Uterine artery embolisation

waxmelts2000 · 17-10-2019 06:05PM

Oh I am sorry to hear that Tamara25 and that you have to wait , did they give you any medication to maybe stop the heavy bleeding ( I had transemic acid and primotul) it gave me some relief

tamara25 · 17-10-2019 07:03PM

I have the tranexamic tabs alright, better than nothing

Anna2834 · 18-10-2019 09:44AM

I am back myself early next year - they found a very very large Fibroid almost 20 cms.

waxmelts2000 · 18-10-2019 12:44PM

Oh Anna2834, you must be in a lot of pain with that

Anna2834 · 18-10-2019 04:37PM

It explains a lot of things, that's for sure.

wiolentynka05 · 22-10-2019 11:26AM

Tamara 25: if you have private insurance you should be getting MRI within weeks? If you do not have private insurance you can do it yourself via Medical Scan (its cost 240)?

wiolentynka05 · 22-10-2019 11:30AM

Anna: what do you mean you are back next year? MRI shows 20cm fibroid : what do they want to do abut it? Did they tell you what next? How do they want to treat it? did you asked to be put on list for UAE? Is this an option that they recommend?

tamara25 · 23-10-2019 08:32AM

Thanks very much wiolen, no don’t have health insurance so will look into that other option you mentioned, wasn’t aware of it!

Anna2834 · 25-10-2019 01:53PM

wiolentynka05 wrote: »

Anna: what do you mean you are back next year? MRI shows 20cm fibroid : what do they want to do abut it? Did they tell you what next? How do they want to treat it? did you asked to be put on list for UAE? Is this an option that they recommend?

Hey - she basically said its very complicated what I have and wants another specialist to have a look at what I have and which way to proceed. All she said UAE is not applicable to me. She wanted to perform a hysterectomy on me and I said no.

wiolentynka05 · 25-10-2019 09:28PM

Anna2834 wrote: »

Hey - she basically said its very complicated what I have and wants another specialist to have a look at what I have and which way to proceed. All she said UAE is not applicable to me. She wanted to perform a hysterectomy on me and I said no.

Hi Try to go for second opinion. I road that every fibroid can be done with UAE. I had mine i Dublin and I can send you detail for the specialist. Send me private message if you want the details.

tamara25 · 25-10-2019 09:39PM

I do worry about my own fibroid getting bigger as time goes on & causing more problems as a result. One of the things the doctor said to me was she thought uae wouldn’t solve my heavy bleeding as location of fibroid Is high up on left side if that makes sense? She says my heavy periods are related more to hormone imbalance..

tamara25 · 25-10-2019 09:40PM

She mentioned mirena a good few times to me, really annoyed me...

wiolentynka05 · 25-10-2019 11:42PM

tamara25 wrote: »

I do worry about my own fibroid getting bigger as time goes on & causing more problems as a result. One of the things the doctor said to me was she thought uae wouldn’t solve my heavy bleeding as location of fibroid Is high up on left side if that makes sense? She says my heavy periods are related more to hormone imbalance..

Did you do hormon tests? It does not mater where fibroid is. The reason the doctors do not want to send you to it is that its not done by them....but by radiologist. Its unfortunately sad true... Money...

TheBoyConor · 29-10-2019 05:09PM

If you are a private patient without insurance then of course you will have to pay for the surgery. you'll have to pay for everything along the way.

- consultants fees for initial consultation, surgery and aftercare (as a ballpark figure don't expect less than €3,500 overall for this)
- Scans as said, probably €250 - €400 a go. Lets allow €500 for it.
- hospital fees (2 nights at about €820 a night for a public ward, more for private wards)
- Anaesthetist will be about €1300
- Post op medication , lets say €250

That'll come to around €7,200

Allowing a bit for contingency I'd hazard a rough guess that you not have a whole lot of change out of €8k. But of that you will be able to recoup 20% in tax relief. So in the end once you claim that back it'll have cost you €6400.

It might seem a lot of money but if it restores your quality of life in a fairly quick timeframe then it will be worth every single penny.
The way I look at it, people will piss away many multiples of that amount on new shiny cars that aren't worth a damn after a few years.

I had 2 surgeries for a problem a few years ago and it cost me probably €7500 between them. It has made a huge difference to me and I only had to wait a matter of weeks to have it done. Best money I ever spent as far as I am concerned.

You could go public, but you will be waiting a long long long time.

wiolentynka05 · 13-12-2019 12:56PM

Hi
Thank you theBoyConor for above summary

I would say above is max that you may spend on it.
I would say you should will be able to save on some of those so in reality this may look like :

- consultants fees for initial consultation, surgery and aftercare : I think 3500 is to high; one GP visit (50) for referral to consultant; One gynaecologic consultant visit for referral to radiologist (max 2 visits €320), two visits to see radiologist (350); not sure cost of surgery? I would say max €3k in total for all those fees
- Scans - one scan is needed : 200
- hospital fees (2 nights at about €820 a night for a public ward, more for private wards): I do not know that so I assume its 820
- Anaesthetist will be about €1300: I do not know that so I assume its 1300
- Post op medication max €50
Total around 5400 (be ready max for €6k)

This is only assumption .......but girls! It is worth every penny to get this procedure done !!!!!

