Fibroid Removal During CS?

amjon · Apr 17th, 2012, 21:05 PM

Has anyone had fibroids removed during your CS? I just found out I have a couple of fibroids. If I do end up with a CS I would prefer they are just taken out then as I'll already be opened up. Has anyone had a doctor that was willing to do this?

loopy82 · Apr 19th, 2012, 17:33 PM

If they're not causing you problems and you want to have more children they will probably advise you not to have them removed. I don't have any fibroids but my friend has one which grew massively while she was pregnant, she ended up having a section which was nothing to do with the fibroid but they didn't remove it. She had lots of problems after and was admitted to hospital because of the pain a couple of times but the consultants still advised her not to have it removed due to the risk of a hysterectomy being needed and to wait and see if it settled down. It did at around 6 months and she just knows now that if she has another baby she may have to go through it again x

klsltsp · Apr 22nd, 2012, 06:22 AM

I asked my doc and he said he wouldn't touch them. He said during pregnancy there is added blood flow to the fibroids an trying to take them out could cause you to bleed a lot and then the only possible way to stop the bleeding would be a hysterectomy!! I said okay don't touch it!!!! haha I never knew that I had one before my first pregnancy, I never had any symptoms or problems with it. Then 5 yrs later I got pregnant again (now) and I still have the same fibroid but it's twice the size this time (6 cm) but again no problems.

good luck.

PGS · Aug 12th, 2012, 17:25 PM

hey Klsltsp,

Congrats on your second pregnancy... hope all goes well for u

can u tell me where is the fibroid located? i myself have a large subucosal fibroid and comtemplating for a surgery before TTC.

Apr 17th, 2012, 21:05 PM	#1
amjon Other BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: United States Posts: 5,831	Fibroid Removal During CS? Has anyone had fibroids removed during your CS? I just found out I have a couple of fibroids. If I do end up with a CS I would prefer they are just taken out then as I'll already be opened up. Has anyone had a doctor that was willing to do this?

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Apr 19th, 2012, 17:33 PM	#2
loopy82 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 803	If they're not causing you problems and you want to have more children they will probably advise you not to have them removed. I don't have any fibroids but my friend has one which grew massively while she was pregnant, she ended up having a section which was nothing to do with the fibroid but they didn't remove it. She had lots of problems after and was admitted to hospital because of the pain a couple of times but the consultants still advised her not to have it removed due to the risk of a hysterectomy being needed and to wait and see if it settled down. It did at around 6 months and she just knows now that if she has another baby she may have to go through it again x

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Apr 22nd, 2012, 06:22 AM	#3
klsltsp Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 417	I asked my doc and he said he wouldn't touch them. He said during pregnancy there is added blood flow to the fibroids an trying to take them out could cause you to bleed a lot and then the only possible way to stop the bleeding would be a hysterectomy!! I said okay don't touch it!!!! haha I never knew that I had one before my first pregnancy, I never had any symptoms or problems with it. Then 5 yrs later I got pregnant again (now) and I still have the same fibroid but it's twice the size this time (6 cm) but again no problems. good luck.

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PGS Waiting To Try (WTT) New BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 6	hey Klsltsp, Congrats on your second pregnancy... hope all goes well for u can u tell me where is the fibroid located? i myself have a large subucosal fibroid and comtemplating for a surgery before TTC.

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