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Is Surgery Necessary To Remove Fibroids From Uterus?
hi i have been told i have a 14cm fibroid on my uterus. i have been booked in for am mri scan in october. i am 42. anemic iron level of 6. will i require an operation if so what. the srange thing is that i have no pain but get very bloated. my periods are very heavy but regular.any advice would be greatfuly recieved. thanks
Thu, 20 Oct 2016
Hello and welcome,
I understand your issue well.
Your fibroid is big and unlikely to resolve by itself. It is already causing symptoms and like heavy bleeding that has caused anemia and also feeling of bloating.
So it is best to get it removed so that your will enjoy better health. Please do not worry so much about the surgery. These are not unusual and surgery helps to cure the symptoms.
Hope this satisfies your query.
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Feel free to ask any more questions that you may have.
Dr Madhuri Bagde
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist
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I understand your issue well.
Your fibroid is big and unlikely to resolve by itself. It is already causing symptoms and like heavy bleeding that has caused anemia and also feeling of bloating.
So it is best to get it removed so that your will enjoy better health. Please do not worry so much about the surgery. These are not unusual and surgery helps to cure the symptoms.
Hope this satisfies your query.
Thanks for using HCM.
Feel free to ask any more questions that you may have.
Dr Madhuri Bagde
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist
[You may also ask me direct questions at the following link. http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-madhuri-n-bagde/66844 Thanks!!]
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Hallow Dear,
Fibroids may give you pains only during menstruation.
A fibroid of 14 cm size is a sizable fibroid and needs surgical removal at this age. There is likelihood of having few more fibroids or the seedlings of fibroids in the uterus which will be revealed during surgery also. If you leave it like that, there are possibilities of various degenerations of fibroid which includes sarcomatous (cancerous) degeneration in future.
The bloating is due to the size of the fibroid filling the abdominal cavity.
You are too anaemic to undergo any major surgery. Please get some blood transfused before surgery to get fit for surgery. You are bleeding profusely during menses. So building up blood by medicines will not be possible.
At this age, I would suggest you undergo removal of the uterus with the tumour(s). The ovaries may be left back. Please get the surgery done at the earliest to avoid further blood loss.
I hope this helps you.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
Fibroids may give you pains only during menstruation.
A fibroid of 14 cm size is a sizable fibroid and needs surgical removal at this age. There is likelihood of having few more fibroids or the seedlings of fibroids in the uterus which will be revealed during surgery also. If you leave it like that, there are possibilities of various degenerations of fibroid which includes sarcomatous (cancerous) degeneration in future.
The bloating is due to the size of the fibroid filling the abdominal cavity.
You are too anaemic to undergo any major surgery. Please get some blood transfused before surgery to get fit for surgery. You are bleeding profusely during menses. So building up blood by medicines will not be possible.
At this age, I would suggest you undergo removal of the uterus with the tumour(s). The ovaries may be left back. Please get the surgery done at the earliest to avoid further blood loss.
I hope this helps you.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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