Guest guest Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 Hi , Welcome to the group! Are you sure you aren't pregnant? That may explain the larger uterus, nausea & tiredness. If not, then maybe it is fibroids and your nausea & tiredness could be due to the two heavy periods close together and/or due to your recent weight loss. Fibroids are very common among women in their mid 30s. I know it's hard, but try not to worry too much. Chances are it's fibroids and the u/s tomorrow will confirm that. If fibroids are the case, you have a lot of options to treat them if you choose to do so. Please keep us posted on your u/s & good luck to you! ~Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 Dear , Although nausea is not usually listed as a symptom of fibroids, if your uterus is large it will press on other organs and this could cause a lot of unexpected things. I do sometimes experience nausea along with bloating, constipation, headaches and tiredness. However as you obviously already know there are other possibilities too, so it's good that you are having ultrasound so soon. About the bleeding I can't comment as my periods are not much affected by my fibroids. This is a very large group so hopefully someone else will reply about that. Let us know what turns up on Monday. Best wishes, phine -- In uterinefibroids , " Paxton " wrote: > I'm a 35 year old woman. I went to my doctor last week, complaining > of having two intense periods in one month (for the first time.) > First, she said it may have just been due to recent weight loss from > my being on a diet and exercising more and that she would just give > me birth control pills for a while to straighten it out. Then, I > told her I hadn't had a pelvic exam in five years and maybe she > might want to do that. So, she did and she appeared shocked that my > uterus is twice the normal size. She handed me a piece of paper with > an appointment set for an ultrasound. All it had written on it was > fibroids? That's it. Fibroids. Question Mark. > > The doctor's office won't answer any questions until I have my > ultrasound Monday and the results are back. I feel fine now.. just > tired and nauseous strangely on occasion. Nausea does not seem to be > related to fibroids, from what I've read on line. I called into the > office upset last week because of the nausea, tiredness, etc. and I > was told not to stress myself out, but drink water and rest. > > I'm just wondering if what I have just experienced looks like > a " normal " profile of a woman with fibroids. I know this is not a > group of medical professionals, but just other women, but I wonder > did my doctor " hope " it's fibroids, you know.. like maybe she really > suspects something worse. I don't know. I have surrendered to the > unknown, but I just wanted some feedback and support. > > Thank you, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 Hi , It is normal to feel worried about this. I was diagnosed via a physical exam by my doctor as well. He figures mine is the size of a grapefruit - that was two weeks ago and I have yet to have had my sonagram and will not until Marh 24th. Prior to him telling me this the only symptoms I had were the need to pee a lot and a larger tummy (I needed to buy new blea jeans 6 mos. ago). After him telling me I got myself so stressed out that my bowels were going haywire, I couldn't sleep and I got myself into a tither and posted a similar post as you until a couple of very friendly ladies on here responded to me that the odds of an enlarged uterus being anything far more serious than a fibroid are slim. Perhaps your nausea is related to the stress you are feeling since diagnosis? Did you have the naseau prior? Stress and our imaginations can play great havoc with our bodies. Breakthrough bleeding can be quite common with fibroids as well depending on what type you have. While I am waiting for my sonogram I am reading about all of my different options, including " watch and educate " . As time goes on I am feeling a lot less stressed. Try not to worry, although I know it is easier said than done. -- In uterinefibroids , " Paxton " wrote: > I'm a 35 year old woman. I went to my doctor last week, complaining > of having two intense periods in one month (for the first time.) > First, she said it may have just been due to recent weight loss from > my being on a diet and exercising more and that she would just give > me birth control pills for a while to straighten it out. Then, I > told her I hadn't had a pelvic exam in five years and maybe she > might want to do that. So, she did and she appeared shocked that my > uterus is twice the normal size. She handed me a piece of paper with > an appointment set for an ultrasound. All it had written on it was > fibroids? That's it. Fibroids. Question Mark. > > The doctor's office won't answer any questions until I have my > ultrasound Monday and the results are back. I feel fine now.. just > tired and nauseous strangely on occasion. Nausea does not seem to be > related to fibroids, from what I've read on line. I called into the > office upset last week because of the nausea, tiredness, etc. and I > was told not to stress myself out, but drink water and rest. > > I'm just wondering if what I have just