Guest guest Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 Hello, all. Yesterday I went to a new ob-gyn for a consultation after my nurse practitioner, during a routine pelvic, had found something that she couldn't identify--either a cervical polyp or a fibroid descending from my uterus. She also said that my cervix was so dilated as a result of the growth that she could put her finger through it. So this new doctor took one look and asked for forceps, saying that I would only feel a little tugging. Well--I imagine some of you are chuckling about now--it was *excruciatingly* painful, but she pulled out a fibroid that looked to be about three centimeters in diameter. My bleeding and clots for the past few days had been their worst in a long time, but after this procedure it really was like a faucet had been turned off, and I feel a curious emptiness where the fibroid was. I don't know the state of my other fibroids (will find out soon), but for now this is a welcome relief. My question is about the frequency of self-aborting or -expelling fibroids, since I have found very little on the Web on this. Does anyone know how often this happens? Is it considered a good thing, or was my situation just relatively simple? A word about the pain: I do not want to alarm anyone about this, so I should say that I am 44 and have never given birth or terminated a pregnancy, so I think the pain I felt was not typical. Michele ***************************** Please take a visible stand for peace. ***************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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