Re: A Grapefruit in my Belly

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Have you had an transvaginal ultrasound to see how big this

fibroid is? If not, you should tell your gyno you want one.

How old are you? Just curious if if the watch and wait could

work for you.. Your symtoms are NOT THAT SEVERE!! You could wait

this out as long as the bleeding does not get bad. You'll know.

For me I had a 10cm fibroid. I knew I had this for about 3 yrs.

Played the watch and wait, not severe symtoms except periods were

getting heavier and heavier!!!!!! Definately soaking up tampons

with pads as a backup every hour. Finally, in last october, I had

hemmoraging and gushing for about 4 1/2 hrs. straight. Awful and

frightening. Through the rounds of tests, my gyno told me to still

watch and wait. " This may or may not happen again " Well, sure

enough, every other month this happenedn, meanwhile, I was

researching the UFE procedure and aligning myself for it just in

case. Then in January, breakthrough bleeding happened. Totally

crazy. I then had my procedure moved up, by this time I was totally

anemeic due to blood loss. Anyway, had it done 1/30. Bleeding has

totally stopped and I'm feeling great. Good luck to you, but be

aware and keep researching, Jen

> Hello,

>

> I am new to this group and dx with a uterine fibroid 3 years ago

> that was not too large at the time.

>

> I just returned from my physical where my doctor told me that my

> uterus was quite enlarged and he felt that my fibroid was the size

> of a grapefruit. I am slim and have had to re-invest in some new

> blue jeans this year and chalked it up to turning 40 last December

> and the middle age spread.

>

> Now I know who the culprit is and I am wondering how big this

thing

> that is playng havoc with my figure might get. I also have been

> having bladder difficulties with regards to chronic urinary

urgency.

> Hmmm kind of like when I was pregnant.

>

> I am not experiencing any pain but do and have always had very

heavy

> periods with heavy lower pressure on one of the flow days. The doc

> basically told me that if I could live with it and I wasn't

> experiencing pain that the best thing to do is to watch and wait

and

> hope that it doesn't grow too much more and wait for menopause

when

> it will start to shrink.

>

> Menopause is quite possibly a ways away and I really do not like

the

> idea of looking pregnant for the next 5-10 years. What are the

best

> options for large fibroids....how big can they get ?

>

> Your feedback is greatly appreciated.

>

> D

[Guest guest]

I recently had 3 fibroids removed....2 basketball size and 1 slightly

smaller...Mine was 56cm total and weighed 28 pounds...Mine grew from

12 pounds to the 28 in a matter of 9 days **karen**

[Guest guest]

Holy Shit..are you serious, how on earth did you carry around that thing?

How did it grow so fast?

ohio_sweetness4u@...> wrote:

I recently had 3 fibroids removed....2 basketball size and 1 slightly

smaller...Mine was 56cm total and weighed 28 pounds...Mine grew from

12 pounds to the 28 in a matter of 9 days **karen**

[Guest guest]

oh my , I am so sorry...was your stomach big?

ohio_sweetness4u@...> wrote:

I recently had 3 fibroids removed....2 basketball size and 1 slightly

smaller...Mine was 56cm total and weighed 28 pounds...Mine grew from

12 pounds to the 28 in a matter of 9 days **karen**