Possible Fibroids

[mccfluff]

not looking for medical opinions here, but experiences of those who have had them. (had ultrasound, referred for mri, am waiting on that right now.

So have any of the AB ladies who have suffered from these got any advice on coping with the pain? its like being stabbed in the lower belly every time i walk and need to pee all the bloody time, its errr restricting.....

[albaqwerty]

Fluffpot, have no advice wotsoever (nothing new there) but do hope all goes well for you xxxx

[mccfluff]

thanks alba, will be fine i'm sure x

[Jobrizzy]

Have a hysterectomy best thing ever

[mccfluff]

thanks, but i'm not at that stage yet, what i'm trying to do is manage the pain that i'm in right now.

i have found a solution of sorts.... do a work out with a personal trainer - make sure it includes squats - im in so much pain in my legs right now that i can't distinguish pain from felix the fibroid

[anneasquith]

hi. I do wonder if you should actually be at work, is it possible to get an appointment with gp to be prescribed decent analgesia. you said a hot water bottle helps ease the pain, would a heat pad help when you are at work. ?

[237SJ]

The pain must be because it`s pressing on a nerve or something. Fibroids usually give you heavy periods so it`s strange that you don`t have them. I didn`t get pain really. In the beginning, I had a vague sensation that there was something there because I could feel it pressing in a nerve and I used to get a fleeting sensation of something pressing on the bladder. I went to a doctor who implied there was nothing wrong with me and didn`t even do an examination. Years later, I started getting heavy periods and could feel that there was something big there. I had one fibroid of 13cm. As there was just the one, I had it embolised which was quite a new procedure in this country. It shrunk it to 9cm but it never went any smaller. They can be quite good at finding a new blood supply and continuing to thrive. The procedure worked straight away though - no more heavy periods. The fibroid is still there but I don`t get any problems. I guess the pain relief is a matter of trying different things. I like naproxen for pain but it depends what works for you.

[mccfluff]

i can work from home but i work with guys who think i'm skiving so i have to come in. Im trying to get an appointment with my gp at the moment, she offered me pain relief at my first app and i stupidly said no....

[anneasquith]

' so I have to come in'' NO YOU DONT.

[mccfluff]

i def get the feeling that something is pressing on my bladder - all the time!

its not been officially diagnosed yet so i guess it could be something else...

[mccfluff]

easier said than done, i need to pay my bills. If i do have to have an op then i'll need time off for that - that's when i'll go on official sick leave.

I'm coping, i'll just take it day by day and if its too painful, then i'll work from home

[anneasquith]

any better today ?

[mccfluff]

actually yes, i'm getting occasional twinges, but nothing like it was at the beginning of the week. i think the exercise is working :-) scan on monday and have next consultant app confirmed for the 20th, so hopefully a def diagnosis and a decison will be made then

[anneasquith]

did you change your pain killers ?

[mccfluff]

no, I'm taking ibo & co-codamol but that's because the pain in my thighs is unreal. nothing i can do about the amount of times i need to pee though!

[anneasquith]

roll on Monday .

[anneasquith]

any news after the MRI ?