All the best to all
W

deeobrien · 31-05-2022 05:09PM

Hi ladies,

Apologies for resurrecting an old thread. How did the UAE procedures work out for you? Did it solve your heavy periods? I was very anemic about 18 months ago. I had a D&C and Mirena fitted last year but the coil came out on its own due to bleeding. I have about a 5cm fibroid. I'm on the list for UAE. I've had my MRI and radiologist says I'm suitable for UAE - just waiting for the initial consultation with him. I also been house bound with heavy bleeding and ended up in A&E recently due to it.

I'm curious to know if it resolved the issues you were seeing. At this point I'm fed up of the whole thing - I asked for a hysterectomy but the consultant still advised UAE - I think partly that it would supposedly be done quicker. I'm concerned that UAE won't work and I'll still end up having a hysterectomy next year anyway.

waxmelts2000 · 17-06-2022 10:50PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119140695#Comment_119140695

Hi Dee,

Sorry Only just saw your question. For me it has completely resolved my issues thankfully.

Only issue (not an issue per se) I had was my periods became irregular once I started receiving the covid vaccines in 2021 (however this could also be relating to my age and impending menopause now age 51)

MY 2nd coil also came out by itself through a huge bleed while I was at work , that was definitely the last straw for me

All the best and drop me a line if you need anymore Information

anna7348 · 05-06-2025 12:15AM

Hi all,

sorry to open up an older post but I have tried every other option without success. I have a UFE procedure scheduled soon. I have VHI insurance but to my surprise they said they would cover only up to 3K of the procedure cost. I have been looking and asking what is the average cost of such procedure so I can appeal. Could you please advise and let me know what was the cost of your surgery in Ireland?

thanks a lot

anna7348 · 05-06-2025 01:10PM

Hi,

I am trying to schedule soon a UFE in Ireland. Would you mind letting me know how much did it cost? Was it more than 3,000?

thanks for your help

anna7348 · 05-06-2025 01:13PM

Hi Tamara, @tamara25

could you please share how much does the procedure cost? I am currently in the same boat and need an urgent UFE.

thanks a lot, I appreciate your help

Madd002 · 05-06-2025 08:31PM

Just came across this, 6 yrs ago I had a coil inserted to help with 9 day heavy periods.

From the day it went in I had severe headaches and pain in hip, bled non stop. At wk 5 I finally got to see gyne,she said my symptoms were nothing to do with coil but she'd take it out, herself and the nurse were unable so I was admitted that night so a scan could be performed next morning. Scan showed string curled up into the womb. Said they'd send me appointment to remove under general for wk 10. I continued to hemorrhage and ended up wearing adult nappies as I was soaking through everything. Wk 9 I collapsed at home and was rushed to a different hospital showing signs of sepsis and my blood count was very low, I explained everything and ended up having 3 transfusions overnight. A week later I presented to my main hospital for the removal procedure where a nurse had to help me to the bathroom where everything including clots flopped to the ground she was shocked at what she saw. I had procedure and woke up on the ward. Gyne sat at end of my bed and said coil wasn't there must have fallen out, offered me an injection to bring on early menopause or option of a hysterectomy. As I was groggy I said I'd need to think about it I was 35. She stormed off, I had another transfusion and was kept in overnight. I went home and continued to bleed for a further 5 months, I ended up with 3 more procedures & 14 transfusions but no-one could stop the continuous bleeding not even primulot or transamic. A gyne in the hospital I was rushed to came out of retirement, I had a small 2cm fibroid half in womb half outside which they left. He done the procedure on a Wednesday and I was fixed and back to normal on the Sat periods returned to normal every 28days for 5 days.So for 7 months every step I took I gushed.

Fast forward 4 yrs and they started getting heavy again, public system took a year to get seen and 6 months to get appointment for a womb ablation, had it done in December it didn't work back gushing 26days later, managed to get an app in Feb to different gyne same team, she rang the guy there and then that done first one and he said get me in asap. so had it done again in March, 1st one they only burnt bottom of my womb. anyhow it's worked now no period last 2 months it's brilliant, still get monthly pain in ovaries but it's nothing compared to what I went through previously. I read my notes as they left them in front of me, they sent a letter 5 yrs ago to St james requesting ablation as i was a very severe case, they didn't even reply.

Your life is really in their hands, I'd wish womens health was more of a priority like a hospital for women's gyne & menopause issues only, instead of being fobbed off and sent home from overstreched a&e's as they are really struggling, if they don't know how to help us how can we help ourselves.

Uterine artery embolisation

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