Re: Response to question about why not have a myo prior to getting pregnant

March 7, 2004

I agree with you it is so frustrating to have Doctors not be able to

give you a straight answer.

I lost my son at 22 weeks due to placenta abruption due to a

fibroid. Unfortunately it was nothing they could have prevented, it

was pretty much chance that the placenta formed over a large

intramural fibroid (3.7cm). After the loss I went to an RE and he

said surgery was an option. He could not say that if I got pg (I

have NO problems getting pg - both sons were accidents) I would have

a miscarriage and could not say I wouldn't. But I knew that I could

not go through the emotional and physical of losing another child.

I also could not take a chance that I would lose my life...as I

almost did...when the placenta separted from my uterus I started

hemorraghing and went into shock. I could not take the chance of

leaving my 6 year old without a mother.

But I think without that experience if I was going into it I may

have gone without the surgery. It is a difficult decision either

way and so personal for everyone.

> The bottom line of my post is that as one needs take

> into account deciding what to do in light of the

> diagnosis, understand that there are many different

> options and that the condition is not one that

> absolutely must be treated immediately. There is time

> to get more information, enough so that you might

> finally feel comfortable with your decision even if

> you would (of course) rather not have to make such

> decisions at all.

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