Slightly bummed out

Apologies if this grosses out the guys. If you ladies will
recall, I posted about a month ago regarding uterine
fibroids. Well, the OB-GYN appointment was a week ago.
Being 49 years old, she thinks my problems are more related
to "anovulation" (read "The Big M") than to the fibroids.
She did an endometrial biopsy (gee, that was fun) just to
make sure there was no cancer. While she was checking in
there, she said "Wow, you really do have a large uterus".
That's not something I particularly wanted to hear at that
moment. She says I am the equivalent of about five months
pregnant. So, there goes any dreams of ever having a tight
six-pack, not that I ever had a six-pack anyway. But, the
good part is I never really expected to get to a point where
I looked like 20 something anyway. I'm doing this for my
health. Also, to look and feel the best I can. So, that's
it in a nutshell.

Marsha/Ohio
Life is Good!

Marsha wrote:

Apologies if this grosses out the guys. If you ladies will recall, I
posted about a month ago regarding uterine fibroids. Well, the OB-GYN
appointment was a week ago. Being 49 years old, she thinks my problems are
more related to "anovulation" (read "The Big M") than to the fibroids. She
did an endometrial biopsy (gee, that was fun) just to make sure there was
no cancer. While she was checking in there, she said "Wow, you really do
have a large uterus". That's not something I particularly wanted to hear
at that moment.

i don't think any of us want to hear at that moment or most others.

(((((marsha)))))

She says I am the equivalent of about five months pregnant. So, there
goes any dreams of ever having a tight six-pack, not that I ever had a
six-pack anyway. But, the good part is I never really expected to get to
a point where I looked like 20 something anyway. I'm doing this for my
health. Also, to look and feel the best I can. So, that's it in a
nutshell.

i'd rather be all good on the inside than perfect on the outside.

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:

Marsha wrote:


Apologies if this grosses out the guys. If you ladies will recall, I
posted about a month ago regarding uterine fibroids. Well, the OB-GYN
appointment was a week ago. Being 49 years old, she thinks my problems are
more related to "anovulation" (read "The Big M") than to the fibroids. She
did an endometrial biopsy (gee, that was fun) just to make sure there was
no cancer. While she was checking in there, she said "Wow, you really do
have a large uterus". That's not something I particularly wanted to hear
at that moment.


i don't think any of us want to hear at that moment or most others.

(((((marsha)))))


She says I am the equivalent of about five months pregnant. So, there
goes any dreams of ever having a tight six-pack, not that I ever had a
six-pack anyway. But, the good part is I never really expected to get to
a point where I looked like 20 something anyway. I'm doing this for my
health. Also, to look and feel the best I can. So, that's it in a
nutshell.


i'd rather be all good on the inside than perfect on the outside.


Thanks, I needed that. Small potatoes compared to some
people's problems. Reality checks are good sometimes.

Marsha/Ohio

Marsha

writes:

She says I am the equivalent of about five months
pregnant. So, there goes any dreams of ever having a tight
six-pack, not that I ever had a six-pack anyway.

I was told I was the equivalent of 4 1/2 months. ;-)

(And I had that nasty biopsy, too. Ick. My gyn said "this is the most I'll
ever hurt you while you're awake.")

Anyway, when I lost the weight, my belly shrank. It didn't go flat, but the
puffiness diminished considerably. Now, I realize your gyn and my gyn are both
going by the size of the uterus, but I had ascribed my belly puffiness to the
"4 1/2 months" size of my uterus, when some of it was actually weight.

So maybe your case is similar and you'll drop more there than you expect.

Daria
166/under 145/under 145
sugar-free since 2/1/04
low-carb since 2/17/04

DG511 wrote:
Marsha


writes:


She says I am the equivalent of about five months
pregnant. So, there goes any dreams of ever having a tight
six-pack, not that I ever had a six-pack anyway.


I was told I was the equivalent of 4 1/2 months. ;-)

(And I had that nasty biopsy, too. Ick. My gyn said "this is the most I'll
ever hurt you while you're awake.")

Actually the biopsy wasn't that bad. She told me beforehand
that it would be "20 seconds of intense pain". I have a
high tolerance for pain (that German ancestry probably) and
it wasn't really that bad.

Anyway, when I lost the weight, my belly shrank. It didn't go flat, but the
puffiness diminished considerably. Now, I realize your gyn and my gyn are both
going by the size of the uterus, but I had ascribed my belly puffiness to the
"4 1/2 months" size of my uterus, when some of it was actually weight.

So maybe your case is similar and you'll drop more there than you expect.

Daria

I have lost over 40 lbs. and wondered why not much of it
came from around the middle, so I attributed it to the
enlarged uterus. If it does shrink a little, that would be
nice. If not, so be it. Hysterectomy does not appeal to
me. I prefer to keep all my parts unless they get way out
of hand.

