I just found out I have several abnormally
large fibroids. My gyno says my situation
is abnormal coz I have one fibroid as
large as a cantaloupe, 2 others larger
than a grape fruit and several small ones.
My stomach looks like a 7 month
pregnancy. My right ovary is enlarged to
the size of a female hand fist and it has
some black stuff on it.
My gyno also says there is a 40% chance I
will loose my entire female reproductive
organs. I am only 29 yrs old and have no
children. The idea of not being able to
have my own biological children is sending
me down an emotional treadmill.
At the very worst I would like to be left
with atleast one functioning ovary so I
can use a surrogate. I have tried to ask
if they can induce my one ovary to produce
eggs to be frozen but they said I do not
fit the criteria and they cannot induce
it.
Please give me suggestions on how to save
my fertility. I have been considering
uterine fibroid embolization but i'm
scared of the fact that they have no data
on fertility after the procedure.
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krick14
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Oct 2005 Posts: 4 Location: Massachusetts
Hello
i had a partial hysterectomy because they
had found a fibriod on the wall of my
uterous that was the size of a 5 month
fetus. I also had some cysts on one of my
uterous. I was fortunate that they only
had to remove my uterous and I was able to
keep both my overies. However, if they
had to remove the one with the cyst, they
were going to try and save the other or at
least part of the other so I would not
have to go on hormone replacement. Is you
other ovary healthy and if so I don't see
why you can't keep that one? Have you
spoken to your doctor about that? Also, I
had the option of my doctor just removing
the fibroid to try and keep my uterous,
but there would be a chance of the fibriod
growing back. I told them to remove my
uterous since there was also a chance of
it being cancerous. Has the removal of
the fibriod only an option? Ask you
doctor, it can't hurt.
