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Old 10-11-2006, 08:10 AM   #1
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Unhappy concerns about an enlarged uterus the size of a 12wk preg. !!!!

hello all , first off i would like to say my prays go out to all who have uterine cancer or has past on ...... im sooo sorry to hear .well hear goes nothing , i had went to a gyn in aug of 2006 , he had told me that i have an enalrged uterus the size of a 12wk preg. but he thought that i may have fibroids , but he was only going by what i had told him . ok back on 2001 i went to a gyn she mentioned something about fibroids on my ovaries but a few days later i went to get a vag. ultrasound which in returned came out to be a 1cm cyst on my right ovary . now that was over 5 yrs ago, and i had told my gyn that. but he had told me that i would probley need a hysterectomy. i am only 30 yrs old i did have a tubel done when i was 21 , so yes there would be no need for my uterus . my pain is sooo bad ,even motrin isnt doing the trick anymore . cancer does run on both sides of my family and my grandmother died at 66 of cancer . my pain is in my uterus region , my hips , my back , and down my legs , when i sit my pelvic bone feels like its gonna burst, and sometimes i cant even walk cause my legs hurt so bad , i even sometimes get pain in my arms and cheek bones , and that could be from stress . but my spine is killing me the most , that is constant, the other pains come 2 wks before my period , and my periods are normal and sometimes i have blood clots for the first 2 days of my period , i get that for 5 days every 28 days . so im normal in that department. i get my just scared of the worse news . can anyone please tell with my symptoms what might be going on , and if anyone has had or having the same symptoms what there doc ssaid or had said it might be ? i thank you all for reading and respoding to me .and again my prayers go out to all who have had and has cancer ! may god watch over you and keep you safe !

 
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Re: concerns about an enlarged uterus the size of a 12wk preg. !!!!

I am having the same problems!! My uterus is enlarged and I have a cyst on my right ovary, but due to no health insurance I haven't had anything done but a CT int he E.R. Planned parenthood has called me twice to see if I went to the Gyno because they don't do ultrasounds here, but where I live you have to pay up front so it is just a cluster f%%k anyway, don't feel alone... I have heard things from fibroids to adenomyosis to cancer, which with my granny being a ovarian and uterine cancer survivor makes me nervous... Well, anyway, I know I was no help to you at all, but just don't feel alone and get checked as soon as possible. When I have the $$$ that is the first thing I am doing.... Take care, Joan

 
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Re: concerns about an enlarged uterus the size of a 12wk preg. !!!!

Don't automatically assume you have something horribly wrong with you just because of an enlarged uterus and heavy bleeding. It's quite common. In fact, I have a 12 week uterus myself, loaded with fibroids and a polyp.

I've had two D&C's in the past 6 years to remove polyps, (all benign btw) and have now developed yet another large one in only 12 months.

I'm in the process of scheduling a hysterectomy. I had a uterine biopsy done, my 6th, last week and then I can schedule. Like you both, I have very heavy bleeding full of clots, so bad, that it's hard to leave the house for a couple days for very long. I've had it. I'm 51, but no signs of menopause yet and I just can't go on living my life around a period anymore.

My suggestion is to go to your gynecologist and explain your symptoms; perhaps he'll do a biopsy. As far as your ovaries, cysts are also very common.

Good luck, and try not to think the worst.

 
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Re: concerns about an enlarged uterus the size of a 12wk preg. !!!!

Now, I'm no doctor, but I thought I'd offer you a little of my story in hopes that it will help...

A few years ago, I noticed an abdominal mass when lying in bed, yet as soon as I stood, it somehow "disappeared" or repositioned itself into me. I went to doctors, but they couldn't feel it and passed it off as nothing important. A few months later, I went in for my regular gyno exam and she mentioned that my uterus was enlarged to look like I was 10 wks pregnant. I knew I was not, so she sent me in for ultrasounds, which were later followed by a CT scan. The CT scan proved to be more successful - there was obviously a mass - although they couldn't figure out where it was exactly (on/in which organ), but it was a starting point. They had me in for surgery where they found it was a 10 cm cyst INSIDE my right ovary (in case you're not sure, an ovary is typically about the size of a golf ball).

Very fortunately, they were able to safely remove the cyst, without sacrificing the ovary (I've had it checked since and it's fine). Strangely enough, I was in NO pain whatsoever, but I could see where somebody with the same problem could be in pain. I would highly recommend getting a CT scan - and somebody who can read it correctly - because if I'd waited too much longer, it could have burst. I'm not meaning to scare you and I realize it's difficult without insurance, but I would make it a priority - and maybe look into state health insurance.

Good luck and try not to worry - just get into the doctor for further testing as worrying isn't going to help the situation!

 
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Re: concerns about an enlarged uterus the size of a 12wk preg. !!!!

Hello I will also add if there is a university hospitial in your area go there they have excellant staff and state funding I am not paying a dime for my insurance I am going thru University of Texas MD Anderson.PLEASE GET CHECKED!!!! let us know Ginger
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