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Leah · Post by **Leah** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:36 pm

Hey there. So, it turns out that I am not through with my health issues. I am pretty bummed out about it right now. A "mass" has been steadily growing in my abdomen over the last few months. I first thought it was my intestines acting up from the Tamoxifen, but I started to question that since my bowels have never been better. When I lie down, I look three months pregnant! My gastro looked at and felt it briefly yesterday and said that it's not my intestines. He thinks it's a uterine fibroid. Wow, I didn't know they can get this big. Anyway, I am in the process of drinking the "prep" for a CT-Scan. Has anyone else done this? Will it give me D?

Polly · Post by **Polly** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:08 pm

Hi Leah,

Sorry to hear about the new problem. Yes, fibroids can become HUGE. I have had a CT scan and no problem at all from the prep. And it didn't taste nearly as awful as I thought it would. Good luck!

Polly

Post by **tex** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 5:27 pm

Hi Leah,

That's a heck of a note, but your GI doc is probably right. Back when I was trying to figure out what was wrong, the first test I had was a CT scan. It was a lot of liquid to drink, when I was already feeling so sick, but other than the volume, it wasn't too bad. I remember having to stop by a toilet on the way to the scan room, but afterward, if I recall correctly, I had a few good days (for a change).

I had a CT scan of my abdomen back in October when I had the kidney stone issue, and there were no adverse effects. So I'm guessing that it shouldn't cause any problems for you.

It's always something, isn't it.

Tex

ldubois7 · Post by **ldubois7** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:23 pm

Good luck, Leah! I hope this is the end of the health issues for you! You've had enough!

:bigbighug:

Marcia K · Post by **Marcia K** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:32 pm

Good luck, Leah. I hope everything turns out OK. Enough is enough now!

Marcia

Grahm · Post by **Grahm** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:44 pm

Prayers going up for you Leigh! I did have fibroids, had to come out, but they were not cancerous. Hugs!!

Love,
Connie

TXBrenda · Post by **TXBrenda** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:26 pm

One of my uterine fibroid tumors was as big as an orange. My ob/gyn couldn't understand why I was in so much pain with them, lol. Mine were benign also.

Please let us know the results.

Take care.

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:29 pm

drink extra water, have extra magnesium and Vit C to help the body clear any excess....

good luck and hope things resolve quickly and as peacefully as possible
take care

Martha · Post by **Martha** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:56 pm

Oh, Leah. Like everyone else, I hope and pray that the fibroids are benign, and that the prep for the CT scan causes you no problems.

Love
Martha

JFR · Post by **JFR** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:04 pm

Like Tex, I was feeling pretty sick when they gave me the stuff to drink so it was hard getting it all down and keeping it down, but it would have been hard getting anything down given how I felt. Other than that no ill effects. Hope things go well for you,
Leah.

Jean

nerdhume · Post by **nerdhume** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 5:30 am

Leah,
Hope all goes well. I had a fibroid about grapefruit size and opted for a hysterectomy about 20 years ago. I had just had enough of the pain, heavy bleeding, etc and decided to have the surgery.

humbird753 · Post by **humbird753** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 8:26 am

Leah - prayers being said for good test results and no ill feelings from the "prep" you have to drink for the CT scan. Praying also that this is the last for you. Enough is enough.

Paula

Chemgirl · Post by **Chemgirl** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 9:12 am

I had a CT shortly before I was diagnosed. At the time I was vomiting everything so they opted to inject the dye instead of having me drink the solution.

Maybe try asking about taking the dye via IV rather than drinking it?

Chemgirl · Post by **Chemgirl** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 9:14 am

Sorry just saw that you were in the process of drinking the prep.

Good luck! I hope you get good news.

Leah · Post by **Leah** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 9:50 pm

Thanks to all of you for your well wishes. The prep turned out to be no big deal. I was also injected with the iodine solution. The good news is that all my other organs look good and that the fibroid is benign. The bad news is that it is the size of a baby's head! I need a complete hysterectomy and because of the breast cancer, the ovaries are being removed also. I was originally scheduled for Feb6 which I was good with. I just want to get it over with. Then I got a call today saying that someone else took that appointment before I did and that the next available is Feb 27th! I am not happy with this! I look about three months pregnant, it hurts to the touch, and I can hardly button my pants…. and if it still continues to grow, they may have to cut me completely instead of laparoscopic. That recovery would be so much longer and more difficult. I have a call out to my obgyn to find a way to move this up. Keep your fingers crossed.

Leah

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