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Re: Large Uterine Fibroid & Limb Movement disorders

From: J.Glenn Bradley MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 9 Jul 1998 09:46:05 -0500 (CDT)


At Wed, 8 Jul 1998, Pj wrote: >
>My Mom has a uterine fibroid the size of an orange. She has no bleeding
>but suffers from chronic low back pain, Restless Leg Syndrome and
>Intermittent Limb Movement Disorder. I saw in my old Medical-Surgical
>Nursing Text book that uterine fibroids can be responsible for disorders
>which arise from the sacral-plexus. Has anyone had similar experiences?

A large fibroid can be associated with pelvic pressure and backache. I have never seen a case asociated with restless leg syndrome nor have I read about it. I have never seen a case of fibroids involving the sacral plexus.

Dr.B




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