Re: Re: laparascopic myomectomy

[Guest guest]

Does anyone know if a 6.6cmsubserosal fibroid and a 9cm intramural fibroid can

be removed laparoscopically? Has anyone had this procedure with similarly sized

fibroids? Also during an abdominal myomectomy is there a good likelihood of

adhesions. what are the associated problems? Thanks

Re: Myomectomy Experts-try looking here....

I saw the title at Amazon. That's why I mentioned it.

When I was researching doctors last year, I saw Dr. West's name in

last year's New York Metro edition. But when I looked in this year's

edition, I did not see his name in it.

When I consulted with Dr. West, he said he can give me names of

thousands of women for references.

I guess we can ask for references when we consult with a new doctor.

" dulce r " wrote:

> I went to Amazon to look for the book and I read the customer's

> reviews and one of them went to one of the doctors in the book

> and she wasnt happy with her. Here is the link so you guys can

> read it yourselves. There must be other way to find all about

> a doctor and about how pleased are his/her patients.

[Guest guest]

Does anyone know if a 6.6cmsubserosal fibroid and a 9cm intramural fibroid can

be removed laparoscopically? Has anyone had this procedure with similarly sized

fibroids? Also during an abdominal myomectomy is there a good likelihood of

adhesions. what are the associated problems? Thanks

Re: Myomectomy Experts-try looking here....

I saw the title at Amazon. That's why I mentioned it.

When I was researching doctors last year, I saw Dr. West's name in

last year's New York Metro edition. But when I looked in this year's

edition, I did not see his name in it.

When I consulted with Dr. West, he said he can give me names of

thousands of women for references.

I guess we can ask for references when we consult with a new doctor.

" dulce r " wrote:

> I went to Amazon to look for the book and I read the customer's

> reviews and one of them went to one of the doctors in the book

> and she wasnt happy with her. Here is the link so you guys can

> read it yourselves. There must be other way to find all about

> a doctor and about how pleased are his/her patients.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/12/01 12:18:31 AM Eastern Standard Time,

naudiologist@... writes:

<< Does anyone know if a 6.6cmsubserosal fibroid and a 9cm intramural fibroid

can be removed laparoscopically? Has anyone had this procedure with

similarly sized fibroids? Also during an abdominal myomectomy is there a

good likelihood of adhesions. what are the associated problems? Thanks

>>

,

I just had a laproscopic myo done on Feb. 9th for removal of a fibroid tumor

embedded in my uterine wall which was much larger than this. In fact it was

two tumors stuck together that started just below my belly button on my right

side and stretched all the way down to just above my bladder. The ultrasound

depicted the larger of the two tumors as 8 cm at the largest point, however,

the tumor was so large it went off the screen (so in reality it was much

larger-- like over 10 cm). In addition, I also had a secondary complication

involving " endometriosis " . The doctors found this to be located in the worst

place of all -- in and around my colon. They were successful in the removal

of all of it, including a 1 1/2-inch ball of endo located " inside " my colon.

My colon was surrounded by endometriosis and literally glued to the back of

my uterine wall. Both doctors worked very hard to remove everything over a 6

1/2 hour surgery and with minimal scarring. (I have it all on video!). I

feel so much better now, it's like night and day! After only four weeks of

rest and recuperation, I feel I can do almost anything. I start back to work

this morning.

In reference to adhesions, as with any surgery there is always the risk of

adhesions. In researching laproscopic vs. laptomony myomectomies, there is a

lower risk of adhesions from laproscopic myomectomy due to smaller incisions

and not allowing exposure of internal organs to air. Apparently, just

exposure of internal organs to air can cause increased adhesions.

Laproscopic surgery is done as a microsurgery in a closed environment--- CO2

gas is used to inflate the abdominal cavity and raise up the uterus for

surgery.

As for my postsurgical experience, I feel better each passing day. I could

feel the internal stitches at first, they would pull when I moved certain

ways, but as my healing is progressing, I feel the incisions less and less.

