WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 1998: Re: Pain and possible fibroid

Re: Pain and possible fibroid

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 31 Jan 1998 13:37:34 -0600 (CST)

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In reply to: Beth: "Pain and possible fibroid"

Yes, a fibroid could be causing your symptoms. There are several mechanisms to explain how it might be casuing pain --1) it could be on a stalk, protruding from the uterus and intermittenltly twisting (we call this "torsion") 2) it could be outgrowing it's blood supply and dying off in the middle ("necrosing" or "degenerating") or 3) it could be putting pressure on your bowels. An ovarian cyst or scar tissue are 2 other gyn possibilities.

Your doctor will be able to give you more information after teh ultrasound.

At Sat, 31 Jan 1998, Beth wrote: >
>For the last 6 weeks, I have had a tender spot in my lower left abdomin
>which sometimes spreads out and causes some pain. The pain started
>after I missed a period (the first time ever when I was not pregnant)
>and has continued since then. I have had one normal period during this
>period and may be on the verge of missing another (it is due about now
>and I have none of my normal pre-period symptoms.)
>
>I have been to my internist who did some blood work (all came back
>normal) and a sigmodoscopy, which showed absolutely no problems.
>
>Yesterday I had a conization for recurrent abnormal pap smears (not as a
>treatment, but as a diagnostic tool). My gyn. did an internal pelvic
>and found my uterus was enlarged and said I had a fibroid tumor. After
>my four week post-cone check-up, he will do an ultra-sound to check out
>the fibroid.
>
>My question - I have read the postings in this forum and several
>articles, but none talk about the kind of pain or tenderness I have been
>experiencing. (These are my only symptoms). Could a fibroid be the
>source? If not, what more should I be doing. I can certainly live with
>this pain, but just want to know what it is.
>
>--
>Beth
>

--
Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

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