experienced looks like > a " normal " profile of a woman with fibroids. I know this is not a > group of medical professionals, but just other women, but I wonder > did my doctor " hope " it's fibroids, you know.. like maybe she really > suspects something worse. I don't know. I have surrendered to the > unknown, but I just wanted some feedback and support. > > Thank you, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Hi , you're roughly my age & I had an abdominal myomectomy (to remove fibroids and retain fertility) in the UK in 2003. Heavy bleeding, perhaps with clots, is a fibroid symptom, but not everyone has the same symptoms and some don't have symptoms at all. Furthermore, occasionally a symptom remains after fibroids have been removed, suggesting that the cause was not the fibroids after all, despite being a classic fibroid symptom. So fibroids may or may not be the cause. Fibroids may enlarge a uterus. Make sure that any birth control prescription is appropriate for fibroids or whatever it turns out to be. It's best to check, & with any gynaecologist you are referrred to as well as a GP. That whole area of fibroids and hormones is very confusing, I'm afraid. Do tell the forum if your doctor says anything useful on that subject. Don't worry about the doctor's 'shock' , as fibroids are a very common problem and so although it's horrible for you to have to go through, the doctors will take it in their stride (or this is their first day as a doctor after graduating). Yes, that's a standard and wise approach. It can be a bit disheartening sitting with the mothers-to-be but you'll be distracted by the need to go to the toilet! IF it's an external ultrasound like mine, you may want to drink the last of the water just before going in. Yes, the feel inside and outside can point to fibroids, but it might also be some other possibles, such as an ovarian cyst. The ultrasound confirms diagnosis. They'd rather see the result of ultrasound before saying it's definitely fibroids. I feel fine now.. just tired and nauseous strangely on occasion. Nausea does not seem to be related to fibroids, from what I've read on line. There could be different reasons, like worry. The u/s will probably show up an unwelcome gyn problem like some fibroids (they often come in the plural). This a treatable problem and fibroids are not cancers. If you have fibroids it will make for a stressful year ahead, I'm afraid. You'll find lots of info on the internet. < I'm just wondering if what I have just experienced looks like > a " normal " profile of a woman with fibroids. > You know how it is with symptoms, they can suggest lots of conditions. Fibroid sufferers may have a bloated stomach, (even as much as resembling a pregnancy) odd periods, heavy periods and even floding and passing clots. Pressure of expanding growing fibroids may cause frequent urination and bowel problems like constipation. There may be pains or aches and sex can also be painful. Some women have lower back ache or even breathlessness, caused by higher up fiboids or anaemia from the blood loss. Other women are symptom free. < did my doctor " hope " it's fibroids, you know.. like maybe she really suspects something worse> They are trained to be able to tell a lot from what they can feel and also the answers you give to their questions. It's wise for them to wait until the utrasound results came in to avoid patients getting uneccessarily hopeful or worried. With so many posters, occasionally someone on the forum statistically has to have bad news at some time. But whereas one in 5 women may have fibroids, the statistics for cancer are much lower, and you may not even be in the commonest age band for some cancers anyhow. Fibroid patients are sent for blood tests and they'll probably have taken a smear test as well? Remember that if it does turn out to be one or more of fibroids, endometriosis, polyps or an ovarian cyst, be wary of hysterectomy talk. The medical profession acknowledges that way, way too many unnecessary hysterectomes are performed every year, esecially in the USA. This forum isn't against hysterectomies when the patient is aware of other suitable options for their case and are making an informed choice. Unfortunately, sometimes this doesn't happen. Good luck with your results! Eat a healthy diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables for fibroids. Aztek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 Thanks Karyn, Actually, I just got the ultrasound results back, and I do not have fibroids. Instead, I have an ovarian cyst (1.8 cm) and a strange bulbous thickening of my upper endometrium, which they don't know whether it's air or something solid. I'm too young for endometrial or uterine cancer and I don't have other symptoms that might indicate that, said my dr, so she isn't worried. Still, I am having a sonogram just to check everything out thoroughly. Strange how these things are! I had prepared myself for fibroids, and it turns out that it's not that. Anyway, I appreciate your support and the support of the group. I will terminate my membership soon but I just wanted to say thank you and offer an update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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