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Hi, I found out last year in May that I had one large fibroid on the

anterior wall of my uterus. I just turned 28 last december and I

don't have any children right now but would like to in the future. I

have seen two gynecologists where I live: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada and

they both have told me that my only option was to have a hysterectomy

or to have the uterine artery embolization done. I go on the 21st of

this month to see another gynecologist up in Toronto and hopefully he

can tell me differently. I only thing that I want to have done is the

myoectomy; just to have to fibroid removed. I have heard so much

about the UAE and I know it is not for me. Last July my uterus was

the size of a 20 week pregnancy and now I think it is the size of a

24 to 25 week pregnancy and before may of last year there was no

evidence of me having one. Since May of last year I have had 6

ultrasounds done, a CAT scan, a MRI, and in December I had a fine

needle biopsy done on the fibroid to see if it was cancer. I even had

blood work done, and the ones the doctor did was cancer markers. The

only problems that this single fibroid is causing is that I have alot

of cramping and back pain during the first couple of days when my

period starts. Oh I forgot to mention the the fibroid is intramural

and the ultrasound shows that it covers the whole anterior (front)

wall of my uterus. I hate having it because it has changed the

outlook on my future quite alot and I have my good days and my bad

days too. If I see a pregnant women or even babies I feel like crying

because I just don't know if I am going to have my own children some

day. Need support and answers what would be the best for me.