Re: hello all,new fibroid patient here

[Guest guest]

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I also had smallish fibroids, but they were the type that caused heavy

bleeding, long periods, lots of clots, pain, etc. I was done having children so

I

had a procedure called a UAE or uterine artery embolization. It essentially

threads a catheter into your groin and sends particles into the artery to block

the blood flow to the fibroids. It is one night in the hospital and a fairly

easy recovery. I would not rush into hysterectomy at such a young age, but

not at any age. Some gyns are quick to mention hysterectomy because that is

what they do. You can see an IR or interventional radiologist to see if this

would be right for you.

Good luck--don't rush into anything. Any medical procedure has its risks and

side effects.

[Guest guest]

My quick forum response is:

Hysterectomy is not the only option for women with fibroids.

Whilst there will be the occasional case when it is the preferrred

choice for someone, there are various other less drastic

approaches and it makes sense to look at those first.

A good example, is the myomectomy operation. There are

different approaches according to the type, size and location of

your fibroids and other factors, such as surgeon preference etc.

The operation enables you to keep your fertility and get rid of the

fibroids too.

I'll send you an email.

Aztek

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> Hi my name is ,I'm 33yrs old married almost 18 yrs

and have

> 2 teenage boys.I have had 1 d&C,1 ovarian cyst removed both

done in

> my 20ies.Also had 1 cyst explode which was VERY PAINFULL.I

did not

> know at the time it exploded what it was and did not seek any

medical

> treatment.I was told about 4 years ago by a girlfriend that the

depo

> shot seem to help her with her cyst and that may be something

I

> should look into so I did.I have been on it ever since with no

> problems until recently.I have been experiencing pain with

> sex,teneder tummy,feeling of bloating,constant need to

pee,minor loss

> of bladder control.I asked my reg doc to order a atrasound,the

> results are in,a 1.4cm fibroid in lower uterus quadrant.I have

done a

> bit of research on fibroids.My biggesrt ? here is, a 1.4cm fibroid

is

> tiny so why is it causing me so much trouble and with it being

so

> little but causing so much trouble,would I be better off trying the

> alteratives or just go for the hesterocomy?I am all done having

> children but the surgery is so major but on the other hand this

is

> affecting my sex life.I have so many other things going on in my

life

> if I was not to have a hesterocomy that I may have to deal with

this

> problem for the next 20 years or less.If I was to have a

hesterocomy

> it would be done with and never thought of again.I have an app.

on

> april 15th so I'll know more then.Any info or advice is GREATLY

app.

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