In addiion, there was a concern of nerve damage due to the incisions, but

since the incisions were very small I don't feel any numbness. I have 5

incisions in all, 2 on the left side of my abdomen, 2 on the right side of

abdomen, and one just below my navel. All the incisions are only 1/4 inch in

length, except the one below my navel, which is 1 1/2 inches due to the large

size of my tumor. All and all, I am very happy (and releived) with the

outcome. No more tumor and no more endo means no more bloating, back pain,

constipation, and peeing every hour on the hour. Also, no more constant

fatigue! Hooray!

Sherry & Tucker " The Fearless "

<A HREF= " http://members.aol.com/sherry274/caseyweb.htm " >Sherry & Tucker's

Home Page</A>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/12/01 12:18:31 AM Eastern Standard Time,

naudiologist@... writes:

<< Does anyone know if a 6.6cmsubserosal fibroid and a 9cm intramural fibroid

can be removed laparoscopically? Has anyone had this procedure with

similarly sized fibroids? Also during an abdominal myomectomy is there a

good likelihood of adhesions. what are the associated problems? Thanks

>>

,

I just had a laproscopic myo done on Feb. 9th for removal of a fibroid tumor

embedded in my uterine wall which was much larger than this. In fact it was

two tumors stuck together that started just below my belly button on my right

side and stretched all the way down to just above my bladder. The ultrasound

depicted the larger of the two tumors as 8 cm at the largest point, however,

the tumor was so large it went off the screen (so in reality it was much

larger-- like over 10 cm). In addition, I also had a secondary complication

involving " endometriosis " . The doctors found this to be located in the worst

place of all -- in and around my colon. They were successful in the removal

of all of it, including a 1 1/2-inch ball of endo located " inside " my colon.

My colon was surrounded by endometriosis and literally glued to the back of

my uterine wall. Both doctors worked very hard to remove everything over a 6

1/2 hour surgery and with minimal scarring. (I have it all on video!). I

feel so much better now, it's like night and day! After only four weeks of

rest and recuperation, I feel I can do almost anything. I start back to work

this morning.

In reference to adhesions, as with any surgery there is always the risk of

adhesions. In researching laproscopic vs. laptomony myomectomies, there is a

lower risk of adhesions from laproscopic myomectomy due to smaller incisions

and not allowing exposure of internal organs to air. Apparently, just

exposure of internal organs to air can cause increased adhesions.

Laproscopic surgery is done as a microsurgery in a closed environment--- CO2

gas is used to inflate the abdominal cavity and raise up the uterus for

surgery.

As for my postsurgical experience, I feel better each passing day. I could

feel the internal stitches at first, they would pull when I moved certain

ways, but as my healing is progressing, I feel the incisions less and less.

In addiion, there was a concern of nerve damage due to the incisions, but

since the incisions were very small I don't feel any numbness. I have 5

incisions in all, 2 on the left side of my abdomen, 2 on the right side of

abdomen, and one just below my navel. All the incisions are only 1/4 inch in

length, except the one below my navel, which is 1 1/2 inches due to the large

size of my tumor. All and all, I am very happy (and releived) with the

outcome. No more tumor and no more endo means no more bloating, back pain,

constipation, and peeing every hour on the hour. Also, no more constant

fatigue! Hooray!

Sherry & Tucker " The Fearless "

<A HREF= " http://members.aol.com/sherry274/caseyweb.htm " >Sherry & Tucker's

Home Page</A>

[Guest guest]

Sherry,

Wow, congratulations! I was told any fibroid bigger than a certain size

cannot be remove laproscopically (I don't remember the excat size, but I

quite sure I was much smaller than 9cm). Who performed your surgery and

where?

Winnie

[Guest guest]

Sherry,

Wow, congratulations! I was told any fibroid bigger than a certain size

cannot be remove laproscopically (I don't remember the excat size, but I

quite sure I was much smaller than 9cm). Who performed your surgery and

where?

Winnie

[Guest guest]

Sherry,

Wow, congratulations! I was told any fibroid bigger than a certain size

cannot be remove laproscopically (I don't remember the excat size, but I

quite sure I was much smaller than 9cm). Who performed your surgery and

where?

