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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 13:35

Need some advice on Fybroids:

A friend of mine has been told that she has a fybroid on the wall of her uterus and needs keyhole surgery has anyone else gone through this and can you advice on a hospital/gynacologist.

Has visited a Dr at medcare any experiences with medcare.

Any advice will be appreciated

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 18:46

Thanks for all your input.. Will get her to get a second opinion. Definitely sure that she wont be going down the hysterectomy route. I think its so much easy in your home country (her's being UK) to get your head round it. Thanks again

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 17:45

She was given two options either a hysterectomy then nothing would grow back or keyhole and was actually told that there is a possibility of it growing back in a couple of years... She is so confused.. This is correct. Usually when there is pain with it then they will do something. If no pain, monitor only. It sounds as if she is in severe pain with it. No harm in getting a second opinion though - too many docs wanting to give hysterectomies. Can recommend Dr Janetta at Infinity clinic al Wasl road.

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 17:37

Please get her seen by another doctor, there are other ways also, they can cut of the blood supply to the fibroid (through her thigh) as another option(I dont know much about this, but my doctor spoke of it briefly). A hysterectomy is an extreme meassure. Like I said, I had five of them in my pregnancy, the biggest was over 5 cm, did it hurt? Yes, like ****, but removing them before you have kids etc can make it harder to fall pregnant due to scarring, also increases the risk of a high risk pregnancy. I would explore all other avenues before opting for surgery.

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 17:25

How old is she? Is she married, had kids, over that phase? If so, then the hysterectomy is possible, but only for one fibroid? That's the first time I've heard that. Does she have a history of cancer (especially of the uterus, stomach, intestines, or cervix etc) in her family? If so, it would make sense to have the hysterectomy, that's the only reason I can think of. Otherwise, if it's too painful for her during periods, and she's young and wants (more)kids, she should have the surgery.

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 16:57

She was given two options either a hysterectomy then nothing would grow back or keyhole and was actually told that there is a possibility of it growing back in a couple of years... She is so confused..

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 16:50

True, periods are very painful with fibroids. If the pain is too much for her, she should get it removed, as it leads to a painful pregnancy too. [b'>However[/b'>, getting the one fibroid removed doesn't mean the end of it. She could have the surgery, and another fibroid could grow right back.

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 16:43

Thanks ladies: She has had a ultrascan and has been told that its 5cm. The only time that it is affecting her is when she is on her periods she is literally on all fours during this time. Been adviced by the doctor to have keyhole surgery to remove it otherwise it will only get bigger and give her more problem i.e pain. Do you think that she should get a second opinion?

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 16:26

I had slight spotting in my third month of pregnancy, and after getting it checked from the doc (Welcare) I was told I had a fibroid on my uterus wall (it would go on to block the head of the baby at birth), so I needed a C-section. Apart from that, the doc told me not to worry as they don't nowadays operate on fibroids unless they're big enough, and that it would shrink down to nothing after the pregnancy anyway. So after the pregnancy the fibroid did indeed shrink to almost nothing, and there was no need to get it removed. Your friend should go to a specialist doctor, one whom she's comfortable with, and one who can tell her more than 'you have a fibroid, get it removed'.

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 15:55

I have had some removed in Dubai, I went with a dr Ghabra in Jumeirah American clinic, he operates in several hospitals. Yes he does keyhole although mine were so bad they had to open me up in the end. It is not always nessasary to remove fibroids, I had 5 through my first pregnancy and 3 shrunk by themselves after. Make sure the doctor your friend is seeing knows his stuff and that she gets a second opinion. I find it strange that she would be told that she has a fibroid and needs it removed but her doctor didnt tell her what to do/where to go? Shop around for the doctor you want and have him reccomend the place to have it done. I wouldnt let anyone other then Dr Ghabra touch the inside of my uterus, lol <em>edited by Purple on 12/04/2011</em>

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 15:46

Is their actually a hospital called city hospital and where is it. Anyone else knows of or has had fybroids?

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 14:21

My friend has had major issues with these and she had all her surgery at City Hospital and found them fantastic.

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