting, and also excessive bleeding after sex. Sometimes the major bleeding would start without warning-which is really embarassing! Anyway, a week ago I woke up with some horrific cramps which was very umusual, and some heavy bleeding which caused me to think that oh no, cramps are back! So, I took some tylenol and layed down to wait for them to work, which they did. I got up and went out and mowed the yard, etc, cooked supper, as the cramps were gone. Then about ten o'clock that night the cramps started again, and this time I had bleeding that can only be described as horrific! Giant clots startinng the ordeal, and soaking through a giant overnight pad in less than 20 minutes. This continued non-stop through the night, and it was so bad I couldn't keep up with the gushing blood. I got dizzy, started sweating, and then I layed down thinking I should call and ambulance. I fainted and did not get to the phone (I live alone). This was around 6 am. Around 7:30 am I woke and though surprised that I did wake up- the bleeding had somewhat slowed down. I called my OB/GYN and naturally had trouble getting through to actually tell her my ordeal, so I just called a friend to take me to emergency room. There I was stabilized and taken care of-had a shot of Medroxyprogesterone and emergency room dr. made an appointment to see OB/GYN the following morning. During his brief exam, he said that there was a large fibroid that was loose, and he did attempt to pull it out-ouch-it was still connected. My red blood count was very low and I had severe anemia-he scheduled a DaVinci laproscopic hysterectomy to happen in three days. Of course, the recovery time is longer than the Novasure-I am four days into the recovery time now, and it is amazing! Of course I am sore and it hurts-but I can rest assured that I am not going to bleed any more! I just wish I had gone this route last year-with insurance, etc, I ended up paying almost $3,000 out of my pocket for the Novasure-and this hysterectomy is same price. I would never recommend the Novasure as a solution to anyone. My hysterectomy left me with both ovaries-as the Dr would say-he took my playpen but left me my toys! I am 50 years old and single-the laproscopic hysterectomy left me with four very small incisions. Please-to all of you considering a Novasure ablation-just go for the DaVinci laprosocpic hysterectomy-you know-I could have bled to death! If your dr doesn't do this robotic method of hysterectomy-find one that does and go for it!
