WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2008: Re: FIBROIDS: Fybroids. What to do ???

Re: FIBROIDS: Fybroids. What to do ???

From: Professor Galal Lotfi (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:16:44 -0500 (CDT)

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As long as you did not have children; at your age, no matter what s the situation, every effort should be done to keep the uterus. Your problems are with fibroids, so you doctor should do all what he can to remove just the fibroids and you try for pregnancy afterwards. At Fri, 10 Oct 2008, Coolcat wrote: >
>I am down for a hysterectomy in January and really dont want one unless
>I genuinly can't have more children.
>
>I am 38 but have had 10 miscarriages to include a ruptured ectopic so
>far, and have had fibroids for years. Recently I have had so much
>trouble and they are now so big they have to go.
>
>I feel I am being pushed into a Hysterectomy not only by the
>professionals but my family as well. I have just went onto Goserelin
>from provera as Pain & bleeding are so severe. I did have dye pushed
>through my remaining falopian tube years back which I was told should
>unblock it. My consultant (who I do have faith in) said that he felt a
>hysterectomy was really the way to go but I haven't had the opportunity
>to discuss this properly with him and it turns out I wont see him again
>until the op. My GP has seen the state I have been in and I cant seem
>to get past him to get to my consultant.......and he is the good doctor
>in the practice - the rest are COMPLETELY usless in my experience
>
>My quandry is: given my history should I have the hysterectomy or should
>I have just have the fibriods removed, see what happens and risk having
>to go through it all again in the near future with a hysterectomy
>anyway.
>
>If there is any chance of me holding onto a pregnancy then it would be
>worth it but if not then I would be OK with the Hysterectomy. I am Very
>Very confused right now and dont know what to do. I would appreciate
>any input from anyone. Sorry to waffle and I hope this makes sense....
>I Know what I mean

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