fibroid growth, surgery, EDS

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My fibroid seems to have grown from ~7cm last August to ~12cm this

month. That sounds pretty fast to me, but I'm wondering what other

people's experiences have been.

Due to excessive, inconvenient, and embarrassing bleeding problems

(BCPs seem to have outlived their usefulness), I'm looking at having

surgery this summer. I don't want any more kids, and have a history

of internal bleeding (though all my bloodwork came back negative--

does one trust the tests, or past experience?), so am leaning toward

a hysterectomy rather than myo, since there will be less risk of

serious blood loss.

BTW, has anyone on the list been diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos

syndrome? My hematologist thinks this might account for my bleeding

history. I'm finally seeing a connective-tissue specialist next week

(2 months after the referral) to look into this possibility.

--Liz