I am 50 years old...nearly bled to death from fibroids and became...

Hi. I am 47 and had fibroid problems in my late thirthies. After numerous drugs, scrapings, I had to have 3-4 shots of Lupron. I bleed from Nov.4 until beginning of May!!! I was in tremedous pain and severly anemic. I'd bleed through napkins and tampons, in gushes. It was horrible. I was concern about the Lupron because at that time I read there was guaranteed small percentage of bone loss. I was justing to find that out when I read your posting. Because of my age, I had a myonectomy (sp?). That's when all the tumors were removed (11 total the sizes of oranges), instead of the uterus. My dr. said that the fibroids could return but hopefully I'd go through menopause by then. Like you I also started in my late thirthies too. However, now at 47, I still have not gone through menopause, never decided to get pregnant and I believe the fibroids are back!!! Each period is getting worse and the times between are getting shorter. If you are 50 why don't you go ahead and have the hysterectomy? I wish I had now. If you keep your ovaries I don't think you need hormones and there is all kinds of lubricant available. But if still concern, try the myonectomy. God Bless.