Re: Has anybody seen this post of mine? Doesn't anybody have any advice???

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rain dancer wrote:

>

> > Dear listmembers,

> >

> > Throwing this out to the group to see if someone out there can give

> > me some advice as to what to do or expect.

> >

> > Since my myo, I've been relieved of the in-between-periods bleeding

> > that used to plague me (and make me anemic) before the myo. The

> > fibroid was HUGE - 20cms and also two other small ones on the wall

> of

> > the uterus. He didn't have to cut open the uterus and the post-

> > surgery diagnosis was excellent. He took out all three fibroids and

> > didn't see any other. The surgery was on 19th september and I

> > experiencing clotty and painful bleeding right afterward for about

> > five-seven days. No bleeding in between but lots of discharge.

> Then,

> > on the 20th of october, I started a period which was horrific. lots

> > of bleeding and very liquid stuff; so much so that I spent a whole

> > night in the bathroom. after that, all was okay for another month.

> > some discharge but not as much as before. then, on the 26th of

> > november I had another similar heavy period. I went back to the

> > doctor in early december and they did an ultrasound and all seemed

> > okay: no fibroids and ovaries and uterus were back to normal size.

> He

> > actually said that he was very pleased with my recovery. But

> because

> > of the bleeding, he also did a hormone test and two days ago they

> > came back all okay. No prolapse or premature ovarian failure or

> > thyroid problems. The next thing will be to see what my lining

> looks

> > like on day 4 of my period and then go from there.

> >

> > That's the lowdown. I'm dreading my next period which of course

> will

> > come right in the middle of the holiday season! :-(

> >

> > Anybody have any advice, comments or similar experiences to share?

> > Anybody know of any questions I missed and should be asking the

> > doctor? Could polyps (reading the other thread) cause this kind of

> > bleeding?

> >

> > thanks much.

> >

> > rani.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

rain dancer wrote:

>

> > Dear listmembers,

> >

> > Throwing this out to the group to see if someone out there can give

> > me some advice as to what to do or expect.

> >

> > Since my myo, I've been relieved of the in-between-periods bleeding

> > that used to plague me (and make me anemic) before the myo. The

> > fibroid was HUGE - 20cms and also two other small ones on the wall

> of

> > the uterus. He didn't have to cut open the uterus and the post-

> > surgery diagnosis was excellent. He took out all three fibroids and

> > didn't see any other. The surgery was on 19th september and I

> > experiencing clotty and painful bleeding right afterward for about

> > five-seven days. No bleeding in between but lots of discharge.

> Then,

> > on the 20th of october, I started a period which was horrific. lots

> > of bleeding and very liquid stuff; so much so that I spent a whole

> > night in the bathroom. after that, all was okay for another month.

> > some discharge but not as much as before. then, on the 26th of

> > november I had another similar heavy period. I went back to the

> > doctor in early december and they did an ultrasound and all seemed

> > okay: no fibroids and ovaries and uterus were back to normal size.

> He

> > actually said that he was very pleased with my recovery. But

> because

> > of the bleeding, he also did a hormone test and two days ago they

> > came back all okay. No prolapse or premature ovarian failure or

> > thyroid problems. The next thing will be to see what my lining

> looks

> > like on day 4 of my period and then go from there.

> >

> > That's the lowdown. I'm dreading my next period which of course

> will

> > come right in the middle of the holiday season! :-(

> >

> > Anybody have any advice, comments or similar experiences to share?

> > Anybody know of any questions I missed and should be asking the

> > doctor? Could polyps (reading the other thread) cause this kind of

> > bleeding?

> >

> > thanks much.

> >

> > rani.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

rain dancer wrote:

>

> > Dear listmembers,

> >

> > Throwing this out to the group to see if someone out there can give

> > me some advice as to what to do or expect.

> >

> > Since my myo, I've been relieved of the in-between-periods bleeding

> > that used to plague me (and make me anemic) before the myo. The

> > fibroid was HUGE - 20cms and also two other small ones on the wall

> of

> > the uterus. He didn't have to cut open the uterus and the post-

> > surgery diagnosis was excellent. He took out all three fibroids and

> > didn't see any other. The surgery was on 19th september and I

> > experiencing clotty and painful bleeding right afterward for about

> > five-seven days. No bleeding in between but lots of discharge.

> Then,

> > on the 20th of october, I started a period which was horrific. lots

> > of bleeding and very liquid stuff; so much so that I spent a whole

> > night in the bathroom. after that, all was okay for another month.

> > some discharge but not as much as before. then, on the 26th of

> > november I had another similar heavy period. I went back to the

> > doctor in early december and they did an ultrasound and all seemed

> > okay: no fibroids and ovaries and uterus were back to normal size.

