A question on recurrence of the fibroids?

Hi Doctor,
thanks for your help. Please help me with one more query.
As you know I am very young(only 24) to have this diease, doesn’t that make recurrence of diease much more likely in my case.Evenif, all the present tumors are treated, new can always occur as they occur at the first place.
I am having a kind of fear that I will go on suffering from this problem entire my life and can never enjoy normal life.
Please also tell me,Does having this diease indicate that I can suffer from many more reproductive diseases, even breast cancer and cancer of uterus??
This diease has come to me as a surprise.I have a big family with three real sisters, 15 cousin sisters, and none has ever suffered from this type of a problem.Then, how come it occurred to me, and that too so early in my life???
Please help…
Thanks again..
Mandy.

Dear Mandy-
Having fibroid tumors does not mean you will suffer from other female disorders…they are independent of each other.
There is always the chance that more fibroids will grow…this is why it is imperative that your surgeon be as thorough as possible when performing your surgery. If any tumors are purposely left behind, either due to location or size, your disease will progress even more.Our FAS procedure is very thorough..and will not intentionally leave any tumors..we have taken out 138 tumors from one patient in order to help her save her uterus. Her tumors were smaller than a pea!!
Especially at your young age…it is critical to remove the fibroids. The longer you wait the more the disease will grow and spread.

I AM A 34 YEAR OLD FEMALE WITH 3 FIBROID TUMORS,I’VE DEALT WITH THESE TUMORS FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS EVERY DR THAT I HAVE SEEN HAS TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD LEAVE THEM(TUMORS)IF THEY ARE NOT BOTHERING ME. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANOTHER BABY BUT I AM AFRAID OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN. CAN YOU PLEASE CLEAR THESE UP FOR ME AND LET ME KNOW IF I SHOULD CONSIDER HAVING THESE TUMORS REMOVED?

Dear Sheila-
We completely disagree with your doctors opinion….the longer you allow fibroids to remain in the body, the larger they become and the more they spread. Eventually most women that follow that “wait and see” philosophy end up with a hysterectomy.
We recommend fibroids be removed, and the sooner the better.
Many women carry children to term with fibroids…the ability to get pregnant and maintain the pregnancy will be dependent on the size and location of your tumors.