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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 462542" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>I would DEFINITELY want to get a second opinion. In many cases the benefits of a hysterectomy do outweigh the risks, but your doctor's attitude toward the procedure sounds WAY too cavalier for major surgery.</p><p></p><p>As for things that can be done for fibroids other than a hysterectomy, there are options. too much information-warning, if you're squeamish.</p><p></p><p>I had fibroids which first appeared when I was about 20. My docs monitored them over the years, and by the time I was about 28 I had 2 fibroids that were large enough to cause major trouble -- the size of a watermelon and a grapefruit respectively. Large enough that I stopped getting periods because they were completely blocking my cervix and preventing my body from shedding the lining. </p><p></p><p>The first treatment they tried was Lupron to shrink the fibroids. When that proved unsuccessful, they did a myomectomy: surgical removal of the fibroids, while leaving the uterus, cervix and ovaries intact. There were other treatment options that involved treating the individual fibroids, but mine were too large for anything other than surgery. Since I hadn't yet had children and wanted to have them, I wasn't willing to countenance a hysterectomy and neither was my OB-GYN.</p><p></p><p>I later had issues with a recurrence of the fibroids and heavy bleeding causing anemia and other issues, so I had a hysterectomy at that point. With a family history of women haemorrhaging due to fibroids, in my case it made sense. But it was the last resort, and only after all other treatment options had been exhausted.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The "great reputation" may have come from people who want the convenience-surgery. It doesn't sound like this doctor meets your needs, however good she might be as a practitioner.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 462542, member: 3907"] I would DEFINITELY want to get a second opinion. In many cases the benefits of a hysterectomy do outweigh the risks, but your doctor's attitude toward the procedure sounds WAY too cavalier for major surgery. As for things that can be done for fibroids other than a hysterectomy, there are options. too much information-warning, if you're squeamish. I had fibroids which first appeared when I was about 20. My docs monitored them over the years, and by the time I was about 28 I had 2 fibroids that were large enough to cause major trouble -- the size of a watermelon and a grapefruit respectively. Large enough that I stopped getting periods because they were completely blocking my cervix and preventing my body from shedding the lining. The first treatment they tried was Lupron to shrink the fibroids. When that proved unsuccessful, they did a myomectomy: surgical removal of the fibroids, while leaving the uterus, cervix and ovaries intact. There were other treatment options that involved treating the individual fibroids, but mine were too large for anything other than surgery. Since I hadn't yet had children and wanted to have them, I wasn't willing to countenance a hysterectomy and neither was my OB-GYN. I later had issues with a recurrence of the fibroids and heavy bleeding causing anemia and other issues, so I had a hysterectomy at that point. With a family history of women haemorrhaging due to fibroids, in my case it made sense. But it was the last resort, and only after all other treatment options had been exhausted. The "great reputation" may have come from people who want the convenience-surgery. It doesn't sound like this doctor meets your needs, however good she might be as a practitioner. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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