Hi,

i did have alot of bloating and that was one of the symtoms that lead to the discovery of a large fibroid (the size of a 12-14 week baby head). I"m six week post-op and feel really great without my "budda belly". I took gas-x and stayed away from those foods that make you feel bloated. Surgery is what made the difference. My wonderful doctor found one large fibroid and two other fibroids behind it. Yikes! My annual exam alerted my doctor and I had an ultra sounds done. I did not wait because of the rapid growth this fibroid was growing at. (doubled in six months and no cancer was found).

I wish you peace in your decision to have surgery.

Becky

Thanks becky for writing back....At least I know I am not going crazy with this bloating. I had a baby 11 months ago and it looks like I am pregnant again.....I hate it....Besides ovulation has become so painful and I get uti's often....I have decided to schedule the hysterectomy as soon as possible...Thank you for your support...Sue

Hi sue,

wow, I read your reply and thought your systems were what I had. Most of my problems (4 yrs worth) were related to frequent uti's. I had seven in one year. I was diagnosed finally in 2003 with cystitis. Pills (elimoron) were the cure for over a year. I still had a few uti's in last year, but far fewer than what I had indured for years.

The fibroid (which was growing and moving downward in the lower right part of my cervix) had attached itself to my colon. Adhesions had formed and most of my pain was from those nasty things and the fribroid pushing on my insides. Now after surgery, I have no pain and my stomach is flat, and my doctor tightend my belly button as well from the initially lap surgery. I have no regrets about the surgery. It has given my back the quality of life I had hoped for. I'm on a vaginal hormonal ring and haven't had problems with mood swings or night sweats like I had before.

Take care sue and let me know how you are doing.

Becky

I too had one huge fibriod ( 1.6 lbs) and a small one along with a huge mass of blood vessels on my uterus. Totalling of almost 5 lbs. I got huge. Water retention and bloating. Went from 115 lbs to 145 lbs in 2 months. I didnt to have mine. After ct scans, ultrasound and 2 mri's he told me that there was no if and's or buts that it has to come out. I was bleeding alot with alot of pain. Became anemic. Im glad I done it, but im 6 weeks post op and still have alot of swelling and pain. I do normal things just not alot of lifting.

Still wearing stretchy pants with elastic, hate them. Tried wearing jeans today and thought I was gonna die from the irritation.

Hi, I live in the midwest (st. Louis, mo) area, and I was told that the only thing that could help me was a hysterectomy. My biggest complaint was heavy bleeding, and severe anemia. I did some reasearch on the internet, and found this procedure called uterine fibroid embolization that would leave my uterus and ovaries in place.
I found an interventional radiologist in the area, and he told me after an mri, that I was an excellent candiate. I am very happy with the results. I used to bleed quite heavily for up to 25 days a month. Now, my period is no more than 5 days, with only one or two days being a moderately heavy flow. But, nothing like it used to be.
Your gynecologist will not tell you about this procedure, since it takes $$ out of his or her pocket. Your gyn may try to scare you out of this procedure. Mine did, and I had to fire him.
For me, I wanted to hang on to my uterus/ovaries as long as possible, since I am high risk for heart disease and type 2 diabetes. I think that this procedure was a god-send for me, since I recovered in less than 1 wk. I hope this can serve as an alternative to others who are reluctant to get a hysterectomy.

Hi

i have been avoiding going into the hospital. But my Dr. Said to me that they are not getting smaller. He stopped the bleeding but I am so bloated all the time. I did not realize that this is what is doing this. It was so good to read all of your responses. So, after I have the surgery, the bloating will stop. He said he can do a resectosceope. Has any one done that? He told me that he will remove all the fiborids and the uterous through the scope. I think I would like to keep everything else so that nature can take its course. But I have been reading that having sex is not the same.
Is that true?
Plus I have never been in a hospital so to tell you I am scared is an understatement
thanks for your help in advance

You might consider checking out a new procedure called halt. You can keep your uterus, treat all of your fibroids and bounce back rather quickly. It can treat all fibroids and doesn't use radiation (like ufe/uae), doesn't cut off the blood supply to your uterus, no overnight hospital stay (it's an outpatient procedure), little or no pain management and as little as a 3 day recovery. You can keep your uterus and ovaries!!


Halt is done by an obgyn- not a interventional radiologist (lie ufe/uae). I don't think that I could trust someone who doesn't specialize in treating women's reproductive organs.


Two very small incisions are made. One for a laparoscope, another for a narrow needle that deploys ultrasound to shrink the fibroid. The fibroids don't come back.


Take care!

Hi there well I had a lava hysterectomy done 3 wks ago went well untill in recovery room where I had massive heamorrage had to be opened up and oversewn can anyone tell me if this is commen

Hi guys .. This is my fist time here .. I just wanna reccomend to everyone get more thatn one openion .. six months ago I was diagnosed by the ER with fibroids .. I went to a doctor who did a laproscope and told me the only option was embolization or Hysterectomy .. I got My medical records and a second openion .. and Found out that even though my fibroids are huge 3 of them the equal a 12 week prego ..they are treatable with a myomectomy .. he said I have such bad anemia that i have to go on lupron for 4 months beofe the myomectomy .. has any one here taken lupron ?

I found out quite unhappily how much most gynecologists will hide from you when it comes to fibroids and hysterectomy. Mine gave me two options: hysterectomy & drug-induced menopause. I had to go onto the Internet and find out there were other options. To make matters worse, he hid many of the repercussions of hysterectomy from me. (I found out hiding the effects of hysterectomy is not uncommon, sadly.) I'm only 37 years old, and he was going to mutilate me without exploring other options, despite the fact that he was well aware of UAE when I mentioned it.

My symptoms aren't even that bad. I feel a little nauseated before my period. My back hurts sometimes. That's it. It's nothing I can't live with and certainly nothing that merits ripping my insides out--especially without exploring other options.

Money is the issue. Women are not. That's why I'll trust my health to an interventional radiologist before a gynecologist anyday. There's a reason that C-section and hysterectomy are done so often and so unnecessarily, and it ISN'T for the good of women.