> He

> > actually said that he was very pleased with my recovery. But

> because

> > of the bleeding, he also did a hormone test and two days ago they

> > came back all okay. No prolapse or premature ovarian failure or

> > thyroid problems. The next thing will be to see what my lining

> looks

> > like on day 4 of my period and then go from there.

> >

> > That's the lowdown. I'm dreading my next period which of course

> will

> > come right in the middle of the holiday season! :-(

> >

> > Anybody have any advice, comments or similar experiences to share?

> > Anybody know of any questions I missed and should be asking the

> > doctor? Could polyps (reading the other thread) cause this kind of

> > bleeding?

> >

> > thanks much.

> >

> > rani.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

rain dancer wrote:

He

> actually said that he was very pleased with my recovery. But

because

> of the bleeding, he also did a hormone test and two days ago

they

> came back all okay.

What does "came back all okay" mean? What kind of hormone test did

your doctor do and what kind of results did he share with you?

> > Anybody know of any questions I missed and

should be asking the

> doctor? Could polyps (reading the other thread) cause this kind

of

> bleeding?

Polyps can indeed cause this kind of bleeding. You stated you had

an ultrasound. Was it transvaginal as well abdominal? Do you

have access to the report?

Carla Dionne

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Hi Bonnie and DeAnn and listmembers,

You know it is so true that we need to rule out any other possible

reason for heavier-than-normal periods and any intermittent bleeding

BEFORE we go into that OR for any fibroid-related surgery. But I had

always thought (and so did the docs) that in my case the bleeding was

due to the fibroid because it was so huge and also don't intramurals

cause bleeding?

The going " theory " is that I may need progesterone to regulate my

cycle. Worse comes to worse, I may need a d & c. Bonnie, a gyny friend

also recommends that I find out whether the RE gave me a d & c while

doing the myo (have a feeling he didn't; but is that de rigueur?) and

also if he looked at the inside of my uterine cavity

hysteroscopically (I had thought he did but now I'm not so sure).

I'll find these out next week. Any other recommendations as to what

questions I should ask?

I've had a complete blood count, yes. It was normal: no infection and

no anemia; a hormone test (more about that in my reply to Carla); and

a transvag ultrasound showing a back-to-normal-size uterus and normal

ovaries. And no fibroids. Right now, the next step is checking my

lining on the 4th day of my periods (yikes! That's like the worst day

for me. I get to spend pretty much the whole day in the bathroom.

Joy!). If that turns out okay and I'm still bleeding like this, then

as Bonnie recommends, I will definitely see someone else.

Emotionally I don't feel so good but I'm trying to look on the bright

side: I'm not bleeding every day of the month any more. But I did

have mid-cycle bleeding this month. Anybody know why that happens?

Any of you have that happen?

Anyway, as I find out more I will keep the list in the loop. Thanks

Bonnie and DeAnn for replying to my mail.

Rani.

> > > Dear listmembers,

> > >

> > > Throwing this out to the group to see if someone out there can

give

> > > me some advice as to what to do or expect.

> > >

> > > Since my myo, I've been relieved of the in-between-periods

bleeding

> > > that used to plague me (and make me anemic) before the myo. The

> > > fibroid was HUGE - 20cms and also two other small ones on the

wall

> > of

> > > the uterus. He didn't have to cut open the uterus and the post-

> > > surgery diagnosis was excellent. He took out all three fibroids

and

> > > didn't see any other. The surgery was on 19th september and I

> > > experiencing clotty and painful bleeding right afterward for

about

> > > five-seven days. No bleeding in between but lots of discharge.

> > Then,

> > > on the 20th of october, I started a period which was horrific.

lots

> > > of bleeding and very liquid stuff; so much so that I spent a

whole

> > > night in the bathroom. after that, all was okay for another

month.

> > > some discharge but not as much as before. then, on the 26th of

> > > november I had another similar heavy period. I went back to the

> > > doctor in early december and they did an ultrasound and all

seemed

> > > okay: no fibroids and ovaries and uterus were back to normal

size.

> > He

> > > actually said that he was very pleased with my recovery. But

> > because

> > > of the bleeding, he also did a hormone test and two days ago

they

> > > came back all okay. No prolapse or premature ovarian failure or

> > > thyroid problems. The next thing will be to see what my lining

> > looks

> > > like on day 4 of my period and then go from there.

> > >

> > > That's the lowdown. I'm dreading my next period which of course

> > will

> > > come right in the middle of the holiday season! :-(

> > >

> > > Anybody have any advice, comments or similar experiences to

share?

> > > Anybody know of any questions I missed and should be asking the

> > > doctor? Could polyps (reading the other thread) cause this kind

of

> > > bleeding?

> > >

> > > thanks much.

> > >

> > > rani.

> >

> >

> >