Now What???

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Registered: 10-02-2008
Now What???
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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 3:30pm
Three years ago I had an abdominal ultra sound due to pain and heavy periods that lasted more than 7 days, they found fibroid s, how big and how many is unknown to me, I just received a letter stating I had fibroid s. When I asked my doctor about it I was told “they are not big enough to worry about”. I had insurance at the time, since then I have lost my job. The bleeding and pain has progressed, and I had another ultra sound a month ago, fibroid s, one measuring 8 cm… causing a lot of problems and pain, I am scheduled for surgery on the 7th of Nov. . I have recently moved, I have no insurance, and cannot look for employment due to the surgery and recover time. I am going through a women’s clinic, but my out of pocket expenses will be great I may not be able to have the surgery or pay for my medications. Any suggestions????
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Registered: 08-13-2008
In reply to: lora5058
Thu, 10-02-2008 - 11:49pm

Is the women's clinic affiliated with a hospital?

Carey

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Registered: 10-23-2007
In reply to: lora5058
Fri, 10-03-2008 - 6:03pm

Sometime they can shrink them with medication that put you in to menopause temporality.

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Registered: 11-23-2004
In reply to: lora5058
Sun, 10-05-2008 - 12:17am

Welcome to the board lora5058.



In most cases, fibroids do not require treatment. This is especially true if symptoms are not present. When symptoms are present, treatment will depend on several factors including the severity of the symptoms, the age of the patient and whether she plans to become pregnant in the future. There are several treatment options for fibroids including medications (e.g., hormonal therapy) and in some cases surgery (e.g., myomectomy, hysterectomy).



Women are urged to discuss all treatment options with their physician to determine which type is best for them.


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Registered: 10-02-2008
In reply to: lora5058
Sun, 10-05-2008 - 10:07am

Thank you for the responses, I am 50 and I have tried the hormones, to old for birth control pill, I guess I was sounding off, I just keep wondering how many times I have to pay for procedures, medications and doctors visits. Health care is so expensive after I lost insurance I wanted to see my primary...$157.00 for 5 min. , it would take me 2 days of work to pay for it.They did suggest payments..LOL

Thanks all for your comments

Lora

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Registered: 07-26-2006
In reply to: lora5058
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 4:05am

Hi there,

As another poster suggested, you can take something that will shut down your menstrual cycle, and may help to shrink the fibroids. Fibroid growth is often associated with estrogen, so by shutting down your system, it cuts off the hormone that "feeds" the growth. There is an injection called Lupron that is sometimes used to do this. It's not ideal as a long term solution, but it might just get the fibroids shrunk enough for you to avoid surgery for a while. Also, if you think you are near menopause, it could get you through long enough for your estrogen levels to drop off naturally.

I'm not sure how much it will cost you, but I imagine it would be cheaper than surgery! Might be something to look into.