Diagnosed... Given choice between mirena coil or ablation/excision

[MrsB13]

After years of suffering hip, back and pelvic pain, along with bowel issues and various other unexplained aches and pains, I have vinally been diagnosed with endometriosis. My consultant has given me the option of the mirena coil or a laparoscopy to ablate and excise the patches of endo. Just wondering if anyone has any advice or is wilking to share their experience of the mirena coil?

[Dollar1414]

Would Definatley have it excised this is the best way to get rid of endo , and a laparoscopy is the only way to one hundred percent diagnose, however there is no cure, but also make sure your surgeon is a specialist ,you can have the mirena put in at the same time , or at a later date if you wish , it's supposed to be very good for those women it works for, I'm awaiting it myself. goodluck x

[MrsB13]

Thanks for the advice, I am leaning more towards surgery as I am already on the combined pill and don't have much of an issue with heavy bleeding so I do not think the Mirena will make a drastic difference. I had a laparoscopy for diagnosis back in April but only had my follow up appointment last week. Good Luck to you tooxx

[MrsB13]

Thanks Lindle, I'll take a look at your post now!x

My consultant showed me 8 pictures of different sites of endo, apparently some of them will only need ablation and some of them will need excision as they are deeper. I will definitely look at the information regarding the specialist centre as although my consultant's special interests are 'minimally invasive surgery and endometriosis' among others, I was sent to two different general surgeons for my diagnostic laparoscopy which makes me nervous of whether I will just be assigned to the next available surgeon instead of my consultant.