Fibroid removal

[Anonymous]

If you had a (ideally intermural) fibroid removed surgically, how big was it and how long did it take you to heal? I’m scared to death mine is too big and the surgeon will say the only option is hysterectomy. (It’s about the size of a baseball, in the back wall of my uterus)

[Anonymous]

I had a 9cm fibroid removed via laproscopic surgery; the healing took about 2 months, even though it is not open surgery it is still very painful and I was out of work for 2 weeks. Good Luck!

[Anonymous]

I had a fibroid removed the size of a baseball as well as many, many smaller ones. I had open surgery because that was recommended for me to later carry a pregnancy (which I did, twice).

[Anonymous]

I had a large one out in 1999 that was also embedded in the uterine wall. I think I was out of work for 3 weeks or so -- I had regular surgery, not laparoscopic. I didn't try to have a baby for years afterwards, but when I did get pregnant, I did have a c-section, because for the sake of birth, you will have had the equivalent of a c-section and it's going to depend on what they had to cut and in what direction.

You tell your doctor that your desire is to preserve your fertility.

[Anonymous]

I had the surgery through my belly button. I was out of work for three weeks. Took me about two months to heal. I did not try to get pregnant for several years (3) to heal. I did have a vaginal birth but had a VBAC. My first son was an emergency c-section. My life changed so dramatically for the better after the fibroid surgery! After I had my sons, I also got an IUD and I have no more heavy periods or bleeding. I don't eat ice, I don't bleed through my clothes, bleed after sex, am freezing and tired all the time. My husband said I was like a totally different person!

I got pregnant very easily, the same month I went off BC or had my IUD removed. I had my surgery at GW. Highly recommend. Had my babies there too because they understood my history of fibroids. Mine were very large, the size of two large baseballs. I bleed all month long.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had a large one out in 1999 that was also embedded in the uterine wall. I think I was out of work for 3 weeks or so -- I had regular surgery, not laparoscopic. I didn't try to have a baby for years afterwards, but when I did get pregnant, I did have a c-section, because for the sake of birth, you will have had the equivalent of a c-section and it's going to depend on what they had to cut and in what direction.

You tell your doctor that your desire is to preserve your fertility.

PP- We’re almost twins.
At age 33, I had a myomectomy in 1999 where an 8 cm fibroid along with other smaller ones were embedded in the wall. Like yours, PP, it was in the back wall. I got pregnant on my first try, 3 months after the removal. I also had to have a scheduled c-section because the incision into the uterine wall compromised its ability to stay in tact during labor.

We were all on the same page that a hysterectomy was not an option.

[Anonymous]

I had a myomectomy for the removal of several intramural and submucosal fibroids, in preparation for trying for a baby. They did an open incision instead of laparoscopy and removed almost 2 pounds of fibroids. I took 4 weeks off work but felt almost normal by week 3.

[Anonymous]

OP here: all of theses stories are making me feel so much better! I have two children but would like more and lost a pregnancy this summer to a hematoma, then had to have five units of blood transfused and iron infusions for a month. So I think the writing is on the wall to get that thing OUT.

Now if only the surgeon my RE recommended could see me before March...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here: all of theses stories are making me feel so much better! I have two children but would like more and lost a pregnancy this summer to a hematoma, then had to have five units of blood transfused and iron infusions for a month. So I think the writing is on the wall to get that thing OUT.

Now if only the surgeon my RE recommended could see me before March...

Why do you need to see a “surgeon?” A good OB/GYN should be able to do this easily. They are trained to do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here: all of theses stories are making me feel so much better! I have two children but would like more and lost a pregnancy this summer to a hematoma, then had to have five units of blood transfused and iron infusions for a month. So I think the writing is on the wall to get that thing OUT.

Now if only the surgeon my RE recommended could see me before March...

Why do you need to see a “surgeon?” A good OB/GYN should be able to do this easily. They are trained to do this.

Because of its size (a bit bigger than a baseball) and location in the back wall of my uterus, a pelvic surgeon is required.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you had a (ideally intermural) fibroid removed surgically, how big was it and how long did it take you to heal? I’m scared to death mine is too big and the surgeon will say the only option is hysterectomy. (It’s about the size of a baseball, in the back wall of my uterus)

I had a 1, 10cm intramural fibroid at 45. No complications during or after myomectomy. Dr. Annette Bicher, gynecologic oncologist at Inova Fairfax. She is THE ABSOLUTE BEST. If it can be done and maintain your uterus, she can do it. My regular gyn is impressed by how unnoticeable her incision was. I used a cell saver, to ensure that I would receive no transfusions of anyone else's blood but my own. 6 weeks recovery. Had an HSG shortly after, no blockages. Still coming on my period like clockwork at 48. Everything is functioning normally down there, thanks to Dr. Bicher. And Inova treated me absolutely wonderfully afterwords.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you had a (ideally intermural) fibroid removed surgically, how big was it and how long did it take you to heal? I’m scared to death mine is too big and the surgeon will say the only option is hysterectomy. (It’s about the size of a baseball, in the back wall of my uterus)

I had a 1, 10cm intramural fibroid at 45. No complications during or after myomectomy. Dr. Annette Bicher, gynecologic oncologist at Inova Fairfax. She is THE ABSOLUTE BEST. If it can be done and maintain your uterus, she can do it. My regular gyn is impressed by how unnoticeable her incision was. I used a cell saver, to ensure that I would receive no transfusions of anyone else's blood but my own. 6 weeks recovery. Had an HSG shortly after, no blockages. Still coming on my period like clockwork at 48. Everything is functioning normally down there, thanks to Dr. Bicher. And Inova treated me absolutely wonderfully afterwords.

I actually had a hysterectomy so clearly not the same situation at all as you, but wanted to say that I used the same practice that Dr. Bicher is with (different surgeon, though) and was very happy with the practice and the hospital.

[Anonymous]

I saw Cheri Marfori for the removal of a very large fibroid that was distorting the cavity and preventing pregnancy. I carried to term after a recovery period.