RE: one large 9.3 cm fibroid

[Guest guest]

Most of your posts suggest UAE or abdominal myo or vaginal if possible but

isn't UAE appropriate for women who severely bleed ? I was diagnosed with

a 5.8 cm fibroid - posterior - no pain, no cramps,no heavy bleeding, no back

aches. I attribute this mostly to working out at least 4x a week (at times

2 hours a day), yoga and pilates. I have also changed my diet, increased my

veggie and fruit intake - less meat and more fish. HOwever, I feel that I my

abdominal area is starting to show more and more - perhaps due to the

fibroid ? MY main concern is the size of my fibroid - should I still take

the " wait and see " attitude ? I feel that UAE is not appropriate for my

condition because I am not a heavy bleeder. It seems that abdominal myo is

my only choice - but my doctor said we should continue monitoring the

fibroid and not to touch it because if I decide to operate, the chances of

it growing again is very high. What do you guys think ?

Nida

[Guest guest]

? I feel that UAE is not appropriate for my

> condition because I am not a heavy bleeder.

UAE is not just for heavy bleeding. Many women have relief from bulk

symptoms after UAE. In fact my gyn thought that UAE was most

suitable for women with large fibroids - not my 3 cm submucousal that

was causing heavy bleeding. There is a lot of misinformation out

there about UAE, and most gyns - even those like mine who will refer

for UAE - don't know much about it.

[Guest guest]

I have two fibroids, one is 6cm and the other (discovered through MRI) is

3cm. My symptoms were bloating, back ache, leg pain (standing and sitting for

long periods of time) growing abdomen (pregnant looking) and a little

spotting. I too am not a bleeder. My doctor wanted to wait and see, but this

can take away many options that you could have by making an early decision. I

decided on UAE and just had the procedure done on Aug 14th. I'm feeling

great, everyone at work noticed that my clothes have loosened up and said I

look like I've lost weight. My bloat is gone and so is all the swelling.

gosh, my skin isn't tight anymore. I haven't had a period yet, but I'm

waiting to see. My gyne didn't approve of this procedure but I feel like

myself again. After 6mo. I go back for an MRI and we will see the results on

film. It's a very personnal decision but do weigh your all of your options. I

didn't want to be cut on and that also causes scar tissue which is something

to think about.

Good Luck,

Pat