Hi ttcb
I had an 8cm fibroid removed in June - I can't remember the exact medical terminology for where it was, but it was inside my womb (not in the wall) and kinda low down....it was taking up most of the available space in there and distorting the shape of my womb.
I had open surgery to have it removed on 21st June. I have been told to wait 3 months before trying to get pregnant, which takes us to mid september ..... unfortunately, I was in need of major cheering up yesterday and Mr Urch knows a really good way of doing that
My fertility monitor has stubbornly been saying low since the surgery, so I thought we'd be ok - but this morning it jumped to Peak - which on month 2, really isn't so good!
They gave me hormone injections in the months leading up to surgery to reduce the size of the fibroid and also to reduce its blood supply - fibroids bleed a lot when they are removed, so the less blood supply they have the better. The hormones induce a temporary menopause (with hot flushes to match!) so it takes a while for your ovaries to kick into life again afterwards.
What surgery they offer you will depend on the size, number and position of your fibroids, but also with what your surgeon feels comfortable to do. the woman in the next bed to me had a 15cm fibroid removed by keyhole, but hers was outside her womb and her surgeon was a keyhole specialist...that said, even with open surgery, I have healed so much quicker than she did (we kept in touch!) So don't despair if they tell you they are doing open surgery xxx