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Is a hysterectomy asking too much to obtain better quality of life?

Is a hysterectomy asking too much to obtain better quality of life?

I have for the past 6 years gone through several tests, surgeries, and nothing has helped me better my life.  I am 27 years old and i have no children.  I have the dream of having kids but at this point i just went on medical leave a day ago.  I want to have a hysterectomy due to the fact that i can barely keep my job due to chronic pain, migraines, nausea, and the list goes on.   I tried a laposcropic surgery and they found intense scaring.  I was originally treated for endometriosis and have been on all of the hormone medications (terrible ones - LUpron, prempro, and several birth controls throughout the years to avoid periods).  The problem is that i get ovarian cysts all the time and they rupture and they hurt so bad.  I know a lot of this is brought on by stress but my job is stressful, and so is everyones but i doubt they go through as many ER visits as i do.  i have had HPV that lead to severe displacia and they did a leep procedure that since then i have never been the same.  The thing is i have thought of just removing my ovaries and taking it from there - but it hurts so bad to have intercourse, going in and out of work with surgeries is not helping my work and only worsens my anxiety.  I just want this all removed so that i can get on with my life.  problem is there is no guarntee.  and prior to today i had planned on having my eggs frozen and implanted into a Surrogate.  However, since i'm not married yet and work for a small company i am not going to be able to freeze my eggs so even if i only removed my ovaries i still couldnt freeze my eggs.  So i have decided to get everything removed at least they won't continue to do the same tests on me everyday.  i'm tired of not knowing and if this could bring me at least some peace it will be worth it, its just not a guarntee.  Any one have suggestions? Or can anyoen relate to the frustration of going through tests after tests and not getting better, not sleeping, not feeling well and always in pain.  its worth it to me, to be able to live my life rather than watch others live their lives.
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