2nd opinion..Should I run the other way??? CONFUSED!

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Well sky, I don't know about the comparisons, but when I asked my ob/gyn

if he performed myos and he said TWO, that did put me in a whole knew

thought track immediatly. (He's a GREAT ob/gyn, and I've loved being

with him, for the routine stuff).

I bet those odds are better than most, but I'm no expert, so thanks for

the posting and good luck to you!

Marilyn Arnold

sky wrote:

> Hi everbody,

> Got my 2nd opinion yesterday! When listening to this

> Dr. run down his stats he mentioned that one of his

> myomectomies turned into a hysterectomy, his reasoning

> for the hysterectomy...the fibroids were extremely

> large and a lot of blood loss was involved. He stated

> that she was 45 yrs old and knew the possiblity of

> hysterectomy due to the extremely large size fibroids

> and blood loss(??????) Is this common???? I thought

> there were steps to take to prevent blood loss? He

> also stated that he has performed over 250

> myomectomies with the one turning into a hysterectomy.

> Ladies what do you think? I am so confused! I spoke

> with Dr. Stringer and he said that " he " could do a

> laparoscopic myomectomy. He suggested that I take

> Zoladex for a month, bear in mind that my fibroids are

> 4.4 and 1.6, that isn't that big! Why the Zoladex?

> Won't that cause them to shrink and not be seen?

> especially the 1.6 or any smaller fibroids that I

> might have? Plus the side effects of Zoladex and

> Lupron??? No way! Don't Know what to do! Stringer says

> that the fibroid is probably not the reason for me

> having a m/c and not getting pregnant, but the fibroid

> needs to come out! The first Dr. says that the

> fibroid is probably the cause because of the location

> (right anterior fundus, this is where the egg attaches

> and implants, can't attach or implant if there is a

> 4.4 fibroid competing for blood, the fibroid is more

> aggressive) The 2nd Dr. said basically the same as

> first but suggest that I do an HSG to see how

> distorted my uterus is and if the fibroid is actually

> located in the right anterior fundus because this

> would cause a problem with implantation. What do you

> ladies think about the 2nd Dr. stats? (0ver 250 myos

> and one turning into a hysterectomy due to blood

> loss.) Help, don't know what to do?? First Dr. said he

> performs several a month, when I asked how many again,

> he says " several, it's not something that I do

> everyday, but I do them " his nurse told me that he is

> an excellent microsurgeon. (Of course she is going to

> say that!) She also stated that none of his operations

> have turned into a hysterectomy. HELP!!!! Thanks in

> advanced for your comments! SKY

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