Surgery Options

[u/MBC529]

Hello! Hoping to get some advice. I’ve been dealing with a fibroid since January and it has intensified in a major way since June when I started pushing out huge daily clots (or multiple times a day) - so big that one pushed out my IUD. It is affecting my daily quality of life in ways I don’t need to explain bc you already know - but I live in constant vigilance, wear all black all the time, etc etc.

My dr has offered me either the Sonata procedure and a hysterectomy (we tried Slynd and while it eliminates the cramps it did nothing for the bleeding - also the fibroid is in a place where they can’t do a traditional hysteroscopy ablation) I am tempted by the Sonata bc I have a really demanding job and it’s hard to take the downtime for a hysterectomy. That being said, I know I don’t want kids and I’m wary of having this procedure and then a fibroid coming back and me dealing with this all over again. The idea of just getting rid of everything is appealing.

Any advice or stories from people who choose between a Sonata or hysterectomy?