Re: New member in Tampa

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I am Amy and I live in Tampa. I had my myo on April

14th. I was scheduled for a hyst and at the last

minute decided to try for a myo. I saw my dr for a

pr-eop the day before surgery. Things were kind of

crazy and rushed. He was afraid of cancer because of a

mass on my ovary and a enlarged uterus. I had a melt

down right before the pre op and did not want to lose

my uterus, if possible. I only had two small, golf

ball size fibroids. The dr. was great about it. He

told me the myo had a longer and harder recovery and a

chance for more complications. He said he had

experience and like doing myos. We made a deal. I told

him if it was very complicated and looked to messy to

do, he could do the hyst. Well I woke up to a smiling

dr. The mass on the ovary was an endometrial or

chocolate cyst. He removed that and did a myo on the

uterus. The only major problem has been the blood

loss. He would not even tell me how low my blood count

was. He did not want to transfuse me. I am taking

giant iron pills. The extreme anemia is scary. I am

still very weak. He said it will take at least 6 weeks

to build back my iron stores and 3 to 6 months to feel

myself again. I am 45 and have two teens and a 19

month old baby. The hardest thing has been not being

able to take of my baby. was adopted from

Vietnam at two months old. My parents are here now and

my older daughter and husband have been helping, but I

still try and do too much. Well that is my story. I am

glad to have found this group.

Amy

--- TXGenes@... wrote:

>

> > Your next Uterine Fibroids Meetup is on Saturday,

> May 15 @ 2PM.

> We have 1 listed in Tampa, 2 in StPete/Clwtr and 2

> in Sarasota.... it looks like maybe all have

> responded?

[Guest guest]

Hi Amy,

Welcome to the group. I am glad your parents are there to help for a while until

you regain some of your strength. Congratulations on a successful myo.

Have you joined the " Meet-ups " ? http://uterinefibroids.meetup.com

We need 5 people to get an official meetup.

Also, may I ask who your doctor was? I am still looking for a doc as a possible

back up after my UAE.

Thanks!

TXgenes

In a message dated 4/24/2004 7:42:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

amyhopeb@... writes:

> Hi everyone,

> I am Amy and I live in Tampa. I had my myo on April

> 14th.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the welcome. I had been to two drs before I

found the one I liked. I don't know yet how good he

was. I guess time will tell. I do like and trust him.

He was recommended by my primary care dr. His names is

Gitomer. He has a new office near citrus Park

mall. The first dr I saw, a woman who everyone loves,

spent 5 minutes with me and said I HAD to have a

radical hyst. Gitomer spent more time with me and

seemed to care about what was important to me. He is

well respected at St. ph's Women's hospital. I do

worry that I did not research enough docs, but he had

me in such a panic to get the surgery done. Who is you

dr?

Amy

--- TXGenes@... wrote:

> Also, may I ask who your doctor was? I am still

> looking for a doc as a possible back up after my

> UAE.

[Guest guest]

Thanks Amy, I think I have come across his name. I was not able to find a doc I

trusted and I had an embo. I saw two IRs both whom I felt comfortable

with...Dr.Black (Tampa General - did a friends Embo) and Dr. *Jerry*

(Neidzweicki) Safety Harbor/Mease Countryside - did another friend's Embo. I

went with Dr. Jerry as he was closer to my support (I have a nurse friend that

worked part time there when I had my embo).

Txgenes

In a message dated 4/25/2004 10:08:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

amyhopeb@... writes:

> He was recommended by my primary care dr. His names is

> Gitomer. He is well respected at St. ph's Women's hospital.

> Who is youe dr?