4 weeks post myo

[Guest guest]

I've been a member of this list for a few weeks now. I am a 39 year old who

had a myo almost four weeks ago.

My " fibroid " was attached to OUTSIDE of my uterus on the right side of it.

So I did NOT experience any heavy bleeding or irregular bleeding. I had

been a smoker (x 25 years) and quit June 30. On July 30th I began a work

out program (one hour a day five days a week-->30 minutes treadmill and 30

minutes weights). Within a month of working out I developed an abdominal

" pooch " that wasn't there before and a " bowling-ball-in-my-pelvis " feeling

that was intermittent. I also had vague back/pelvic discomfort------> kind

of an ache that came and went. a subsequent ultrasound revealed the

fibroid.

When the doctor removed the " fibroid " , she told my husband that it was not

" muscular " like fibroids but was " soft " and looked like " a degenerative "

fibroid. The Pathology report states " This specimen is said to represent a

mass from the pelvis. Further clinical detail from Dr. xxx indicates that

the mass was attached to the lateral aspect of the uterine corpus. The

specimen was composed of two portions of pink tissue, weighing 64 grams in

aggregate. The larger specimen measures 6x5x3.5 cm. The smaller specimen

measures 3.5x2.5x1.5.

A rempresentative section of each specimen was examined by frozen section

diagonosis of " Leiomyoma " was rendered. " .......... the report then

summarizes by again stating that it was a leiomyoma.

Ok, now to my point of this letter to you all. The first three weeks were

spent doing much less in the way of physical activity than usual. I, of

course, had the usual surgical incision discomfort (laporatomy and a

laporoscopy were performed). I also had that dull ache in my pelvis/back,

but attributed it to surgical healing. Well now here I am almost 4 weeks

post op. A simple trip to a grocery store or standing more than 10 mintues

or so without sitting down, starts that same back discomfort again! It is

" in my loins " , or " deep " , not necessarily originating at my back or pelvis,

but that is the only anatomical place I can describe it. A cat scan AND

ultrasound of the pelvis was done pre-op in diagnosing the fibroid, so

surely if there was something more going on it would have showed it(?)....I

am scheduled to see the MD Friday and expect to return to work MOnday. I am

thinking of moving my appointment up one day to tomorrow in case this is

something more serious......Is this back discomfort or " deep ache " normal

after a removal of the fibroid? Am I worrying over nothing here? Stormy

[Guest guest]

I think it is good that you are seeing your doctor so that your

concerns can be addressed. You should request another ultra sound or

other diagnostic test to see if there is as you said " something more

going on. " I have to say however, that you are probably not ready to

go back to work so soon. I hope you can arrange for more time off. As

I have said in previous posts I took off 6 weeks after a myo. I

believe that we need a lot of rest afterward.

> I've been a member of this list for a few weeks now. I am a 39

year old who

> had a myo almost four weeks ago.

>

> My " fibroid " was attached to OUTSIDE of my uterus on the right side

of it.

> So I did NOT experience any heavy bleeding or irregular bleeding.

I had

> been a smoker (x 25 years) and quit June 30. On July 30th I began

a work

> out program (one hour a day five days a week-->30 minutes treadmill

and 30

> minutes weights). Within a month of working out I developed an

abdominal

> " pooch " that wasn't there before and a " bowling-ball-in-my-pelvis "

feeling

> that was intermittent. I also had vague back/pelvic discomfort-----

-> kind

> of an ache that came and went. a subsequent ultrasound revealed the

> fibroid.

>

> When the doctor removed the " fibroid " , she told my husband that it

was not

> " muscular " like fibroids but was " soft " and looked like " a

degenerative "

> fibroid. The Pathology report states " This specimen is said to

represent a

> mass from the pelvis. Further clinical detail from Dr. xxx

indicates that

> the mass was attached to the lateral aspect of the uterine corpus.

The

> specimen was composed of two portions of pink tissue, weighing 64

grams in

> aggregate. The larger specimen measures 6x5x3.5 cm. The smaller

specimen

> measures 3.5x2.5x1.5.

>

> A rempresentative section of each specimen was examined by frozen

section

> diagonosis of " Leiomyoma " was rendered. " .......... the report then

> summarizes by again stating that it was a leiomyoma.

>

> Ok, now to my point of this letter to you all. The first three

weeks were

> spent doing much less in the way of physical activity than usual.

I, of

> course, had the usual surgical incision discomfort (laporatomy and a

> laporoscopy were performed). I also had that dull ache in my

pelvis/back,

> but attributed it to surgical healing. Well now here I am almost 4

weeks

> post op. A simple trip to a grocery store or standing more than 10

mintues

> or so without sitting down, starts that same back discomfort

again! It is

> " in my loins " , or " deep " , not necessarily originating at my back or

pelvis,

> but that is the only anatomical place I can describe it. A cat

scan AND

> ultrasound of the pelvis was done pre-op in diagnosing the fibroid,

so

> surely if there was something more going on it would have showed it

(?)....I

> am scheduled to see the MD Friday and expect to return to work

MOnday. I am

> thinking of moving my appointment up one day to tomorrow in case

this is

> something more serious......Is this back discomfort or " deep ache "

normal

> after a removal of the fibroid? Am I worrying over nothing here?

Stormy