Winnie

[Guest guest]

Sherry

Just curious- where did you have your laparoscopic myomectomy? It sounds

like it was very involved. Not many doctors offer this as an option because

of the skill required to do it laparoscopically. You are lucky., Sounds

like you had a great outcome!

Amy

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/13/01 12:47:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, ba1070@...

writes:

<< Sherry

Just curious- where did you have your laparoscopic myomectomy? It sounds

like it was very involved. Not many doctors offer this as an option because

of the skill required to do it laparoscopically. You are lucky., Sounds

like you had a great outcome!

Amy >>

Amy,

Yes, I do feel very lucky...even though my tumor was quite large, the

endometriosis could have killed me -- and I didn't even know it was there!

There were two doctors who performed my 6-1/2 hour surgery, Dr. C.Y. Liu

(primary surgeon) and Dr. A. Phelps (he assisted). I had the surgery done

down in Chattanooga, Tennessee (Dr. Liu works at the Chattanooga Women's

Laser Center, and he also has an office in New York). I am now on ALESSE, a

type of birth control which provides a steady dose of pregresterone and helps

combat the re-growth of the endometriosis. Again, since the endo was found

inside & around my colon it could cause serious problems with the bloodflow

to this area or even cause a fatal blockage. I have never really taken birth

control pill before but I am not going to risk it coming back.

Sherry & Tucker " The Fearless "

<A HREF= " http://members.aol.com/sherry274/caseyweb.htm " >Sherry & Tucker's

Home Page</A>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/13/01 4:15:41 AM Eastern Standard Time,

winniebernier@... writes:

<< Sherry,

Wow, congratulations! I was told any fibroid bigger than a certain size

cannot be remove laproscopically (I don't remember the excat size, but I

quite sure I was much smaller than 9cm). Who performed your surgery and

where?

Winnie >>

Winnie,

The doctor was recommended by my local OB-GYN; his name is Dr. C.Y. Liu and

he has an office in New York and one in Chattanooga, Tennessee (Chattanooga

Women's Laser Center). Dr. Liu provides educational seminars for many other

surgeons and video tapes all of his work. This impressed me since I feel if

one is willing to put it on video then they must be very confident in their

abilities. I also knew that I would not be able to recover as fast or as

well with an open (Laptomony) type surgery and I couldn't afford this either

financially or physically. I train horses and really need my stomach

muscles. My surgery turned out to be a bit more complicated than

expected---it was supposed to take 3 hours and ended up taking 6-1/2 hours

due to them finding endometrious inside my colon. I am feeling better each

day now and am thankful that the doctors involved were able to take care of

it all.

Sherry & Tucker " The Fearless "

<A HREF= " http://members.aol.com/sherry274/caseyweb.htm " >Sherry & Tucker's

Home Page</A>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/13/01 4:15:41 AM Eastern Standard Time,

winniebernier@... writes:

<< Sherry,

Wow, congratulations! I was told any fibroid bigger than a certain size

cannot be remove laproscopically (I don't remember the excat size, but I

quite sure I was much smaller than 9cm). Who performed your surgery and

where?

Winnie >>

Winnie,

The doctor was recommended by my local OB-GYN; his name is Dr. C.Y. Liu and

he has an office in New York and one in Chattanooga, Tennessee (Chattanooga

Women's Laser Center). Dr. Liu provides educational seminars for many other

surgeons and video tapes all of his work. This impressed me since I feel if

one is willing to put it on video then they must be very confident in their

abilities. I also knew that I would not be able to recover as fast or as

well with an open (Laptomony) type surgery and I couldn't afford this either

financially or physically. I train horses and really need my stomach

muscles. My surgery turned out to be a bit more complicated than

expected---it was supposed to take 3 hours and ended up taking 6-1/2 hours

due to them finding endometrious inside my colon. I am feeling better each

day now and am thankful that the doctors involved were able to take care of

it all.

Sherry & Tucker " The Fearless "

<A HREF= " http://members.aol.com/sherry274/caseyweb.htm " >Sherry & Tucker's

Home Page</A>