Am I a Medical Curiosity?

wizcrone8 · 05-31-2005, 01:05 PM

I'm 50 and 6 days post op.
I had a uterus the size of a 4 month pregnancy with everything from fibroids to polyps to lesions that all biopsied as "normal" before the emergency visit that precipitated the lavh/ros.
I had been bleeding for 10 weeks straight and was very anemic. I had been put on Prometrium which only slowed things down for about a week. The last straw was when I got up to have a morning BM, with an unusual feeling of pressure and I felt something break on the toilet! I got up and was hemoraging! I couldn't even grab a pad fast enough to prevent a hideous massacre like scene from developing in the bathroom. I had to throw the bathmat into the bathtub and run cold water, before getting dressed ASAP and telling DH we were going to the emergency dept. I had "delivered" a fibroid tumor!
In the ER everyone wanted to examine me. I finally put my foot down, after 3 pelvic exams and refused to let an eager intern have a look for herself. Luckily my own OBG was on call, although it took a couple of hours for her to get to the room.
She said she had only seen this once before and it was a poor woman in Africa! My uterus didn't prolapse. The fibroid was still "happy", attached to a stalk, after passing through my cervix.
Has anyone else gone through this?
I used to say that my period cramps were so bad that I felt sure my body was trying to deliver something. It felt as bad as labor. Now I know why. IT WAS LABOR!
BTW, I have pictures of the bouncing FIBROID. I'm not sure if they would be "decent" to post, but I will if it's OK to share.

Sandy1958 · 05-31-2005, 01:17 PM

At times it felt like I was trying to deliver mine - and there were a few times I wish I could deliver it (firmly implanted not on a stalk though)...

You really have to love those interns (for years we used a teaching hospital as our primary - and I got use to the show and tell) - it IS their chance to learn. Glad someone took a pic and no more exams!

Wishing you an uneventful boring recovery.

jane321 · 05-31-2005, 02:54 PM

all i can say is "WOW". i am just glad to hear that after that huge ordeal you are OK.

wishing you a speedy recovery

jane321

safire · 05-31-2005, 03:54 PM

By all means, post the pictures!!!

I'm very curious what a bouncing baby fibroid looks like!
I'm glad you are on your way to recovery!
Mindy

susan01776 · 05-31-2005, 07:11 PM

There was one other sister who "delivered" a fibroid. It is very rare, even for hystersisters.

If I can find the link I'll send it to you.

Susan

janefairfax · 05-31-2005, 07:14 PM

Holy Cow! Or... should I say "congratulations"?

Well, regardless of how you got here... welcome to hystersisters. And, when you post the pics, let us all know!

BBall Fanatic · 05-31-2005, 07:30 PM

Wow, that is very interesting. Very glad to hear you are okay. An average uterus weighs about 60-80 (gr), mine weighed 600, so I know the feeling. I also had a fibroid about the size of a grapefruit, but never passed it. Good Luck on a speedy recovery! You should post the pic, if allowed.

wizcrone8 · 05-31-2005, 08:16 PM

Thanks Everyone.
Hey Susan please do find that link too. I do feel like I'm in a different category without anyone else who knows what it's like to have that happen.
I'm staying in a temporary residence Hotel now, because we're remodeling, on top of everything else. We are only minutes from the house, where my scanner is and I'll download pictures the next time I go there. I'm still laying low now and using my laptop in bed.