Re: fibroids....(long)..need information/comments

[Guest guest]

I think a D & C is standard for irregular bleeding, especially in women over

30. I would take his advice of a D & C, rule out any irregularities, and go

ahead with a wait and see since you must be approaching menopause. I would

appreciate that he didn't scream " hysterectomy " and actually suggested a wait

and see approach since you don't appear to be anemic.

good luck

[Guest guest]

Hi. I am new at this forum as well.. I am 54 and have had fibroids for

about 25 years. I did have a D and C about 15 years ago to correct heavy

bleeding and that did help. I always said I would not do anything with the

fibroids unless they started bothering me. I am hoping for menopause

soon,and think i may be having signs of this,and then hope the loss of

estrogen will shrink the fibroids...

Recently,my abdomen has been somewhat tender and I seem to have more urgency

to urinate and to go often. As well, i sometimes feel a little nauseous

after eating. Does this sound like fibroid activity?

fibroids....(long)..need information/comments

> Hi I am new to this list and have been lurking for about a week

> reading and trying to learn about fibroids and treatments. I am 53

> years old and still menstrating.Went in for annual exam and told my

> doctor about heavier bleeding and no period for 2 months then a

> period that lasted two weeks on and off. Then three weeks later a

> more normal (for me) period of 7 days ..3 days very heavy. He felt

> my uterus was somewhat enlarged and a pocket near the top that might

> be a tumor. Wonderful.. Then he did a paps smear and an ultrasound

> that had to be done vaginally since my uterus is tipped//retroverted

> backwards and is hard to see the regular way.

>

> He called me tonight...my paps is normal...the ultrasound

> shows " multiple fibroids " but does not say exactly how many, or the

> sizes of same. He said the universal first step assessment is to do

> a D & C and/or endometrial biopsy. I asked him why the D & C and he said

> he is concerned as to why I am still bleeding at 53 yrs old and wants

> to make sure nothing else is wrong. I asked about drug therapy and he

> said he would not use hormome therapy on me at 53. I asked if I was

> anemic (also did bloodwork) and he said no ...12.8 and 37 which he

> says is pretty good.

>

> I am confused...I didnt see (or maybe missed) any references to

> having a D & C done regarding fibroids. I did see references to

> sonograms or MRIS etc Would they be less invasive? I need to think

> about this and go in to his office and talk some more.

>

> Should I go for a second opinion? Is the D & C the right thing to do

> first? When I pushed on the size of the fibroids he said the

> ultrasound said length 8.6 and 6.7 cm (I need to do some math

> conversion!) but did not give a width of them or mention how many.

>

> He said if the D & C did not show anything we would just watch and see

> how much I bleed going forward and manage them. I am such a fraidy

> cat..have never had any surgery.. And right now ... I am very scared!

>

> Would appreciate any comments and/or further questions I should ask.

> Thanks for your help.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'll go along with this - a D & C is minimally invasive procedure and

might help the bleeding, at least for a while. It scrapes out your

uterine lining and sometimes it will take years to build it completely

back up to the former level. While it's thinner you bleed less. It's

usually used as a first step when the goal is to reduce bleeding.

Your fibroid is about the size of an apple - fairly big but not really

huge like some of the people on here. If you're not taking HRT this

will probably eventually pass with menopause. My Mom didn't hit

menopause until 59 but even that's only a few years away for you and

if your fibroid doesn't grow too fast and as long as things don't get

worse you may want to just wait this out.

In answer to 's question - yes, I had all those symptoms too. As

well as the heavy bleeding, infertility, pretty much the works. Even

so, if I wasn't under 40 I would have just lived with them but I could

see that it wasn't going away any time soon so I had a myomectomy in

March that resolved all my problems.

Good Luck,

DeAnn

> Hi. I am new at this forum as well.. I am 54 and have had fibroids

for

> about 25 years. I did have a D and C about 15 years ago to correct

heavy

> bleeding and that did help. I always said I would not do anything

with the

> fibroids unless they started bothering me. I am hoping for

menopause

> soon,and think i may be having signs of this,and then hope the loss

of

> estrogen will shrink the fibroids...

> Recently,my abdomen has been somewhat tender and I seem to have more

urgency

> to urinate and to go often. As well, i sometimes feel a little

nauseous

> after eating. Does this sound like fibroid activity?

> fibroids....(long)..need

information/comments

>

>

> > Hi I am new to this list and have been lurking for about a week

> > reading and trying to learn about fibroids and treatments. I am

53

> > years old and still menstrating.Went in for annual exam and told

my

> > doctor about heavier bleeding and no period for 2 months then a

> > period that lasted two weeks on and off. Then three weeks later a

> > more normal (for me) period of 7 days ..3 days very heavy. He

felt

> > my uterus was somewhat enlarged and a pocket near the top that

might

> > be a tumor. Wonderful.. Then he did a paps smear and an

ultrasound

> > that had to be done vaginally since my uterus is

tipped//retroverted

> > backwards and is hard to see the regular way.

> >

> > He called me tonight...my paps is normal...the ultrasound

> > shows " multiple fibroids " but does not say exactly how many, or

the

> > sizes of same. He said the universal first step assessment is to

do

> > a D & C and/or endometrial biopsy. I asked him why the D & C and he

said

> > he is concerned as to why I am still bleeding at 53 yrs old and

wants

> > to make sure nothing else is wrong. I asked about drug therapy and

he

> > said he would not use hormome therapy on me at 53. I asked if I

was

> > anemic (also did bloodwork) and he said no ...12.8 and 37 which he

> > says is pretty good.

> >

> > I am confused...I didnt see (or maybe missed) any references to

> > having a D & C done regarding fibroids. I did see references to

> > sonograms or MRIS etc Would they be less invasive? I need to

think

> > about this and go in to his office and talk some more.

> >

> > Should I go for a second opinion? Is the D & C the right thing to

do

> > first? When I pushed on the size of the fibroids he said the

> > ultrasound said length 8.6 and 6.7 cm (I need to do some math

> > conversion!) but did not give a width of them or mention how many.

> >

> > He said if the D & C did not show anything we would just watch and

see

> > how much I bleed going forward and manage them. I am such a

fraidy

> > cat..have never had any surgery.. And right now ... I am very

scared!

> >

> > Would appreciate any comments and/or further questions I should

ask.

> > Thanks for your help.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >