Guest guest Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Hi all, I am meeting a new MD today to discuss my sonogram findings which were from last weeks tests. They revealed a tumor in the back of my uterus suppossedly a fibroid. Now hopefully one of you ladies could share with me how they would be able to tell it is not cancerous? I was told all fibroids are a certain shape? I will get to the bottom of it today. Is there anything else besides the general ones that I should be asking? Am I correct in believeing I should stear clear of surgery as long as I can? I am also asking how fast these grow and if I am having pain now in the back I am sure it will only get worse? This is a lot to deal with. Thanks for any help. Blessings, a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Hi Angelic > < how they would be able to tell it is not cancerous?> I was recently told that when they operate on you (UK), they just have a visual look around and don't take some kind of sample for the microscope ...I was quite surprised. I got the impression that there was more than one thing that added up to a suspicion of a cancer, but nothing concrete. I could be wrong as I'm only guessing. I would imagine different types of problem might be statistically more common for certain age groups, fast growers don't necc. mean cancer, the smear test obviously elimates certain possibles. Isn't there a 1-20 scale derived from a blood test result? There's no guarantees int his life, but fibroids are such a common problem in women though, that it's most likely not to be a cancer. I had a fibroid 'mass'. I would have thought position and location might influence shape. Is there anything else besides the general ones that I should be asking? What treatment you suit or not and why. What they recommend. Whatever is preying on your mind the most. Ideally questions only the doctor can answer that are specific to them and to your case. Because of limited time to ask so many questions Not neccesarily, it depends on the individual case. If you have fibroids and not cancer you have time to make your decisions. Some women regret watching and waiting (their fibroids got bigger) and others don't (they felt it gave them the time to give other possibilities, like a healthy lifestyle and alternative medicine a fair go). Some factors in the decision may include severity of symptoms, age, goals regarding children, the size of the fibroids and rate of growth, other health problems that may effect surgery, how the fibroids are interfering with your life, relief of symptoms by other methods, advice of the gyaecologist, the ideal size and position for certain treatments, menopause, family medical history, money & care, if you're happy with the surgeon etc. grow > It varies from person to person or even year to year I think. Make sure it is the fibroids and not another cause, although fibroids can give a backache symptom. I hope that your fibroids shrink naturally, but really, I wouldn't be very optimistic on that score. It's most likely to stay the same. I'm speculating and I hope others will post something more helpful. Aztek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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