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It turns out that I have to have a hysterectomy because an MRI showed that I have a rapidly growing pedunculated fibroids with possibly cancerous cells, but UFE might be OK for you.

Another option could be myomectomy.

I had this full sensation also and was bloated, making me look pregnant. Like you say when eating used to feel SO full.

Post myomectomy i am still swollen due to the surgery.

Can i ask what birth control you are on , as i am debating going onto this as the myomectomy did not go well and a fibroid remained which will probably cause me to bleed heavily and would love to live life with no periods

Like you I was on the pill due to heavy and prolonged periods. I took the pill for 5 months without a break so I would not have a period. I came off them early october and three days later the heaviest and most painfull period of my life started and did not stop for over twenty day. I wasnt just heavy, its was explosive flooding. I wore the largest tampon and pad together and every 20-30 mins they needed changing. I had to carry spare trousers to work because not a day went by when i was lucky enough to wear just the one. I was crying every single day from my misery. On the ultrasound my fibroid measured 4 cm but was in the worst position possible in my uterus and prevented the walls from contracting so I just kept on bleeding.

I saw a surgeon specializing in fiberoid removal via laparoscoy (minimal invasive surgery). I wanted to keep my uterus and also try for a baby in the next year. The only solution to my problem was surgery. He said there are pills available that could partially stop the bleeding and sometimes shrink the fibroid but if I wanted to become pregnant in the near future this method would not be a solution. Also there are other non invasive surgical methods to remove the fiberoid but these could damage my uterus permanently.

I elected fiberoid removal by laparoscopy mid november. I was put on progesterone only pills to stop or lessen the bleeding two weeks prior the surgery. My surgery lasted less than 40 mins, the original fiberoid was in fact 5.5cm and during the surgery they found 5 more fiberoids outside the uterus which were too small for the ultrasound to pick up on and removed those too. The surgey recovery was great, within the hour I managed to use the loo and even eat that same day. I had no affects from the general anesthesia (90% people usually do) and went home after three days. Total recovery time back to normal self was 1 week. I have three 1/2 inch scars, one in my belly button and the other two in my lower bikini area which will probably fade and are not visible when wearing a bikini anyway.

One my two month post surgery follow up, my gyno discovered a new 1.3cm fibroid growing but said it was in a position that should cause no worry. 6 days later I fell pregnant and now 3 months pregnant. On my last ultrasound they could not locate the fibroid. The dr said usually pregnancy causes fiberoids to shrink or disappear.

Thats my story. I highly recommend laparoscopic surgey. I will do it again should these nasty creatures ever return.