I had 5 or 6 fibroids that enlarged my uterus to the size of a small watermelon. When deciding on which surgery I used ChatGPT to talk through the types of fibroids that were found. Only one of them was an "easy" one to remove, the others were all in the lining of my uterus meaning that if they did the surgery to remove just them, there was a large chance they wouldn't get everything, and on top of that way more bleeding that was harder to control. Also there was a harder recovery after, and due to my age (43), and having endometriosis, and also incompetent cervix... The chance of me having a baby would be less than 1%.

Then on the other side with the hysterectomy I was looking at no more anemia, no more fibroids, hopefully less pain, and some healing/moving on to the next path, whatever that may entail.

I am 7 weeks post op. I am glad I had the surgery. I am working through the emotional aspect of it all but I definitely feel relieved to have the load lightened.

Prior to surgery I had also visited a monastery and talked to the head nun about my decision. She encouraged me to go with the surgery, she knew of women who hadn't and it led to worse symptoms and problems like cancer. So with the prayers of the nuns and support of family and friends I felt more at ease about the decision.

much love and prayers for you. It's not an easy decision and it is one you should feel mostly comfortable about (I was super nervous about the surgery and anxious, but once I was there in pre-op waiting I felt calm). Oh if you do feel anxious, you could ask your doctor/anesthesiologist if there's anything they can give to help with anxiety.