How to prevent needing another myo / Meetup guests?/More meeting?

[Guest guest]

Several of you have recently asked how to prevent needing a 2nd, or 3rd

myomectomy. Nothing will really prevent it, but having a really good surgeon

perform your operation makes it more likely that all the fibroids currently

there are removed. Often women here have posted that their doctor removed some

of the fibroids, but were unable to remove all of them. I've never heard of

that happening with the best surgeons.

Somebody also recently asked about timing of a myomectomy and planning of a

pregnancy. When I had my first myo, 18 years ago, the surgeon told me that my

chances of conceiving would be best soon after the myo. And that if I waited

too long, fibroid regrowth would be more likely to create problems.

Since I've never attempted pregnancy, we don't know how things would have worked

out. But I would suspect that this is why some doctors suggest that women who

are not in extreme discomfort try to delay a myomectomy until you're ready to

conceive.

Carla, are you willing to share with us the names of the medical guests who will

be at the MeetUp? Also, I'm not sure I'll be able to make it to the MeetUp, but

I was hoping that Carla and some other folks who come in from out-of-town might

hang around for the evening. Is that a possibility? I was even hoping we might

have some meeting with Carla either a day or two before or after the MeetUp.

Are there other folks who can't make it Saturday but would like to try another

meeting with Carla?

R.