I had a cantelope sized fibroid and my Dr. was not able to do anything but TAH-BSO (total abdominal hysterectomy/bilateral salpingo oopherectomy) through a vertical incision. They took the whole works. My Dr. didn't want to leave ovaries - says she'd seen too many cases where they can cause trouble later.

None of it matters - surgery, incision, hospital, etc. My surgery was in 2001 and I started feeling better fairly quickly afterwards. The surgery was really worth it for me.

You are right about HysterSisters! Really helped me prepare before I had my surgery.