https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:25:30 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1625312 Sat, 05 Mar 2016 18:59:30 +0000 Beth 1625312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hugs to you, Una. I'm in the watchful waiting stage with a baseball sized fibroid, so I know what you mean. It's just so frustrating. </p> <p>I recall that there is a medication (Lupron) that's often prescribed to shrink fibroids prior to surgery. Wonder if that's something worth asking about to see if it can help you get through the next weeks more comfortably? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1624531 Thu, 03 Mar 2016 22:24:46 +0000 Suz 1624531@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>HUGS!!! This sounds really hard.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1624145 Thu, 03 Mar 2016 08:34:00 +0000 Deborah 1624145@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una thinking of you. &nbsp;Im assuming your iron levels are low? &nbsp;Something I have battled with all my adult life is low iron and it's awful. &nbsp;I am better since my surgery but apparently my body struggles to absorb iron so I do take supplements as a matter of course:) &nbsp; Your symptoms are much more extreme than mine were so I really feel for you. &nbsp;Hang in there, know we are all praying for you and thinking of you and surgery is not far off. xxx&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1624093 Thu, 03 Mar 2016 04:39:37 +0000 Debbie 1624093@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una, I hope you are able to get the surgery soon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1624071 Thu, 03 Mar 2016 04:02:43 +0000 deb 1624071@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una, I remember those days. I am so sorry it is happening to you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1623766 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 15:17:34 +0000 texstyle 1623766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Really sorry to hear this Una - hoping you get some relief soon. Did they offer any suggestions in the meantime such as a heating pad to relieve pain? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1623298 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 17:00:57 +0000 catgirl 1623298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I have a fantastic doctor who is also my climbing partner's husband so I feel in good hands. Ugh, it's like a wolverine chewing through my inside! I can't imagine what women who don't have surgery options must live with.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1623124 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 10:10:06 +0000 jenanded 1623124@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How can it be?? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1623059 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 04:27:54 +0000 annagybe 1623059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Are you having the surgery up there.? I know a lot people come down to Seattle for all sorts of medical issues </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1623056 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 04:15:34 +0000 anne 1623056@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh Una, am so sorry things are that bad. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1623031 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 03:22:01 +0000 SarahTheWhite 1623031@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm SO sorry things have gotten this bad. I hope that you will find much relief after the surgery... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1623002 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 02:24:28 +0000 catgirl 1623002@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just a whiny moment - between iron levels and schedule I'm not going to have surgery for at least 6 weeks, probably longer. Meanwhile I am in AGONY. Cramps so painful I can barely walk, swelling, headache, backache, flu-like chills, exhaustion. I am by no means a complainer generally and have a really high pain tolerance, but this is getting ridiculous. I wouldn't wish this on men but I kind of wish they had some idea of what it's like to spend a quarter to half your days this way.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1617118 Wed, 17 Feb 2016 06:57:34 +0000 Adelfa 1617118@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Una, I had one when I was 35. Pain was gone in a week but my energy level didn't return fully for 7 weeks. Your activity schedule sounds realistic to me. I think you will be really happy with your results. Of course ask questions if you like! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1617093 Wed, 17 Feb 2016 04:32:06 +0000 Carla 1617093@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry to learn you have had to deal with so much discomfort, but glad to learn a solution is imminent. Take care of yourself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1617069 Wed, 17 Feb 2016 03:51:04 +0000 Deborah 1617069@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una, I had the same thing and had surgery in 2010. &nbsp;Best thing I ever did &nbsp;Due to the size of the fibroid I couldn't have keyhole surgery but my recovery was brilliant and I have never felt better. &nbsp;All the very best to you, you will feel like a new woman! &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1616663 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:15:09 +0000 Summer 1616663@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good luck with the surgery, AG, and wishing you a speedy recovery. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1616653 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:51:12 +0000 jenanded 1616653@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Always good news to get diagnosed and treated. Sending wishes for a fast recovery. X </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1616620 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 06:30:05 +0000 anne 1616620@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Missing you too Suz! