Fibroids OB/GYN wants permission to remove everything!

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I just wanted to update you ladies. I started looking into UFE. I found that there are several things I can use to block off the artery and it is looking more appealing to me even than myomectomy (which I was dead set on). I found a new hospital and I am in the process of getting a new doctor.I still have to check out the insurances but at least I am starting to find people that will give me options to hysterectomy.

KimJon

My take on this: GET A SECOND OPINION, especially if you want to have children (or more children if you've already had).

I had at least 23 fibroids (I think the doctor stopped counting after a while), which were pretty much taking over my abdomen. Most of them were extremely large and in a huge mass in the front. My uterus was so much larger than it should've been and my poor bladder was getting squished as a result. I was officially deemed one of the worst fibroid cases that my OBGYN had seen.

I went into the hospital for a myomectomy, though I was fully prepared (just in case) to allow the doctor to remove my uterus if saving it wasn't an option (though I would've been devastated). Fortunately, my surgeon was WONDERFUL. It was a complicated, lengthy surgery but he saved my uterus and I fear that if my doctor wasn't so great and experienced, that a lesser surgron would've given up and removed it.

It's all about finding the right doctor. I do not believe that a hysterectomy should be your only option and if your doctor is telling you that, then it's best that you tell this one to take a hike.

I would get a second opinion before moving forward with what this doctor is recommending.

Hello all, just updating. I went to see Dr. number three. She suggested UFE.

I am going to see the radiologist as soon as possible I will post again to see what the doctor says.

She also said that she absolutely did not want to do a myomectomy because she was concerned about scar tissue wrapping around other organs. She thought that I would be disappointed with the results of a myomectomy. Even the first two doctors didn’t say that. my belly is the size of a six month pregnancy.

My major concerns are the size of my fibroid and the material they use when doing a procedure, since it will have to be in my body permanently. I’ll be asking the radiologist about that what I see when I go to my next appointment.

Any comments especially anything anyone could suggest me asking the radiologist would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

I finally saw a radiologist for UFE. He said he uses polyvinyl alcohol and metal coils to stop the blood supply to the uterus. I was wondering if anybody had any trouble with the metal coils after UFE?

I would definitely get a second opinion. If the fibroid can be removed without your uterus having to be removed, then I wouldn't stick with a pushy surgeon who wants to take out everything. I had 23 fibroids (many of them quite large) and my doctor still managed to save my uterus. I have a feeling yours can be saved as well.

I was wondering if you're still using the progesterone cream?