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Fibroids causing bladder pressure?

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murnaloo
murnaloo

I've had pressure on my bladder for years now. I've been through all of the urological tests and they are always normal. A scan revealed large fibroids that made my uterus = to an 18-week pregnancy. One doctor said a fibroid was causing my urethra to kink, which led to urinary retention. I had uterine fibroid embollisation (UFE) in December, but it did not shrink the fibroids enough. Apparently, I still have one pressing n my bladder. I do not have any complaints about my periods, which is what most women with fibroids complain about (although my fibroids are subserosal).

My symptoms are: intense pressure on my bladder, which gets unbearable before my period and alleviates somewhat at the end of my period; constant feeling that I need to pee (not urgency, though); weak stream; tender to touch lower pelvis sometimes; discharge, but can't tell if it's vaginal or urinary. I DO NOT have burning, urgency, odour.

Does anyone have any experience with bladder symptoms being from fibroids? I am scheduled for a hysterectomy, but am freaking out -- what if this is not caused by my fibroids at all, but instead is some bizarre bladder condition?!

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  • burnetta77578
    burnetta77578 murnaloo

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    Hi Murnaloo, I know you had posted this 2 years ago, but your symptoms of the constant feeling of needing to go to pee with a weak stream and NO burning after peeing or during also I feel pressure on my bladder which makes me feel like peeing all the time. I've been to my doctor and because this is not a urine infection she thinks I am making these symptoms up, so I googled around and I believe that my fibroids ( yes I do have them, I had an ultrasound) are the cause of this really uncomfortable feeling, I'm having broken sleep, its awful. I have emailed my doctor to get her opinion and now waiting.

  • deborah45924
    deborah45924 murnaloo

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    omg you sound exactly like me! pressure on my bladder and swelling. just this week ive started having intense pain in bed. i was up ever hour last night. somedays are worse than others. i now also leak just after a wee so i have to we bend then wipe . its all hard work embarassing at 49 and am constantly aware of smelling 

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