After being told that I had 10 fibroids just before the pandemic, it became a perilous and slow journey figuring out what would be the best method to remove them (I had a prior operation that prevented me from directly going into surgery).
I found a video that instructed I use Bladderwrack, Irish Moss and Sarsaparilla and put them each into 500g size one capsules. (Take one of each 3x a day. Overall 9 in a day). Which had said that it would make "your fibroids fall out". Of course skeptical but being at the end of my rope and in constant pain 24 hours a day, I figured what was the harm?
They did work though. Especially in easing my pain tremendously. I take it a week before I have my period and then during my 8-10 day heavy period. I also have to mention that I would be taking Ferrous for the iron deficiency that was prescribed by my GP.
I'm on my third month now and I am seeing amazing results. I had the biggest "blood clot and or fibroid" that I have ever bled in my life, the swelling in my stomach has also gone down. I don't know if that's a coincidence or not. I will also say that I received a UAE operation but that didn't work, and I waited six months for some results, only to be told by my doctor that there was only a 1% reduction in size.
I hope that if you see this and get consultation or advice from your GP/doctors... or you're just hoping for something. I hope this will be the something that helps. I'm not sure how well it works with all types of fibroids but I wish you luck. It is tedious but I really hope it helps you.
As for me, I still need to speak to my doctor and have some scans done to see if it's worked on a majority of them, or I will have to have the unavoidable, complicated surgery that will very well result in me having a hysterectomy.
Written by
Lily0
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
I'm pleased you found something that offered relief to you, especially as options were limited during pandemic. I suffered terribly, with fibroids so huge they were the size of a sixteen week pregnancy. For a time it caused so much pressure I was unable to urinate and had to learn to self catheter. I was anaemic due to the severe blood loss. I tried everything but nothing stopped the bleeding. By the end I'd bled daily, heavily for an entire year. I begged for a hysterectomy and got it in April 2019. I had an abdominal cut. But kept my cervix and ovaries, on advice from my consultant. I recovered well and it's the best decision I could have made. It's given me my life back. I'd do it all again in a heartbeat. So should it end in surgery for you, please know it can be a good thing and there are very good results to be had. Feel free to ask any questions if it helps you.
Yeah, the pandemic was the worst time. Thank you for telling me your story and comforting me. It all sounds like an ordeal no one should have to go through. Ever. But I'm glad your days are better now.I'm worried about the scar, how big is it? If you don't mind me asking.
No I don't mind you asking at all. My scar is about six inches long and two years on is barely visible, it's just a faint white line. But even with fibroids, many people can still have keyhole surgery so an abdominal cut isn't a definite. But should that be what's needed, please don't let it worry you, it's really not a problem when you compare it to the misery of fibroids. It was by far the worst time of my life, pre surgery. Keeping my ovaries, there was still a chance of them failing, due to the trauma of surgery but I was led to believe having them and having them fail is still better than not having them (although keeping them isn't always available depending on the situation) however, my ovaries did fail after about 9 months. I had menopause symptoms and I now have HRT in the form of Estradiol Gel (the gel offers the least amount of risks of all hrt) and it's worked brilliant for me. So there is life after hysterectomy, should it come to that. Xx
Yeah,that seems a small price to pay to escape the misery. I have a prior surgery which left me with a similar scar so it will be more complicated before the surgery. That's why I was hoping the herbs to work, which they seem to have, but only time will tell. And you know, fibroids don't really give you a pleasant time.
I hadn't been told about my ovaries failing though, I'll query more about that too.
Yes it doesn't happen to everyone, they don't always fail. My surgeon said they usually fail around two years before they naturally would have following a hysterectomy but I think I was pre-menopausal anyway to some degree as many of my other female family members seemed to be at a fairly young age (mid 40's) and I was 42 at the time of my surgery.
Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.
Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.
Please help!
Pre hysterectomy nerves
Appointment with surgeon 
Total Abdominal (Bikini cut) Hysterectomy next week..yikes!