I too have a Fibroid and I am getting ready to schedule a surgery to have it removed I have one big one in the lining of the uterus so my doctor recommends it that I have it out since it's changing the shape of the uterus. I had a miscarriage 4 months ago, they don’t know if the fibroid was the cause but they can’t say for sure. I found out I had a fibroid while I was pregnant, before that the only symptom from this fibroid was my 7 day long periods. Now after my miscarriage, my periods are double that and the fibroid that had grown during pregnancy is smaller now but still the size of a tennis ball, but my periods are very long. So I am having a myomectomy performed soon to preserve the uterus and still be able to have children in the future. I hope everything goes good with that. I too can feel the fibroid sometimes and the pressure of it when I'm lying down. I just want it out now, I am scared about the surgery but I’m putting my trust in God that I'm making the right decision about this.
Good luck to you all
Hopeful K
I hate to say it...but I think modern medicine is failing many women. For the past 5 1/2 months I was convinced I was pregnant. I have five children already, of which I was told that I could never be pregnant. And much like this health issue, I was told that my uterus is 14 weeks, but I'm not pregnant. BHCG serum and urine is normally negative - no surprise there! But this is rough! Everything about my body says pregnancy. I had an ultrasound today, and was told that I have uterine fibroids that mimic pregnancy. I am confused because I too have movement. I've had fibroids before, but no movement as if it were a baby. I feel like a fool. So when I visited a friend today and she saw my big belly, I told her that my uterus was pregnant with we don't know what yet. I'm scheduled to get a second opinion on Tuesday with a different doctor. I didn't know fibroids could do all of this. Oh by the way...my eldest son, who was finally discovered by doctors when I was almost 6 months pregnant is 20 years old today and in the military. I did lose one son in my 39th week (a twin) because they said they only saw one baby. Go figure..... I don't know what to believe anymore. But I will say this, if I were on an island where there wasn't fancy equipment and a bunch of educational degrees in medicine - I would say without a doubt that I was pregnant again, and that it couldn't be fibroids that's causing aversion to smells, appetite changes, gradual weight gain, swelling, bleeding gums, changes in my body shape, vivid dreams about a daughter that I don't already have, and so much more....So please know that you are not alone in your medical fact finding endeavors.
i too are experiencing your symptoms my abdomen is well large looks like im pregnant cant really say i can move it around but i can feel something move in there. thinking about goin to doctors but dont know how to approach them.
I keep changing my sur date! due to work and child care issues.. what are you going to do about yours?
I am just trying to keep my post at the top for a while....In hopes of finding someone else who has gone through this. I am so afraid that it is making me have more panic attacks and heart rhythm problems than normal.
Ultrasound only shows a large fibroid. Doctor doesn't know why it should move around or even push out my belly button...said he never heard of it! He said may be it isn't a fibroid and that this isn't something that can be seen on the ultrasound.
I tried to look it up on-line and found nothing...or maybe someone else has more knowledge on looking it up and finding something and could post it for me.