Re: Concerned about my fibroid...

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Hi Cathy, rather a sensitive question & if you want to e-mail me

privately, that's fine...

When you say you are doing a self exam, I assume you mean a digital

exam, where you would normally feel your cervix with your finger(s).

Have you been diagnosed with fibroids by a doctor? Are you sure you

have a fibroid that is growing into your vaginal canal from the lower

part of your uterus, or cervix? I'm sure this is not unheard of but

it would be unusual.

So here's my sensitive question -- I do self exams now & then too

(including with the mirror and speculum, a hopeless holdover from the

womens health movement in the 60s and 70s, I know, but I think this

is a good thing to know how to do, what's wrong with knowing what

your cervix looks like? etc. etc.). Anyway, it sounds to me like --

maybe?? -- you could be feeling your cervix, which does feel hard

(almost muscular). And the " laceration " might be the os, or opening,

which might bleed a little if you are around ovulation, or there are

many (non-serious) reasons for the os/cervix to bleed very slightly

when touched. So I hope it doesn't offend you if I ask about this, in

the great spirit of helping each other out that you get on this list.

Anyway, if you haven't seen a doc I would encourage you to do that

since any unexplained vaginal bleeding really must be checked out.

Best of luck to you,

Sunny

> I have a fibroid that I can feel when doing a self exam...The

reason

> I am concerned is because it feels like a laceration is on it and

> that spot when touched leeks blood..I am wondering if anyone else

has

> experienced this. I have had several major episodes in the last few

> weeks and was afraid of being in the hospital again. I do go to see

> my gynecologist on Friday. But I would like to know if this is

> normal. I am just a bit scared.

> Thanks for your input!

>

> I appreciate this wonderful site so much!