fibroids

[leagle97]

I have been having abnormal bleeding which I thought was my period for the last two months. Went to my dr friday for it. She ordered blood work and ultrasound. Ended up in er today cause I was bleeding pretty heavy. They got results of the ultrasound and it showed I have a uterus is enlarged emeasuring8.5 x 5 x 4.5 cm and is anterverted. Thereis what looks like hypoecholc exophytic or subserosal pedunculated fibroid at the fudus measuring 3.5 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm. No other obvious fibroid is seen. They did not do a vaginal probe. No thicking of the endometrium. Right overy measures  3.4 x 3.4 x 2.3cm and shows blood flow by doppler. There is 2.4cm cyst or dominant follicle. Left overy measures 3.2 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm and shows normal blood flow by doppler. No free fluid is seen.
The impression is enlarged uterus with what looks like a pedunculated or subserosal fibroid. Cyst right overy.

So can anyone explain what this means, what treatment is going to have to be done to stop the bleeding and get rid of the fibroid.

[3956279757005111662_860_52]

Some pain can come from the fibroids but some pain I was supposed to have I did not have if you sit a lot like i do the pain was abdominal i had to us a foot rest to ease the pain.

[leagle97]

I don't wanna do anything that I don't have to do. The lower pain in my stomach that I am talking about is this caused from the fibroids. I was having abnormal periods and they did an ultrasound for that and this is how they found them. The gyno saying he does not think this is causing the pain but from what I have read read these are all symptoms of the fibroids.

[3956279757005111662_860_52]

I had fibroids I did not need a hysterectomy. They did a procedure that shrunk my fibroids I was in the hospital overnight but it also depends on how big they are and where they are. There are about 3 different procedures that can be done. Look at them all before you make up your mind.

[leagle97]

I am experiencing lower left abdominal pain and pain that goes along the underNeath of my belly button. It hurts when I sit, walk, lay down. Pretty much anything that puts pressure on my stomach. Can this be caused by the fibroids or is there something else that I should ask about. Have to call gyno on Monday morning to get in.

[old_before_my_time]

Fibroids are benign growths and are very common. Oftentimes, they do not cause symptoms. Of course they can cause irregular and/or heavy bleeding which can oftentimes be treated with medication. Birth control pills or tranexamic acid (Lysteda) may be all that is needed. If you are of perimenopausal age, the bleeding could be caused by the lack of ovulations / hormonal changes and not the fibroids in which case one of the aforementioned medications would likely treat it. Fibroids tend to shrink after menopause so that should be one factor to consider if you are thinking about surgery.

Although hysterectomy is commonly done for fibroids, it is overkill for a couple of reasons - 1) it is a destructive surgery since the uterus has LIFELONG functions as do the ovaries too, and 2) there are surgeries to remove JUST the fibroids. Ones your size can usually be "shelled out" via a hysteroscopic procedure and larger ones can be removed by myomectomy. The key is having a surgeon with those skills and willingness to do this versus the more profitable hysterectomy. Robotics (da Vinci) seem to be another marketing ploy of hysterectomy in order to recoup the capital outlay and maintenance expenses of those machines.

If you are considering hysterectomy or it is recommended, please thoroughly research the LIFELONG functions of the female organs. We need all our sex organs our whole lives for anatomical, skeletal, hormonal, and sexual health.

I had a hysterectomy and every aspect of my life has been negatively impacted.

Here are a couple of articles about the effects of female organ removal. I have included just a short snippet from each.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3804006/ - Reassessing Hysterectomy
"In summary, the removal of either ovary or of the uterus may have far-reaching health consequences. Therefore, the surgical removal of female reproductive organs should be considered carefully."

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815011/ -
Premature menopause or early menopause: long-term health consequences
"Premature menopause and early menopause, whether spontaneous or induced, are associated with long-term health risks which may include premature death, cardiovascular disease, neurologic disease, osteoporosis, psychosexual dysfunction, and mood disorders. Estrogen mitigates some but not all of these consequences."