Re: Questions for Dorie

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Thank-you, , for responding to my posting. I was afraid no one got my

message, or that I had interrupted a private gathering.

I don't really know what my options are yet. All I know is what I've read

in my family medical book and on the internet, and that my doctor thinks we

need to do " something " about this fibroid. I have the pelvic ultrasound

this Friday, and then I will be referred to an OB/GYN doc. I'm preparing

for the worst (surgery--especially a hysterectomy), so if it doesn't happen,

I might feel a little relieved that it isn't so bad. I really don't have

any serious syptoms, even now, though, and that makes me wonder WHY I need

to do ANYTHING. No pain or pressure, periods pretty heavy the first 2 or 3

days, and only occasional mild clotting--and maybe frequent urination, but I

think it's happened so gradually that I didn't even realize it 'til I

started thinking about it! Is my doctor just wanting to do something before

it gets worse??

I guess I've been hoping that I might still have another baby, but that

probably hasn't been very realistic. They told me 3 years ago it probably

would be hard to conceive, and 45 is a pretty borderline age for having

kids! Deep in my heart, I probably knew it wasn't going to happen, but I

wasn't really ready to give up on the idea, and it was a little hard to hear

it outright--got a little teary-eyed over that. But I'm doing OK. I work

in healthcare and I think I'm pretty down to earth and realistic in general.

I don't have any reason to think they will take my ovaries, and even if they

did, I'm not the type who believes that amounts to female castration--having

to take hormone therapy would bother me more. Just the idea that my

child-bearing years are over, I was too late, and only got to have one

child, bothers me. That was the neatest thing I've ever done, and I LOVED

being pregnant--felt good nearly the whole time, and really enjoyed it. It

was an awesome experience. I worry about my son being an only child and

feeling like he has nobody once my husband and I are gone, and I worry about

something happening to my son, and being left childless.

Sorry to ramble on. I feel a little embarrassed about worrying, when I hear

some of the horror stories about fibroids--I guess I ought to feel lucky I

don't have some of the terrible symptoms others have. Thanks for the

websites. I will do some more surfing this weekend. Maybe I will know a

little more by then. And once I find out what my options are, maybe I will

ask some more questions on this list. Thanks, again. I appreciate it.

Dorie

Questions for Dorie

> Hi Dorie,

> What options are you considering for treatment? Are the

> fibroid(s) causing you problems at this point? I wasn't sure from

> your post. Also, is fertility still an important issue for you--in your

> heart of hearts? You said you hadn't quite given up on the idea....

> Can you tell us what you'd like/hope to see happen?

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> Best wishes,

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> PS There is alot of information in the archives. You can search

> the messages to look for info that might be helpful to you. Also,

> check out the " bookmarks " on the yahoo groups page. And, of

> course, a visit to carla's site:

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> http://www.uterinefibroids.com/h_home.htm

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