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1616594 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 04:41:30 +0000 catgirl 1616594@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, thanks for chiming in -yes, the anemia and bloat and pain is all too much especially since I'm not getting pregnant again. The fibroids are to the point where removing them is basically the same as a hysterectomy so that's that! Glad to hear your recovery went smoothly. All the positive comments are reassuring. Miss you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1616582 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 03:55:06 +0000 Suz 1616582@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una, I am so sorry to be so late to pop in here; I'm not on the forum much. Huge hugs to you for all you have endured and sending support your way for what is to come. I have not had the hysterectomy but I did have ginormous fibroids as well as multiple little ones. They might have been interfering with fertility and my iron was persistently and dangerously low from the horrid periods. They did hysteroscopic surgery first to examine what was going on and then a laparoscopy to remove what fibroids they could as well as the virulent endometriosis that they discovered. Oh, um, so <b>that</b> was what all that pain was about!! Anyway...I did not have the full hysterectomy, as I say, since I was still hoping to become pregnant (which didn't happen). And perhaps recovery differs, but FWIW in comparison, I did not find it bad at all. Emotionally I was a little shaken, but I was back at ordinary non-strenuous activities within a week or so and fully functional within a month. Maybe not cross-fit ready, but I had very little pain. I do heal quickly as a rule, so your mileage may vary. Oh, and I was 40 at the time...</p> <p>Bottom line is that however the recovery goes, you will be <b>so glad</b> to be rid of those fibroids. Honestly, even though they couldn't even get all of mine out, they managed to get some of the worst ones and the endo and it made such a difference to me. No more horrid bloating and pain, no more anemia, constant exhaustion, etc.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1616540 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 02:07:15 +0000 catgirl 1616540@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm all for it! I will be checking in with you again after my surgery consult. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/3#post-1615949 Sun, 14 Feb 2016 20:09:28 +0000 Aziraphale 1615949@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nebraskim, the uterus can be removed through the vagina quite easily, but they have to take the cervix with it. They can, however, do laparoscopic surgery and remove the uterus in pieces through a small hole in the abdomen (as long as cancer isn't suspected, because chopping something up inside your body gets bits everywhere), which also has a short recovery time. This gives the woman the option of keeping her cervix (which may, on a case-by-case basis, be desirable for sexual function -- sorry probably tmi !) and not have any stitches at the top of the vagina.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sorry, Una, I just can't leave this thread alone. I am fascinated by surgery and this one is personal because I've been through the process!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/2#post-1615726 Sun, 14 Feb 2016 05:35:16 +0000 Nebraskim 1615726@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad there is a solution for your ongoing problems. FWIW, my mother was nearly 70 when she had her hysterectomy due to recurring bleeding (not normal obviously for her age). Hers was removed though her vagina (probs TMI, sorry). I suppose because of the fibroids this might not be possible but it seemed to have much fewer side effects than big open incisions. I suspect that because you are younger and in great shape otherwise, your recovery will be fairly rapid. Good luck. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/2#post-1615703 Sun, 14 Feb 2016 03:35:54 +0000 Beth Ann 1615703@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm sure you will be glad to get rid of the cramping and discomfort! &nbsp; I hope to can arrange the surgery as soon as possible, so you can take advantage of a beautiful Alaskan Summer!</p> <p>Time to invest in some cute loungewear! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/2#post-1615593 Sun, 14 Feb 2016 00:12:49 +0000 Anonymous 1615593@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm sorry to hear this, and hope the surgery goes well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/2#post-1615549 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 22:49:30 +0000 catgirl 1615549@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Echo, that sounds a lot like me minus the precancerous cells (fingers crossed).&nbsp; I am so glad to hear it was a good decision for you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/2#post-1615450 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 18:38:39 +0000 Echo 1615450@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My fibroids were causing almost non-stop bleeding, which brought my blood numbers too low for safety. Additionally, they found precancerous cells, which necessitated a hysterectomy with the organ intact, so they went in through my previous c-section scar. Fortunately, they found no more cancer and left the ovaries in, and it is by far the best decision I've made in a very long time. Recovery was not terribly long for me, and I easily would have been able to be hiking and active two to three months later. Laparoscopic surgery should make your recovery even faster.</p> <p>Good luck, Una! I've felt like a completely new person since my surgery! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/2#post-1615419 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 17:21:15 +0000 elpgal 1615419@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad you were able to identify the problem, what a relief! Hope you get it sorted out soon! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/2#post-1615414 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 16:55:05 +0000 shiny 1615414@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel your pain! You are doing the right thing and I'm sure you'll feel much relief. Losing a few pounds will be just an added benefit.&nbsp;</p> <p>For years my doctor kept telling me "it's just fibroids." So close to menopause, wait it out. You know the drill... but then I had an episode of pain that was so bad it woke me in the middle of night in agony, and sent me to the ER, fearing I had appendicitis. They ran CT scan and did an ultrasound. No fibroids after all: turns out I had ruptured a big honking ovarian cyst. </p> <p>The pain was from it leaking out into my abdomen, causing irritation / reaction from foreign bodies... so my whole abdomen was sore and inflamed &nbsp;all over, pain and discomfort lasted for about 6 weeks, felt like I was bruised all over my torso from the inside out. I never suspected my ovaries because I hadn't had a period in about 9 months, and the pain was higher, and unlike period cramps. But it makes since as I had a history of PCOS. I did get one more period shortly after that. That was months ago so I think maybe I'm all set and it was just my ovary's last and final hurrah... shortly after my 50th birthday, so right on track.&nbsp;</p> <p>I really think nature can be smart in that it makes us grateful to reach menopause and be all done with that. :-)</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-health-and-weight-update/page/2#post-1615296 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 06:04:18 +0000 SarahTheWhite 1615296@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm so glad you have answers.... Mystery pain is not good. Prayers and warm wishes for a smooth surgery and easy recovery - and relief! &lt;3 </p>