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you think it'd be that simple but apparently it will make me go in to menopause which will then cause my As ( back prob) to flare up.plus Endo is all over now so will grow more as the hrt feeds it!!!!!
 
well I'll pray that the treatment works and you get some relief :(
 
thanks hun im hoping as well.I'm going to try herbal things and a new diet.Congrats again xxxxx
 
congrats on your :bfp:

Eoz, :hugs: Im so sorry for what you're having to go through :hugs: sending you lots of hugs :hugs: :hugs: :hugs: :hugs: :hugs: :hugs:
 
Eoz, I'm so sorry hun. I really hope this treatment helps you. Could you put a complaint in to your dr about having your uterus removed when they could have removed your roidy? or is that wishful thinking? Please keep us updated on how things are going for you.

Lauren, huge congrats to you. I hope your not too shattered. I'm feeling exhausted at the moment.
 
Update: I had my 1st official appt where they asked me a bunch of questions and what not. Also I had another ultrasound for the fibroids. And I feel so much better. I guess mine are all on the "wall" :shrug: ....she said its a good thing and even drew me a picture to show me where all mine are located. She said they should not impact my pregnancy. I just may appear bigger than normal and I should be able to have a vaginal birth.
 
That's great news Army! The roids can either be on the outside of the uterus (like mine), on the inside, or within the wall...which is sounds like yours are. She's probably saying that's good because it won't interfere with the placenta...yay!

I definitely looked big for my dates in the beginning!

Congrats on the news!
 
That's great news Armywife. Throughout my pregnancy with my dd I measured 2 weeks ahead and at my last mw appt last week My mw said I was measuring larger again, by 2 weeks. I can't say I'm not surprised and was expecting this and said so.
 
Any gals around who are experiencing fibroids in their first or second tri?
 
Hi Gia,
I wish I could say "me!!!", but I just had a miscarriage 2 weeks ago at almost 3 months :(
NOT fibroid related...don't worry

Even so, the girls here can answer lots of questions. Hope everything is going well!

PS. girls...I had a miscarriage :( cry. And my husband was/is in Poland when it happened. Oh and I hemorrhaged severely. He comes home this week, thank God.

I hope you all are doing well. xxxx
 
Unfortunately I suffered a miscarriage during the 2nd Trimester which ended up being Fibroids related. When I went for my 12 week scan baby was doing fine but the sonographer detected that I had a fibroid that was 7cm which was highly degenerative. I was extremely worried and I didn't find her helpful. All she said was that it would cause me pain,told me not to worry about it and gave me some notes to take to my GP.

A few weeks after the scan I ended up with a dull achy pain which I found out were contractions. I got to the hospital and I was scanned and baby was doing good. I was told that they detected fibroids and was to come in a few days later for another scan. 24 hrs later my waters broke and I miscarried

I had a baby boy and I was absolutely devastated.

Now I am left in limbo. The hospital keep reassuring me that women have successful pregnancies with fibroids. But to be honest how can I feel reassured when it was Fibroids in the 1st place that caused me to miscarry.

I want the Fibroids taken out before I think of conceiving again, but the hospital are saying that I should think about not going through the procedure and will just scan me regularly.

I'm so fed up and don't know what to do. Has anyone gone through surgery to get rid of fibroids or has a fibroid caused anyone to miscarry?
 
Lorraine, I'm so sorry to hear this...so are they 100% sure it was the fibroid? I did hear that a degenerating fibroid can cause contractions.

My cousin had her fibroids removed because she was having difficulty getting pregnant. After the removal she had a normal pregnancy/birth.

The one thing my OB told me, which I do agree with, is that if the fibroids are embedded in the uterine wall, taking them out can cause more harm because they may disrupt the integrity of the uterus. For large fibroids that are on a stalk...there is a new treatment where they basically inject something into it to make it die...and that doesn't effect the uterus. or if it's on a stalk, they can tie it off pretty safely. I guess it just depends on what your fibroid looks like.

