Guest guest Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Hi Sharon I'm also in the UK. Are you already in the Smartgroups UK and Ireland fibroid forum? We may have chatted there, if so. If not, that's another good one to join. My own answers to your questons are posted there, especially in a 'myo diary' thread, where I am 'Cat'. One book with a UK bias, for once, is 'Coping with Fibroids'. It's got a black and white cover and as well as Amazon, there are copies in some health food shops. Check out the NHS Direct and BUPA websites as many docors work for both BUPA and the NHS and you may find your surgeon listed on the BUPA site. You may find that the advice given in American books on finding out a surgeon's myo experiences and so forth is next to impossible in the UK. The best way to do it is to talk directly to your surgeon and hope that they are honest with you. Compare notes with other women in your area about who they had and where they went. I suppose it's not always easy the world over. Don't worry unduly about sensational news stories in local and national papers. When in hospital, do ask questions about anything that concerns you or anything you need though. I didn't have shrinking drugs myself and my symptoms weren't as bad. Aztek > Hi > > I'm 34 years old would like to have a baby within the next two years, > live in England and I'm new to this group. I was diagnosed with 3 > fibroids (2 large 6x8cm and 1 small) about 5 months ago, I'm having > problems with my bladder and bowel, along with the usual horrendous > periods and bloating. Due to the size and situation of these awful > things my doctor has said that she feels a myo will be my best way to > get rid of them. She has said that i will need an injection of > Zoladex once a month prior to surgery to try to shrink them, thus > hopefully eliminating problems with heamoraging etc. > > I would love to hear from any of you gals who have had myos how you > felt after, recovery periods, advise, questions to ask my doc when I > next see her etc. > Also anyone who has had the injections of Zoladex or an equivalent > did you experience menopausal symptoms and if so how bad and for how > long? > > Kind regards > > Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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