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Hi all, my name is Leah, I'm 48, Divorced with 2 grown children. I have come here to gather information and get support and after reading several posts I think I'm in the right place. Last year I had a CT Scan for a Kidney Stone that resulted in Surgery. I'm now stone free .........but the CT Scan showed what my Urologist suspected was a rather large fibroid and suggested that I followup with a Gyn. Well, I didn't have a Gyn so I discussed it with my GP who I saw on a regular basis for Paps, etc. He was of the mind that all women have fibroids and it's not something I should worry to much about, and most Dr's are ready to do hysterectomy at the drop of a hat, so I didn't worry much about it. Well, it's been almost a year since the CT and yesterday after a 2 month wait to see a new Gyn for my annual pap I went to a Gyn yesterday. I had a KUB xray done yesterday morning as I was also seeing my Urologist yesterday. I arrived at Gyn office armed with KUB, CT scan pictures and report from last year. The Gyn took one look at all of these and immediatly did a vaginal ultrasound. The look on the Dr's and nurses faces gave me some cause for concern as they thought the mass was quite unusual in appearence and is pretty big, he also said it appears somewhat calcified. He thinks it might be separate from the uterus or ovary (i think that's how he described it) but he's not quite sure. He doesn't think it has grown in size since the CT scan last year and right away said, this must come out, as well as a Hysterectomy! He seemed somewhat flustered by it all. Since I don't know him I wasn't quite sure if this is his manner or if this is something really different for him. (sorry if this is getting long) Anyway, he gave me an order for a blood test for a Cancer marker which I had done this morning, (results should be back in about a week) After much crying and discussion with my sister and my co-workers (i am a customer service rep for a major hospital in my area, in billing dept.) I have been strongly urged to get another opionion, not so much opinion of what's there, because I know it's there and it doesn't appear to be just a fibroid, and I'm pretty certain it's gonna have to come out, but I think another Dr is definatley in order. Two negative opinions of the Dr I just saw and I made my decision that I didn't want the Dr I saw yesterday to do anything else to me. I was lucky enough to get an appointment this Friday with another Dr who is a Gyn/Oncologist. Some of the Directors where I work are nurses, and this new Dr is highly recomended. If I'm really lucky the cancer marker test results will be back by then. I'm really mad at myself for waiting this long.......why didn't the light bulb go off last year when I had the CT scan?? I said back then that I wanted to get through the Kidney Stone thing, I spent 3 days in the hopsital for that in Nov, and then there was the Holidays, and then I had a cruise planned in Feb. I used all these things as pretty lame excuses. I even blame my boss for her attitude when you need time off for Dr appts, or even being sick! How Stupid is that!!!?? Well, no more excuses. I will never put off anything again when it comes to my health. I'm pretty scared, as I know many of you are, or you wouldn't be here reading my post and posting your own stories trying to gather information and support. Thanks for being here