Over the Rainbow

I’m really tired about talking about my fibroid and the side effects its growth has caused me.  If I never see another iron pill or MRI machine again, I would be as happy as a munchkin after the Wicked Witch has melted.  After my recent second Focused Ultrasound (FUS) treatment, I’m hoping I killed the [...]

Hope

After waiting ten minutes to get a parking space, I finally found my way down the aisle at my local CVS to the area marked “feminine hygiene,” only to gasp at the empty shelves where the Playtex Super Plus and Ultra tampons should be.  This was the third drugstore in one day that I had [...]

Los Angeles Event - From My Perspective

“I am 49 years old and I have been suffering from fibroids for 20 years.  I had my first myomectomy in 1992, the fibroids grew back, so I had another myomectomy in 2002, the fibroids have grown back again, plus I’ve had two miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy.  Now I want a hysterectomy but my [...]

In MD We Trust

One of the most surprising aspects of my personal experience with fibroids has been the lack of education in the medical community about treatment options, coupled with the failure of many OB/GYNs to inform their patients of all the treatment options available to them.
When I first came to LA, I went to an OB/GYN a [...]

A Bloody Catastrophe!

No symptom of my fibroid has been or is more upsetting to me than the massive loss of blood I suffered as a result.  In the last four years blood has caused me to change my entire lifestyle in preparation for its unwanted appearance 7-14 days a month, in the least ideal of circumstances.  It [...]

A New Perspective

“I just wanted to let you know that Dr. Oz is doing an episode on fibroids today, so be sure to record it!”  I cringed at the message my oh-so-helpful mother left on my voicemail last Friday, as I was getting ready for work.  She is forever giving me all kinds of advice I never [...]

Erin’s Story - Final Installment

“Luckily for me, my father ended up agreeing to pay $8,700 for the procedure. I had it done two days ago [May 26, 2009], and so far, I’m feeling great! There was some discomfort with having a foley catheter, and being hooked up to all the various heart and blood pressure monitors, IV, [...]

Erin’s Story - Part II

“When the results of a colonoscopy showed nothing serious, I finally succumbed to the idea that I was going to have to see another OB and get another ultrasound to see what was going on with my fibroid. It had grown to 7 cm in size by then, and my new OB said that [...]

Erin’s Story - Part I

Starting today I will be posting a series of installments of Erin’s Story, written by Erin, a patient who struggled with fibroids and has recently received treatment and now wishes to share her story.

“In 2007, when I was 33, after suffering for about a year with heavy menstrual bleeding and cramps, and having tried various [...]