It was Fall of 2009 and I was scheduled to see my OB/GYN for my Annual. This doctor was fairly new to me and this was my second time seeing her. During the "apply pressure" portion of the pelvic exam she almost immediately made a concerned face and told me she felt a couple of fibroids. I didn't really know what a fibroid was at that time - my only recollection of a fibroid was, Oh that's what Mya had on Girlfriends! The ailment that she had hormone therapy for... and that ultimately made her infertile o_O
If we backtrack about 9 months prior to that, this doctor prescribed me birth control and even after trying 2 different brands, I continued to have multiple issues with them..nausea, bloating, mood swings, etc). Since I did not have detectable fibroids prior to using birth control, I wondered if this had anything to do with their growth, but the doctor assured me they were not the culprit.
I was scheduled for a sonogram at a later date to see how many and where they were located. My stenographer did not say two words to me and I had no clue as to what she was seeing. My anxiety was further fueled by the fact that I had to make another appointment to find out what the doctor's assessment of the sonogram was. Well unfortunately her assessment was not very informative. She told me there were two big ones (quarter-sized) and when I asked how many total..she paused, looked at her notes and said "too many to count". You can imagine my frustration! Does that mean 5..15.. 25..?? There was no point in trying to get any of that information out of her...she did not even have a copy of the sonogram and there was no copy to retrieve! She proceeded to tell me that she generally does not bother the fibroids if they are not causing any issues (i.e. interference with pregnancy)..."So let's try to get you to pop out 1 or 2 kids and then we can talk about a hysterectomy."
A what?! Needless to say I found a new doctor very soon.
(Check back next week for Part 2)
4 comments:
Oh my goodness they are so trained to try and get rid of your uterus. That was the exact same thing they told me. Every office visit they'd say (So when are you going to try and have kids,(as if I could control that?) Because we need to do a hysterectomy. I was so young then and though I can't wait to get rid of it! I have since found out getting rid of your uterus and ovaries can cause a host of other problems. Thank God for his healing power and Alternative Natural Medicine.
I have fibroids, but apparently they aren't the reason I miscarried twice. I'm still waiting on the final results, but so far I'm hearing possible blood clots caused both issues. Smh...
Chan, its unfortunate but many doctors seem to be trained in one train of thought and don't always offer newer technologies, procedures, or other alternatives. That trend seems to slowly be changing but we have to be diligent and do our own research.
I know hysterectomies are needed in some cases but God gave us our uterus for a purpose - and we shouldn't part with it that easily! :-)
Keisha, the more research I do, the more I wonder if its the fibroids or are they just another symptom of the real underlying issues.
Anyways, I know its not easy, but keep your head up and I am praying for you to receive your miracles in God's perfect time.
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