WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2003: Re: large fibroid

Re: large fibroid - options? (drs pls)

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Sun, 31 Aug 2003 22:26:28 -0500 (CDT)

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I mentioned drugs, but the dr. said something about it having died off and that it probably wouldn't shrink it, but he didn't know for sure.

he said he felt the fibroid was engulfing all my female organs and most likely attached to the bladder and my bowels. said something about it may be impossible to save my ovaries if they are attached. even if I took something to shrink would it still be attached?

I have a feeling he's just pitching for a hysterectomy to make it easier since this thing is so big and I'm 37 but still want children. If drugs can't shrink, do big, dying off tumors wrap around ovaries and such in that you can't seperate them? I think that's what he is indicating.

At Sun, 31 Aug 2003, Asem Anwar Moussa MD wrote: >
>At Sun, 31 Aug 2003, libby wrote:
>>
>>Need some advice. I have a large fibroid (makes me look ready to
>>deliver!) Dr. says it's a fibroid that was large, then died off and
>>became cystic/fluid filled.
>>
>>Would a myomectomy work? It's pressing on my kidneys so I need to get it
>>out. Dr. says that it may be stuck to my ovaries and other organs that
>>a hysterectomy is really the only choice after looking at the CT scan.
>>
>>I'm going for second opinion, but would like other opinions. Do you
>>always have to get a full hysterectomy including ovaries if fibroids are
>>that big and engulfing other organs? Do they grow 'onto' other organs
>>like cancer does? If they do, could they separate the tumor from my
>>ovaries? I'm a little concerned because I don't want a hysterectomy
>>'cause I still want kids and have a history of family heart disease.
>
>Did you discuss the issue of using a drug to reduce the size of the
>fibroid before its removal as that leads to shrinking the tumour making
>its removal more easier,also if hysterectomy is the only option ,the
>healthy ovaries would be left as well as the cervix.
>
>--
>Dr:Asem Moussa MD
>Prof.of OB/GYN.
>Alazhar School of Medicine.
>Cairo-Egypt
>Director of the http://www.mewomenhealth.net
>This is for teaching purposes
>

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