Laparoscopy v/s Open Surgery - guidance please

I have a 6 cm intramural submucosal fibroid.  You can still have kids with this kind.  Also there is much larger fibroids than ours.  Some can be 22 cm or higher.  I am trying to heal mine with Amanda Leto's fibroid miracle book.  She guarantees 100 percent or your money back that it will shrink and possibly eliminate the fibroid in three months.  She gives you herbs and foods for pain and for estrogen elimination that causes the fibroid.  So far my pain is minimal compared to what it used to be.  I am only on week 1.  So many people have wrote in that there fibroids has shrunk to nothing and they didn't need any kind of surgery.  Amanda had fibroids her self.  She struggled for years but now she has come up with a great program.  I am hoping this works as I don't do well with surgery. 

Get a doctor who has years of experience& a track record with patients on laparoscopy. the main difference besides the technicalities of the approach and required skill is the downtime.

Hi Avani1985. I had really large fibroids both around 8-12 cm and they were pretty high up, one extended to my liver. My uterus was about 26-28 wk. I opted for a less invasive procedure and something that would not cause too much trauma on my uterus. I too would love children some day. I recently had the Acessa procedure done on July 12, 2018. It uses radiofrequency ablation (i.e. heat) to destroy only the fibroids, shrinking them over time. The uterus remains intact. I'm already noticing differences with my symptoms and excited for the results I'll continue to have.

I would say a less invasive rout would be most ideal.

All the best

I heard it is as good as abdominal myomectomy with way less downtime if you qualify. Key is to find a surgeon who has done several hundred or thousands and can answer straight questions about their success & complication rate.

You can do both type s if you have a good surgeon. The benefit of open abdominal Is that the doctor can see small ones that are not visible via imaging and remove them. Also, the doc Can visually check your ovaries and uterus while in there. Laparoscope myomectomy reduces your recovery time. However the surgeon Can miss small fibroids, and damage your other organs on the way there. the key is for youto find a surgeon with lots of experience and no complications. You should do this for both types of surgery.

The least invasive route is always ideal, however, it depends on the severity of your fibroids. In my case, by the time the fibroids were discovered, I had at least 23 of them and many were quite large. My uterus was so much bigger than it should've been and the fibroids were essentially taking over my abdomen. An open myomectomy or a hysterectomy (if I didn't want children) were my only choices. If yours are less severe, then hopefully laparoscopic surgery is an option. Make sure your doctor thoroughly reviews your sonogram and/or MRI with you. And make sure you find a good surgeon!

Hi Im scheduled for a laparoscopic on June 3. please tell what type of surgery you had done and what was your experience