So glad I got a second opinion!

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I wish I had gone to this doctor first--maybe I would not have spent

the past week crying off and on.

The first thing I liked about the second doctor was that he seemed to

take more time with me and he came off as more confident. The second

doctor went ahead and did my gyn exam (the first doctor scheduled it

for a week later.) The second also took my blood to check my iron

today and had it done onsite (First doctor sent for the results taken

two weeks ago). I brought the second doctor my ultrasounds (because

the first doctor did not understand the description sent from the

hospital, I thought the second doctor might have this problem also),

but he also wants to do an ultrasound himself to determine if the

fibroids are the cause of my bleeding and infertility (thus far) or

if it's something else. Plus, he handles infertility issues as

well. (The first doctor wanted to send me to a separate fertility

doctor because she doesn't handle that " anymore. " She told my

husband that this doctor would have his sperm checked first, and then

if he checked out, the doctor would focus on me.) The second doctor

does the ultrasounds at his office location and he does them

himself! (The first doctor has someone else do them at another

location--I found this out from another patient.)

I told him that he was my second opinion, and I told him the other

doctor recommended Lupron for 4-6 months and then myomectomy. He

told me that he doesn't use Lupron when a woman still has many

childbearing years ahead of her. He said that he doesn't like to

shrink the fibroids because sometimes the smaller ones shrink so much

that you cannot see them, and after you cease using the Lupron, they

grow right back, and you could have gotten them with the first

myomectomy. My husband asked about excessive bleeding during

myomectomy (which the first doctor mentioned), and the second doctor

said that he does not have that problem with the techniques he uses.

Needless to say, I am going with the second doctor. Honestly, when

the first doctor told me that my next period could be as bad as the

last one and that I was at risk of bleeding to death or having an

emergency operation, I have been worried, crying and unable to sleep

through a night. The second doctor did not mention anything like

that. I think tonight is the first night that I will sleep well

since leaving the hospital.

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See Peachy, alwas good to have a 2nd opinion

peachyqueen27 peachyqueen27@...> wrote:I wish I had gone to this doctor

first--maybe I would not have spent

the past week crying off and on.