To Jen/Re: hysteroscopic resection surgery

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Hello Jen,

I'm sorry to hear your hysteroscopy has not given you relief from your

symptoms. If your doctor was only able to take half of your fibroid, it may

still have a large blood supply buried within your uterine muscle wall.

That type of submucosal fib is very tricky to remove via resection surgery.

It was good that your doctor only removed a portion of your fib because if

she would have gone farther there is a risk of hemorrhaging.

I had multiple fibroids that had to be removed through many resection

surgeries. Since I had so many fibroids, it took several procedures for my

doctor to remove them all. And even after the third surgery, he still found

two very tiny pea-sized fibs left over that were hidden away. It is very

possible that you may have more than one fibroid your doctor may have

missed.

Call and make an appointment to have an in-office hysteroscopy exam. They

usually prefer to do this test about one month after your resection to see

how you're healing. With this test, your doctor can look inside your

endometrial cavity to see what exactly is left behind and needing attention.

If your fibroid is deeply buried in your uterine muscle wall, it may need to

be removed through a laparascopic myomectomy. or your doctor may suggest an

embolization so that the fibroid will die away from its own blood supply

being blocked.

I cannot give you an exact plan of action, but hopefully at least some ideas

of treatments for you to ask your doctor. My submucosal fibs were not

embedded into my myometrium, so I did not need alternative treatments. But

before my doctor even began my resection surgery procedures he warned me

that it may take more than one surgery to remove everything. This was not a

reflection of his skill as a surgeon, it was due to the nature of the

resection surgery. Ask your doctor if one more resection surgery may be

needed to remove the rest of your fibroid if it is removable that way.

Good luck to you my dear. Be sure to have your doctor perform that

in-office hystteroscopy exam so you and she both know what is inside your

uterus causing problems.

Take care my dear,

Sonja