Re: My most recent consult: any opinions welcome

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

I know you will have more info once you get your MRI back, but if

your surgeon is really good he shouldnt need to do a vertical cut.

Vertical cuts have a longer recovery time. My myo Dr. Went in

knowing that my fibroid was pretty huge (I looked 5 mos pregnant) and

did a horizontal cut. But he does alot of Myos. In fact every Wed

is devoted to myo surgeries either abodominal or lap. I think its

really important, especially if you have a huge fibroid(s) to find a

Dr. that really knows what he/she is doing and does it often. BTW I

had a 12 cm fibroid when I got pregnant and had a healthy baby boy in

Dec, but the preg hormones made that darn fibroid grow and grow.

People thougt I was having twins. My fibroid was probably as big as

the baby.

Anyway, good luck to you.

[Guest guest]

I see many references to MRI. Is this imaging technique for diagnosing

fibroids? Is it more accurate than an ultrasound?

thanks

My most recent consult: any opinions welcome

> Number one, I *finally* got a referral for an MRI out of him (something

I'd been rather unsuccessful at lobbying for from my doc), which I will have

> next Monday morning.

[Guest guest]

Hi

Just wanted to let you know that when I had my MRI, the instructions

also called for an enema, but when I called the lab in advance and

asked them about it, they told me it wasn't necessary. You may want

to check too. Good luck.

p.s. I Lupron before my myo and was very fortunate not to have any

problems, other than hot flashes, which were manageable, but I wasn't

planning to get pregnant.

> My only trepidation with this procedure is administering a Fleets enema to

myself early on the morning of the MRI -- anyone else done this? Am I

going to be able to figure this out and do it to myself? What happens, exactly?

>After that, he wants to get together again and talk about what

we're looking at.

[Guest guest]

hi nancy,

I also have a 12 cm fibroid. one doctor recommended ttc with it. actually I dont

think of getting pregnant in2 years time. I am 30. I am trying to prepare myself

for the myo but it scares me because of the complications that may affect

fertility or quality of life. did you doc. tell you ttc with the fibroid? mine

is intramural. how big was it at the end of the pregnancy? how did you feel

during the pregnancy?

do you think it is something managable?

thnks....