Understanding fibroid tumors....

[Guest guest]

I have NO idea where this doc got her stats. Maybe from her OWN

experience with performing myomectomies (and not removing ALL of them

at the time????). Her assertion of " ...50 percent... " recurrence is

NOT supported in the literature/research.....

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Understanding fibroid tumors, the primary reason for hysterectomies

May 28, 2004

BY LAUREN STREICHER

Q. I am scheduled to have a myomectomy to remove large fibroid tumors

from my uterus. What are the chances that they will come back?

A. Recurrence of fibroids after myomectomy is a certainty in 50

percent of women. Just because a fibroid comes back, however, doesn't

mean that subsequent therapy will be necessary. Most studies show that

women who undergo myomectomy require another surgery 10 percent to 25

percent of the time.

read the rest here:

http://www.suntimes.com/output/streicher/cst-ftr-obgyn28.html

[Guest guest]

I have to say this my fibroid tumors came back after mymomectomy. Less than

five years. I have my surgery in Dec. of 98 and the tumors had came back

first of last year. I read on one of the web sites that the tumors will come

back.

[Guest guest]

Ok, so you were one of the 20 - 30 % or so who have problematic

fibroids grow back. That doesn't mean that EVERY woman who has a

myomectomy will have recurrent fibroids.

> I have to say this my fibroid tumors came back after mymomectomy.

Less than

> five years. I have my surgery in Dec. of 98 and the tumors had

came back

> first of last year. I read on one of the web sites that the tumors

will come

> back.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Some women will get lucky and not have fibroids recur. When they do,

their current life stage may make them open to explore other options

than a repeat myo.

> > I have to say this my fibroid tumors came back after

mymomectomy.

> Less than

> > five years. I have my surgery in Dec. of 98 and the tumors had

> came back

> > first of last year. I read on one of the web sites that the

tumors

> will come

> > back.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

yes, mine have also come back, about 10 years after my myo.

I'm now in perimenopause, with no bad symptoms (such as bleeding or

pain) so I'm taking a wait-and-see approach. Unfortunately, my

current gyno (who is otherwise a wonderful doctor) has a " hysterectomy

of course " approach.

S

> > > I have to say this my fibroid tumors came back after

> mymomectomy.

> > Less than

> > > five years. I have my surgery in Dec. of 98 and the tumors had

> > came back

> > > first of last year. I read on one of the web sites that the

> tumors

> > will come

> > > back.

> > >

> > >