Guest guest Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 That makes no sense. My fibroid was big and on the fundus (the top) so it tipped my uterus in some of the picures but it was was fine. When the doc removed my fibroid he suspended the uterus. IE he put it back. tell your Doc to go back to school e --- Sandy Inscoe skydancer47@...> wrote: > I saw my doctor on Friday and he went over my > results of my MRI. I > now know that I have 4 fibroids the biggest one is > 9cm and the > smallest is 2cm sorry I can not remember what the > other two sizes > are. We discussed my opitions and he would only > reccomend a histo and > then I ask him about a myo and he said that he would > not reccommend a > myo because of my tipped uterrus and that a myo > could cause me > promblems if I want to have a baby. He has given me > a consult to the > GYN doc but I think I will be told the samething > from that doc to. I > can not change doctors due to the fact it is a > military hospital. I > am only 37 and 95% sure that I and my hubby do not > want kids. > > Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 Sandy, This particlular sentence really disturbs me " I asked him about a myo and he said the he would not recommend one....that a myo could cause you problems if you want to have a baby " . Does he think removing your uterus is NOT going to cause you problems if you want to have a baby? I'm confused. I think you need to get in touch with another doctor who specializes in your particular problem. Ask what you need to do to see a doctor who is an RE. I can't believe our people who serve in the military cannot see a specialist. A hysterectomy is not your only option and you need to find a doctor who knows that. And YOU have to know that also before you make such a permenant decision as a hysterectomy. I would hope you have the option of a second opinion. If not I would seek one even if I had to pay for it. If after you have all the information about the particular fibroids you have and the tipped uterus and make the decision of hysterectomy then that is your option. Don't let it be this doctor's decision let it be yours. You need to become more informed! Diane --- Sandy Inscoe skydancer47@...> wrote: > We discussed my opitions and he would only > reccomend a histo and then I ask him about a myo and he said that he would > not reccommend a myo because of my tipped uterrus and that a myo > could cause me promblems if I want to have a baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 > Sandy, > This particlular sentence really disturbs me " I asked > him about a myo and he said the he would not recommend > one....that a myo could cause you problems if you want > to have a baby " . Does he think removing your uterus is > NOT going to cause you problems if you want to have a > baby? I'm confused. I think you need to get in touch > with another doctor who specializes in your particular > problem. Ask what you need to do to see a doctor who > is an RE. I can't believe our people who serve in the > military cannot see a specialist. A hysterectomy is > not your only option and you need to find a doctor who > knows that. And YOU have to know that also before you > make such a permenant decision as a hysterectomy. > > I would hope you have the option of a second opinion. > If not I would seek one even if I had to pay for it. > If after you have all the information about the > particular fibroids you have and the tipped uterus and > make the decision of hysterectomy then that is your > option. Don't let it be this doctor's decision let it > be yours. You need to become more informed! > Getting a second opinion is not always easy in the military hospital system, but it can be done. Sometimes you have to " work " the system. I was told by one gyn after my ultrasound that he recommended a hyst and that I was too close to menopause for a myo (47) esp. as I do not want any more children. He also told me my fibroid was too large for UAE, even though he said he did not have the actual pictures of the ultrasound there and could not tell me how big it was. I got a referral to see an interventional radiologist by calling the nurse practitioner who did my pap test and originally discovered the fibroids. She was pretty horrified at my story as all the gyn needed to do to look at the ultrasound was to call it up on the computer. I had my UAE in the beginning of July, all symptoms gone, and followup MRI shows good shrinkage of the fibroids. Sandy, you might want to feel out the nurses and techs at the gyn appt. to see if one of the gyns is the " myo doc " at that hospital. If you are interested in UAE see if you can get a referral for an interventional radiologist. I had mine done by Dr. at Womack Army Hospital at Fort Bragg, NC just in case you are in the area. I can't recommend her or the entire staff at the radiology department highly enough. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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