WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 2003: Re: Effects and management of degenerating fibroid?

Re: Effects and management of degenerating fibroid?

From: Alex (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:21:45 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 14 Feb 2003, Avalon wrote: >
>Me again... Went to my gynecologist yesterday specifically to
>investigate right sided abdominal-pelvic-lower back pain that I've had
>for six or eight weeks now. (Background: I am 50 years old, no periods
>for almost seven months, endometriosis, recurrent fibroids, irritable
>bowel.)
>
>I usually am uneasy about massaging or exploring my abdomen but on
>Monday, after I made the appointment, I palpated the area more
>aggressively. The following day the pelvic pain was much better, the
>back pain was also ameliorated, and I had a bit of yellowish brown
>discharge. I wondered if I had broken a cyst. But the ultrasound
>finding was that I have cystic degeneration of a fibroid on the right
>side, and prodding it seemed to reproduce the pain, more or less. I
>guess this is a new development since my last ultrasound in November.
>
>I am also very tender, superficially, directly over the right iliac
>crest (hip bone). My doctor was skeptical of any connection, but it
>seems an odd coincidence, no? Could a degenerating fibroid perhaps cause
>inflammation in neighboring skeletal tissue?
>
>I am worried about the possibility of infection either now or later in
>this degenerating fibroid. Does anyone have any tips for guarding
>against this, and/or for preventing degeneration of other fibroids? Does
>exercise help?
>
>Thanks for reading,
>
>--
>Avalon

>Avalon,

Fibroids degenerate when they outgrow their blood supply- you can't guard against or prevent it. I've had several degenerated and calcified fibroids (have since had a hysterectomy).My impression is that they generally cause severe pain while degenerating, not after; however, they could still put pressure on surrounding areas. (I agree with your doctor- probably not over the hip bone.) There is a risk of infection, but I don't think it's very high (not a doctor, however)

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