Re: Overwhelmed Newbie (Long)

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Suzanne,

I am a little confused. You say you have a mass in your abdomen. Do

you mean in your uterus? I too am concerned with the supposed urgency

that your doctor feels. If this mass is in your uterus it probably is

a fibroid and you shouldn't feel rushed into anything.

I also live in New York City. I can suggest other doctors. I think

you need a second opinion. You can e-mail me privately.

Margaret

> Hi. I'm 42 yrs old. I have one real big fibroid and one smaller

one. The ultra-sound report says I have a 15 or 16 week sized uterus.

Here's the biggest problem: There's an unidentified mass in my

abdomen which is probably a pedunculated (on a stalk) fibroid, but

they have to take it out REAL soon because they're not absolutely

sure what it is. This in itself can probably be done

laparoscopically. But my doctors have asked me to think about whether

I'll want a hysterectomy for the fibroids in the near future; if so,

it would be much better to have a single surgery rather than two

separate ones. If I can decide on a hysterectomy now, they would just

open up my abdomen, take out the mass, and take out my uterus. And

then there's the question of keeping my ovaries, or not. And I have

like a few days to make these decisions, because the mass has to come

out now, in case it's something worse than a fibroid (although they

seem to think it's probably not cancer), and because it could wrap

around other organs. HELP.

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> I guess I want to know if anyone's had a vaguely similar situation,

and what you did. And are those who've had hysterectomies (total or

partial) happy, or at least OK, with the outcome? And has anyone kept

their ovaries but had them " shut down " and gone into premature

menopause after the uterus was gone? I'm sorry this is so long, but I

feel like I need to hear really soon from women who've been there.

Anything anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated.

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> Suzanne in Brooklyn, NY

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