Re: in response to Joey's question/ Marissa

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I am thinking maybe UFE would be a good

> choice for me. May I ask, why did you say that it would not be a

good

> choice for you? I mean the UFE.

Hi Marissa,

Thanks so much for helping by sharing your information!

I am not sure whether UFE would be a good choice for me

or not - its that uncertainty that makes me wish that

I could get a myo by a great surgeon.

My concerns involve the gigantic size of my poor uterus,

waay above the navel. The MRI looks just like a big black

blob. I wonder whether that monster might have such

developed blood supplies that trying to embolise it might

get the kidneys, ovaries, or entire uterus. BUT that is

my ignorance, NOT what I've been told. Given the extent

of the monster, I'd like to get it all out as slight

shrinkage might not be enough for relief of symptoms.

I have had 2 IR consults and was told by both that I was

a candidate for UFE. But then neither seemed very eager

to proceed. This gave me some pause about the situation.

I'm pretty direct with docs, but one never knows how

comfortable any particular doc will be expressing their

own reservations.

So that's why I said that UFE might not be the best way

to go for me - a concern, not fact.

I sure would like to wrap up this chapter in my life.

Thanks again for your kind help!

Best wishes