Guest guest Posted September 20, 2001 Report Share Posted September 20, 2001 Your condition sounds like mine.. My fibroids are on the outside of the uterus...the doctor said they are rather big. I don't have any other symptoms like excessive bleeding, or spotting between periods. I just have pressure on my bladder. However, I am on Lupron. As a matter of fact, I had my second shot today. I will have one more and then the doctor is going to examine me again three weeks after the 3rd shot. I will then see the stages of the fibroids (if they have gotten smaller because of the shot). After that, we will schedule the surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2001 Report Share Posted September 20, 2001 Thank you for responding............ Re: new concern Your condition sounds like mine.. My fibroids are on the outside of the uterus...the doctor said they are rather big. I don't have any other symptoms like excessive bleeding, or spotting between periods. I just have pressure on my bladder. However, I am on Lupron. As a matter of fact, I had my second shot today. I will have one more and then the doctor is going to examine me again three weeks after the 3rd shot. I will then see the stages of the fibroids (if they have gotten smaller because of the shot). After that, we will schedule the surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2001 Report Share Posted September 21, 2001 Hi kimberly i am post myo 2 weks and everything went extremely well for me. How come your not so sure about the myo? What has your doctor said and what have you researched so far? CB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2001 Report Share Posted September 21, 2001 I have never had any kind of surgery before..I am 38, still single and am hopeful to ,be married and have kids some day..................just nervous/ KB Charlotte Re: new concern Hi kimberly i am post myo 2 weks and everything went extremely well for me. How come your not so sure about the myo? What has your doctor said and what have you researched so far? CB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2001 Report Share Posted September 21, 2001 I chose not to try Lupron, b/c of the nasty side effects..............How are you doing? ~KB Re: new concern Your condition sounds like mine.. My fibroids are on the outside of the uterus...the doctor said they are rather big. I don't have any other symptoms like excessive bleeding, or spotting between periods. I just have pressure on my bladder. However, I am on Lupron. As a matter of fact, I had my second shot today. I will have one more and then the doctor is going to examine me again three weeks after the 3rd shot. I will then see the stages of the fibroids (if they have gotten smaller because of the shot). After that, we will schedule the surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2001 Report Share Posted September 21, 2001 So far so good on the Lupron...I have only had hot flashes....they aren't that unbearable but they do come often. I went to the doctor yesterday and told him that I didn't want to take any medicine to counteract the hot flashes. I don't want to be on too much hormone medication. They aren't that bad where I can't stand them. I will keep you posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2001 Report Share Posted September 21, 2001 , I don't think there is much of a definitive answer for your case, just a weighing of options and risks and then your decision. I think there are two things I would consider- 1) Will the fibroids grow and how will that impact future treatment or success. 2) Do you want to treat your symptoms. I had UAE over a year ago for a huge subserosal fibroid (located on the outer portion of my uterus). I wish I had done the UAE while the fibroid was smaller because typically UAE shrinks the fibroid on average of 50-80%, so the smaller you start with the better the end result. You may want to consider how you will monitor the size if you decide to wait. For me, the symptoms you describe are substantial, if I had bladder and digestive disturbance I would treat it. I really appreciated the gyn I saw at the time of my treatment as he was not an alarmist. I needed relief of my symptoms, as a girlfriend says regarding bloating- " I was taking on so much water I felt like the titanic " (my apologies all). Once I knew I was going to do something I asked the doctor how do I choose what to do? He told me to weigh the risks of each procedure. Ultimately I selected UAE because I wasn't in the mood for surgery. That's my two cents. Good Luck, > Please respond regarding below: > > > > Hello! > > I am new to this group & I am considering a myo., however after reading > everyone's responses in the past 2 weeks I am questioning the need. I have > 2 large (tennis ball) fibroids that are located on the outer portion of the > uterus. I do have lower ab. pressure and bladder/digestive disturbances. I > do not have long periods or spotting between periods. What would you do in > this case? Would love some feedback......special thanks to all! > > ~ > Charlotte, NC > > It's gone > > > For those of you who also get the embo list this is a repeat posting. > > > After all the tragedy of the last week I had quite a wonderful > surprise today. I've written here before about what has happened to > me since my UAE, but to recap: I had a 7 cm fibroid, part in the > uterus and part in the wall. 40 days after my UAE I went thought a > week, every other day of intense pain coming from the area of my > fibroid. I had only one day of this before I was suppose to have my 6 > week post op check up. I messed up and showed up at the wrong time > for the appointment. I wasn't rescheduled until today, 23 days later. > Now I know why I wasn't suppose to have that first appointment. Just > two days ago my " yellow slime " really increased and for the first > time had a really bad smell. Yesterday I started my period, the > second one since my surgery. > > While my doctor was doing a pelvic exam she said she thought the > fibroid was trying to expel it self. She then used the speculum to > see better and told me she thought she could pull it out. The was > some discomfort, a tugging feeling and then it was out!! She asked me > if I wanted to see it and I without thinking I said yes. Heck this > thing almost killed me with all the bleeding. It was kind of > yellowish somewhat shriveled up but what surprised me was how big it > still was. > > I'm still in shock. I always wanted this gone but resolved myself to > having the UAE and living with it. I never thought it would be gone. > Now I want to regain my health and go on with my life. I want to > thank all the wonderful women on this list who have listened to > me,supported me and educated me through this saga. It was the women > on this list that prepared me for every step of my process and calmed > my fears when I was alone. > > God Bless you all, > > Pam > -- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2001 Report Share Posted September 23, 2001 Hey i am just like you. I wa so scared but everything will turn out ok. I had never had any surgery either, but it was ok. You'll be alright, i know that it is easier said than done but try to stay calm and focused and research about the myo and it mght help calm you a little. CB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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