Re: Myomectomy/UAE for submucous large fibroid

March 5, 2001

I am sending this e-mail in some hopes of direction or peace.

I am seeing a Myomectomy surgeon next week!

I hope that he can shed some light on this whole situation!

It has been almost three months since I was hospitalized. 8 weeks of that was

spent on double, triple and quadriple birth control pills to control bleeding.

It has only been the past 4 or 5 weeks that I could actually start trying to

get control of my situation! Not sure that has happened yet either!

I feel like I will be going through two procedures no matter which way I go!

If I go the UAE route I feel that because my fibroid is approaching 13cm now

that the procedure will have more side effects, less acceptable shrinkage and

more than likely will require a myomectomy after the procedure to remove the

large fibroid tissue. With the uncertainty of long term affects I believe

that I may end up with lifetime side effects and still have to go through a

myomectomy.

If I go the Myomectomy route I risk a Hysterectomy due to complications from

such a large fibroid, a lengthy surgery of 5 hours or more and possible blood

transfusion since I am bleeding now.

I feel after the myomectomy I will probably grow another fibroid since this

will be my second myomectomy and another fibroid grew back 1 year later.

Does anyone know if a fibroid is not completely removed that the remaining

fibroid tissue can grow into another fibroid?

If what I have summed up here is incorrect someone please tell me!

I cannot even talk to my doctors without getting upset and just feel like I

cannot come to any conclusion regarding this whole situation!

I am so concerned about my condition since it seems to be getting worse

regardless of Lupron, Birth Control or anything else the doctors can

unnaturally place in my body!

I am tired and just want to get this over with!

Before all this happened I thought I would like to have a big family but

those thoughts are fading and I feel very alone in this whole thing!

Just trying to get it together!

Patty

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