Fibroids + blood thinners = HELL

Hey everyone,

This is a bit long winded but please bear with me. Years ago, I found out i had two fibroids, it made my periods a bit heavier but not unbearable. I was put on tranexamic acid. Fast forward to this year unfortunately I wound up with a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in lung) and was put on blood thinners.

Blood thinners + fibroids = period from HELL. My first period on blood thinners was a literal blood bath, I lost so much blood I was on the floor of my bathroom unable to move. I went to A&E and was admitted. Had to have 3 units of blood transfused and an iron transfusion. The doctors were stumped by the dilemma of keeping me on the thinners, but stopping the massive amount of blood loss. This frustrated me because I know I'm not the only woman in the world experiencing yhis, so why the hell hasn't anyone figured this out?? Misogyny in medicine is maddening, but that's another convo.

Anyway, I was switched to another thinner because according to the doctor 'we don't usually give this to women who menstruate because it affects them really badly." Then I was given the Zoladex injection to for three months to shrink my fibroids. My thinner dose was lowered and I was scheduled to have an appointment with a gynaecologist. So I thought by the time the Zoladex wore off, I'd have my appointment with the gynae who could present a long term solution. Unfortunately, my appointment was pushed to December (sigh the NHS) but I thought since my thinner dose was lower any period wouldn't be as bad as the first. The first one was pretty heavy but bearable, but the second? I was admitted to hospital again. Had another two units of blood transfused. This honestly just pushed me to a state of misery because I just couldnt bear the idea of every single period being like this.

I've now been put on a pill to delay my period until my appointment with the gynae in December. The initial doctor said it's likely I'll have to have surgery. I'm hoping for a laproscopic procedure as opposed to an open myomectomy, but honestly I'm so worn down by this I'll take anything that will ease my symptoms. I cannot live like this, it's all so draining.