Marsha/Ohio
Carpe Diem

Marsha wrote:

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:

Marsha wrote:


Apologies if this grosses out the guys. If you ladies will recall, I
posted about a month ago regarding uterine fibroids. Well, the OB-GYN
appointment was a week ago. Being 49 years old, she thinks my problems are
more related to "anovulation" (read "The Big M") than to the fibroids. She
did an endometrial biopsy (gee, that was fun) just to make sure there was
no cancer. While she was checking in there, she said "Wow, you really do
have a large uterus". That's not something I particularly wanted to hear
at that moment.


i don't think any of us want to hear it at that moment or most others.

(((((marsha)))))


She says I am the equivalent of about five months pregnant. So, there
goes any dreams of ever having a tight six-pack, not that I ever had a
six-pack anyway. But, the good part is I never really expected to get to
a point where I looked like 20 something anyway. I'm doing this for my
health. Also, to look and feel the best I can. So, that's it in a
nutshell.


i'd rather be all good on the inside than perfect on the outside.


Thanks, I needed that. Small potatoes compared to some
people's problems. Reality checks are good sometimes.

bodies are imperfect and impermanent. do the best you can with what
you've got.

On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 21:56:48 -0400, Marsha wrote:

DG511 wrote:
Marsha


writes:


She says I am the equivalent of about five months
pregnant. So, there goes any dreams of ever having a tight
six-pack, not that I ever had a six-pack anyway.


I was told I was the equivalent of 4 1/2 months. ;-)

Mine were also around this size....

(And I had that nasty biopsy, too. Ick. My gyn said "this is the most I'll
ever hurt you while you're awake.")

Actually the biopsy wasn't that bad. She told me beforehand
that it would be "20 seconds of intense pain". I have a
high tolerance for pain (that German ancestry probably) and
it wasn't really that bad.

didn't have this done since I decided to have them removed

Anyway, when I lost the weight, my belly shrank. It didn't go flat, but the
puffiness diminished considerably. Now, I realize your gyn and my gyn are both
going by the size of the uterus, but I had ascribed my belly puffiness to the
"4 1/2 months" size of my uterus, when some of it was actually weight.

So maybe your case is similar and you'll drop more there than you expect.

Daria

I have lost over 40 lbs. and wondered why not much of it
came from around the middle, so I attributed it to the
enlarged uterus. If it does shrink a little, that would be
nice. If not, so be it. Hysterectomy does not appeal to
me. I prefer to keep all my parts unless they get way out
of hand.

Marsha/Ohio
Carpe Diem


I wasn't really thinking of a hysterectomy but mine seemed to continue
to grow and since the big M is probably still a few years away (which
causes them to stop growing)... had this done 3 years ago at age 42.
TOM had started to get more & more uncomfortable. Also, my ob-gyn
mentioned that the fibroids can start to crowd other organs and cause
problems that way. I kept my ovaries and have felt absolutely
fabulous since having the hysterectomy. To be honest, if I had
realized how the freedom of not having to deal with TOM felt, I would
have done it sooner! The only down side was that they were not able
to remove them by laparscopy (sp?), so I had a good size incision
below the bikini line (barely visible now) (Speaking of 'gross', the
doctor gave me a photo of the removed parts - YUCK!!!!)

Kathi in Huntsville

On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 21:56:48 -0400, Marsha wrote:

DG511 wrote:
Marsha


writes:


She says I am the equivalent of about five months
pregnant. So, there goes any dreams of ever having a tight
six-pack, not that I ever had a six-pack anyway.


I was told I was the equivalent of 4 1/2 months. ;-)

Mine were also around this size....

(And I had that nasty biopsy, too. Ick. My gyn said "this is the most I'll
ever hurt you while you're awake.")

Actually the biopsy wasn't that bad. She told me beforehand
that it would be "20 seconds of intense pain". I have a
high tolerance for pain (that German ancestry probably) and
it wasn't really that bad.

didn't have this done since I decided to have them removed

Anyway, when I lost the weight, my belly shrank. It didn't go flat, but the
puffiness diminished considerably. Now, I realize your gyn and my gyn are both
going by the size of the uterus, but I had ascribed my belly puffiness to the
"4 1/2 months" size of my uterus, when some of it was actually weight.

So maybe your case is similar and you'll drop more there than you expect.

Daria

I have lost over 40 lbs. and wondered why not much of it
came from around the middle, so I attributed it to the
enlarged uterus. If it does shrink a little, that would be
nice. If not, so be it. Hysterectomy does not appeal to
me. I prefer to keep all my parts unless they get way out
of hand.

Marsha/Ohio
Carpe Diem


I wasn't really thinking of a hysterectomy but mine seemed to continue
to grow and since the big M is probably still a few years away (which
causes them to stop growing)... had this done 3 years ago at age 42.
TOM had started to get more & more uncomfortable. Also, my ob-gyn
mentioned that the fibroids can start to crowd other organs and cause
problems that way. I kept my ovaries and have felt absolutely
fabulous since having the hysterectomy. To be honest, if I had
realized how the freedom of not having to deal with TOM felt, I would
have done it sooner! The only down side was that they were not able
to remove them by laparscopy (sp?), so I had a good size incision
below the bikini line (barely visible now) (Speaking of 'gross', the
doctor gave me a photo of the removed parts - YUCK!!!!)

Kathi in Huntsville