Diagnosed with fibroids and scared to death..

January 8, 2004

I was diagnosed with fibroids 3 weeks ago and I am scared to death.

My obgyn said that it is grapefruit sized. I haven't had major

symptoms so I never suspected anything was wrong until I felt the

lump on my abdomen and went to the doc to get it checked out. The

only symptoms that I'd experienced were lower back pain once in a

while and lately bloating. My obgyn whom I have been seeing for the

last 5 years for my annual check up had not detected it previously.

How could it go undetected. When I questioned her, how she could

have missed it... during the pelic exam she said that it was probably

behind my pelvic bone and so it could not have been detected until it

got to the current size. I wasn't convinced and I am still not. As

I had never heard of fibroids and had just been diagnosed with having

them, there were a lot of questions on my mind almost immediately,

but she wasn't very sensitive or comforting and she simply told me to

go and read up on them on the internet. I was about to burst into

tears and that's all she told me (I couldn't beleive it). Well, I

have been getting educated about fibroids and this forum has been

very helpful. I just had an ultrasound done. Do any of you have any

referrals for a good (compassionate) doctor in the L.A. area

specializing in myomectomy. I am thinking that this is probably the

best option for me, because I don't yet have kids and I am only 32.

Thank you.

AD

January 8, 2004

Your situation sounds similar to mine. Although my

doc has been very inormative and helpful. She found a

9 cm fibroid at my last exam. This also went

undetected until know. Probably because of the

location, posterior, and I was assymptimatic until

recently. I will be having a myo the end of Jan or

begining of Feb. I chose myo because I want to be

able to have kids. If your doc is hesitant to answer

questions or give you the guidence you need, find a

new doc.

Good luck

M

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