Quote Originally Posted by goldfinch View Post
I couldn't take hormones to regulate my periods as it made my blood pressure go through the roof. Instead I had a hysterectomy. This was close to 20 years ago so things probably are different now. But, the hysterectomy was a wonderful solution and I did not regret it for a second. I wish I could have had it done even sooner than it was done. By the time I had it done I probably was bleeding three out of four weeks.
My mom had the same thing for the same reason in the late 70s, except in her case they messed something up and it resulted in a two week stay in the ICU.

Thankfully they've improved on that procedure since then.