Great information here

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I'm new to this group and in the first day of looking through posts,

it's comforting to know that my issues are not " all in my head " .

I first found out I had fibroids in Oct. 2002. They found one on top

of the uterus at 2.6cm. My Gyn said there was nothing to be

concerned about. During the next several months, I had trouble with

tiredness, bowel issues, lower abdominal pressure, and gas. Between

Dec. 2002 and Apr. 2003 I had a colonoscopy, upper GI and small

bowel series, laparoscopy, CT scan and several blood tests.

Everything came back normal - the laparoscopy did show the fibroid

as well as another smaller one. When I asked my Gyn if the fibroid

could be causing my fatigue and bowel issues, she told me that it

couldn't and that there was probably something else wrong. She said

that she had fibroids too and they were no problem. Since the

laparoscopy was done to check that there was no ovarian cancer,

nothing was said or done about the fibroids. At my last visit to my

Gyn, she said I was at 8 weeks and would have to wait until I was at

the size of a 12 week pregnancy before they would do anything.

My regular doctor kept trying to push different drugs including anti-

depressants. He kept asking if I was depressed and didn't believe me

when I said I wasn't.

Since that time, I have just been waiting. The last couple of days

I have a lot of discomfort in my lower abdominal area. Now I'm

debating whether or not I should go back to my Gyn or try a doctor

that I found in the area that has done work with uterine fibroid

tumors.

From what I've read, it sounds like it is time to explore my options

for having these removed. I'm 44 and have no plans to have any more

children.

Thanks for the support of this group.

Kathy