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And to top it all off.

My fibroids have nearly doubled in size over the last 3 years. This is not a particularly good thing, especially since apparently my uterus is presently mostly fibroid.

My options are:
- monitor every 6 months and hope I can hold out to menopause
- MRI and Mirena (IUD) - non surgical, but involves some 'scraping' of the fibroids so the IUD fits
- MRI and fibroid embolism - they put something in the veins leading to the fibroids to clog the blood flow so they starve and shrink, and then they basically scrape out the fibroids
- removal of uterus (and fallopian tubes) but not ovaries

All of this is apparently to tide me over to menopause, at which point More Stuff Will Happen (Perhaps).

None of it is urgent urgent - period pain is manageable, my crazy-heavy period days are dealt with thx to medication, my iron is down but my haemoglobin isn't and that can be done with iron supplements...

I'm thinking manage it for another six months and then re-evaluate. The time gives me a bit of breathing space, and I could do some saving in the meantime.