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chillous |
Hi my name is Rachelle and I’m 32 years old. I had an myomectomy in October last year with one huge fibroid, as big as a watermelon. I’m African American, why are they more common in my race? And are they heriditary? And what causes fibroids to reoccurr? |
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Dr. del Junco Jr. (Doctor) |
Dear Rachelle- |
Scheduled Partial Hysterectomy – Help!
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Barbara Rizzo-Hallebach |
Dr. DelJunco, |
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Dr. del Junco Jr. (Doctor) |
Dear Barbara- |
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Michaela |
Dear Barbara: I am also 45 and have undergone FAS in March. I posted this message so that you know you are NOT alone in this quest – to the contrary. If you read some of my posts on this BB you’ll see that I am extremely happy with the results. Look under “Greetings” an “FAS – My second look”. I am also a member of a new support group on fibroids at onelist.com. You’ll find more details there too. Hope this helps – you may be independent-minded, like yours truly, but it’s nice to know someone else has been down the path and glad to have done it! Best of luck, |
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Dolores |
Dr. del Junco Jr, Thank you, |
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Dr. del Junco Jr. (Doctor) |
Dear Dolores- |
I have been diagnosed with fibroids and am scheduled for a hysterectomy in the near future
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Maria |
I am a 34 year old mother of two. I have been diagnosed with fibroids and am scheduled for a hysterectomy in the near future. I’m really torn. At this point, there are many people in my life telling me that I should only get the tumors removed. I am leaning more towards getting the entire uterus removed. The reason for this is I have two co-workers who both had fibroid tumors. One co-worker had the tumors removed in 1998. One of the tumors weighed almost 6 pounds. Well a year later, her tumors have returned. They’re not as big as the ones that were removed, but they’re back! The other co-worker with fibroid tumors had her entire uterus removed about 3 years ago. She is doing great. She has no complaints, no depression, nothing! This is why I’m torn…..I want to feel better but I don’t want to be facing this same decision somewhere down the road. Sorry for writing a “book”, but can ya help me?!?! |
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Michaela |
Dear Maria: I wish I could write a long story, but I only have limited space here to ask you to reconsider this very DRASTIC procedure. I WAS a fibroid patient for 7 years before Dr. del Junco Jr. removed the source of my problems. I had 5 opinions, including my brother – an otherwise excellent doctor, but trained conservatively – all the big H. I fought everyone, including my colleagues who are “happy” with hysterectomy (so happy that if they forget the “patch” their entire day is ruined), but they choose not to address the real issue – major side effects. I had 37 fibroids removed, some 9 cm, some as tiny as pebbles, ovarian cysts and other growths. This happened last March. I had my follow up with the doctor 31/2 months later, and eveything is CLEAR. I am 45, in excellent health and mental state and look around me – now my colleagues silently envy me, not because they are bad people, but because they did not have the benefit of FAS, like I did. I can see it in their eyes, but now they have to accept the inevitable, and I DON’T! Mica |
Please help I am scared,surgery next week
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Carolyn |
Dear Dr., |
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Dr. del Junco Jr. (Doctor) |
Dear Carolyn- |
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Michaela |
Dear Carolyn – Although I am not a doctor, my first question to you would be if you had an endometrial biopsy – I know this is fairly standard procedure, along with a hormone panel. I had to have them done before my FAS, back last March. Do you wonder WHY the doctor is in such a hurry to ablate your endometrium before he/she had a chance to at least sample it? Perhaps you would be less “panicky” if you had some extra tests done – or even search for a second, or third opinion. As I surf the web and chat with so many women, this is so prevalent – such a hurry to perform D&C’s or, like you said, “burn” the endometrium. But WHY not find out first if our hormones are imbalanced, or even if you have experienced some other condition? I ALWAYS wonder WHY – and sometimes I am a pain, but I’ll get my answers in the end. Don’t give up, and above all, leave no place for panic in your life. Please see some other postings I have on this site under “FAS – My second look”. Pretty soon they’ll be archived!! Good luck – Mica |
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pdiiacova |
I am a healthy 45 year old with three fibroids the size of oranges, detected by my doctor and ultrasound. My doctor suggests a partial hysterectomy with leaving my ovaries. Is there any alternative? |
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Dr. del Junco Jr. (Doctor) |
Dear Pdiiacova- |
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Anonymous |
I am 41 with four fibroids the size of an orange. |
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Anonymous |
Dear Anonymous- |
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ANNBERNARD |
HI, I’M 39 YEARS OLD AND 2 WEEKS AGO I WAS TOLD BY MY DOCTOR I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A HYSTERECTOMY. ON OCT 26 I WENT FOR AN ULTRASOUND AND I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DOCTOR ON NOV. 8 WHEN THE DOCTOR DID THE VAGINAL EXAMINATION HE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE FIBROID TUMORS. AS I’M READING THE ARTICLE ON FAS I FIND THIS TO BE VERY INTERESTING. ON NOV. 8 I WILL MENTION THIS TO MY DOCTOR. HE TOLD ME HE WOULD TRY AND LEAVE MY OVARIES THERE BECAUSE OF MY AGE (IF HE DIDN’T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM) I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT MY SYSTOMS I HAVE MOST OF THE ONES MENTIONED IN YOUR ARTICLE BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS WHEN I’M SITTING UPRIGHT I’M VERY UNCOMFORTABLE ITS A PRESSURE IN MY LOWER STOMACH. DO OTHER WOMEN HAVE THESE PROBLEMS? |
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Dear Ann- |
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carac |
I am a 38 year old female that has been diagnosed with 1 large pedunculated fibroid on a stalk outside the uterus(4inches) and 3 other small fibroids(1 inch) inside the lining of the uterus. I am scheduled for a myomectomy on Jan. 18. I have been experiencing very painful periods and heavy bleeding for the past year. The pain usually lasts all night from 9:00pm until about 6am. The next couple of days my stomach feels like someone punched me and I am swollen. I am scared of surgery but am hoping that the myomectomy will help. I notice most of the pain the day after I start bleeding and it is associated with bowel pain. My doctor is not recommending a hysterectomy but just a removal of all the fibroids. Would the size of the fibroids I describe cause my stomach to be enlarge? I have felt like I have gained weight in the abdominal area. I hope I am making the right decision. |
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Dr. del Junco Jr. (Doctor) |
Dear Carac- |
Hysterectomy Recommended
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Anonymous |
For about 3 years I have suffered with long-duration (7-10 days) painful, heavy menstrual bleeding, which is affecting my quality of life. My GYN put me on lo-ovral for 3 months then gave me a stronger birth control pill for another 2 months. The stronger one seemed to be working, but my blood pressure went up and my physician took me off of them. Now I’m back to square one. My GYN told me I was not a candidate for “cutting off the blood supply to the fibroids” because of their location and now thinks I should have a hysterectomy. I asked her if they would only take my uterus and she explained she would probably take the ovaries also. I am 47 years old and my children are grown. What should I be asking the doctor? |
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Dr. del Junco Jr. (Doctor) |
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