I think that more often than not, women have normal pregnancies with fibroids. I totally understand your situation though...I would also be hesitant to go through all that again, it's devastating. Especially since you were so far along. I will never know if my fibroid had anything to do with my miscarriage...I'm just going to try again and hope it goes better next time.

Again, I'm so sorry for your loss.
 
Lauren10- I am so so very sorry for your loss.

Lorraine137- Thank you for sharing your heartbreaking story. That must have been devastating for you and I hope you are doing well.


I went yesterday for my NT scan at 12w5d and afterwards while meeting with my OB he noticed I was measuring about a month ahead (not by u/s, those dates are accurate, but by fundal height) He took a look at my scan and noticed my fibroids have almost doubled in size in the last month, causing me to look larger than 12w5d. Has anyone heard of fibroids making you look larger than you should be? Of course I immediately think Im farther along when he told me that...Also, I am older (40) and never thought I would be able to conceive because of endometriosis years ago...And now with the fibroids I am really quite nervous.

My OB wants to see me again in 4 weeks to monitor them and at this point I feel so helpless and nervous. Thanks for sharing your stories.
 
Hi Gia,

oh yes!! In the very beginning I was measuring 10 weeks when I was only 5 weeks...then, my uterus size eventually overtook the fibroid size. They do grow when you're pregnant, from the hormones.

Pretty much the whole pregnancy, my fundal height measured further along than I was. The fibroid was on the fundus..until...it moved!!! and overnight at around 30+ weeks, my fundal height dropped a few weeks!! But really it was just the roid causing confusion. It was completely harmless even though I hated it. Ignore the measurements and just go by what's on the ultrasound.

do you know where the fibroids lie? inside, outside, in the wall, on a stalk...etc?
 
Thanks Lauren

Its been a hard and difficult few months, but just taking each day as it comes. My mother had fibroids and had them removed after having her 3 children. The hospital are quite reluctant to remove mine as they said I had no problems in getting pregnant in the 1st instance, and also that I haven't had any children as yet. They think fibroids should be left alone and at the moment I have been in and out of hospital as they are monitoring the size to see if its getting bigger.

They have also detected a 2nd fibroid. The 1st one is on the womb itself.

They have 100% confirmed this as I had various tests. There was no abnormalities with the baby. Blood tests/Urine tests were fine. Unfortunately the Fibroid was degenerating which caused the contractions and my waters to burst.Just wished they had kept me in overnight rather than sending me home as it all happened so suddenly over 24 hrs.
My baby would have been 3 weeks old now :cry:

My mother is adamant I get the fibroids removed as she has a feeling it could happen again if I get pregnant. Will speak with the hospital again as can't afford to get further along any future pregnancy with the same thing happening again
 
Oh Lorraine I'm so sorry! Hearing that your baby was fine...that makes it that much more devastating :(

Where do you live? I think that will be a very personal choice, but I have to say that I'd probably be with you in wanting to have them removed since you are very sure it was the cause. If I knew for sure it was my fibroid...it would be coming out!!! It sounds like the fibroid degenerated because the uterus was winning the battle for blood supply.

You should get a referral to a specialist...someone who has lots of experience with the latest methods and who has removed LOTS of them. At least then you might trust that opinion more. An opinion from just a regular OB wouldn't do for me. Keep fighting!
 
lauren10 said:
Hi Gia,

oh yes!! In the very beginning I was measuring 10 weeks when I was only 5 weeks...then, my uterus size eventually overtook the fibroid size. They do grow when you're pregnant, from the hormones.

Pretty much the whole pregnancy, my fundal height measured further along than I was. The fibroid was on the fundus..until...it moved!!! and overnight at around 30+ weeks, my fundal height dropped a few weeks!! But really it was just the roid causing confusion. It was completely harmless even though I hated it. Ignore the measurements and just go by what's on the ultrasound.

do you know where the fibroids lie? inside, outside, in the wall, on a stalk...etc?
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Thanks so much Lauren. I do not know where they are exactly, I was a little upset at my appt and at the time didn't ask all of the questions I should have. I have a message in to my doctor and that is one of the questions I am going to ask. :hugs: BTW: Im originally from Boston as well!
 
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