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RU-Hope you had a great wknd. What did you do? Hey, MS POSITIVE! How are you? JOKER, oh Joker. Where are thou, Joker? I don't know. I may try some type of fast or something... I have been under alot of stress in the last 7 months. I wonder if that played a part in my fibroids. I don't know.

Hi Ms.Monet- My weekend was good. I went to the gym Sat & Sun (got alot of aggression out though exhausted afterwards!) , the DMV, did my taxes, cleaned the house & organized some things so I kept busy which is what i need. How are you doing? Are you going to do the fasting? Hi Ms.Positive- Thank you for your words of support & encouragement. I have to believe what you said--In everything there has to be hope. I just CAN'T believe this is the situation I find myself in. But everything happens for a reason, what the reason for this is....I don't know....but I have to believe it's for the best and hope for something and someone better. :-)

RU93: Yep, seems you already know the drill, that is, we all have no choice but to hope for the best. MsMonet: need I say, it has been one eventful few months for us all ! Hope you are taking it easy and cool, as I am doing currently ....... exhaling in my Maker.

Very eventful. Something good will come from all of this. We all have to go through lessons in life... Our job is to learn the lesson so that we can move fwd. I've been married for almost a year. Its wonderful. Big adjustment when you didn't live together first. You get to know someone on a whole new level but as each day unfolds it gets better. Monday is my big day to find out what direction we will go... My hubby is positive! I am positive! I just don't want anymore surgery, girls! My last and final Myo was on Oct 03rd, 2006. No more Myo! No more Myo!

Hi everyone - MsPositive, this is my 2nd pregnancy after my myo. The myo was in March 2006, pregnancy after that was in June 2006. Sadly, we never had a heartbeat. I had tests done after and there is some speculaton I have a luteal phase defect and a blood clotting disorder. So for THIS pregnancy I went on progesterone and blood thinning injections right after our bfp. We got pregnant in December, right after we had the HSG test to review the uterus for scar tissue. ru93_your story aside (what a pig! dump his a**) but regarding your exercise questions, I was downhill skiing about 4 weeks after my myo. I live in a ski area in Colorado so hey! The ski season is a finite thing that must be taken advantage of! I have been trying to hit the elliptical machine 3x per week with this pregnancy though. Exercise is the only thing that keeps me sane! And now, fibroid free :) ,, no pain! BTW, we are 17w2d, and the amnio came back all normal and it is a girl! Just 3 more weeks until I finally calm down I think (the 20 week mark the docs always mention). I hope everyone is well and you're getting past your myo's and moving on!

MelissaK: What a present to receive in December, of all months! Kudos! Regarding your little pink flower, was it a gender preference, and how do you feel overall?

Honestly, at this point we do not care what the gender is, just a safe and healthy baby is the only thing we are hoping for!

Thats great, Melissa. I hope to hear positive news on Monday when I go into the Fert Clinic.

RU-Where are you? Hope you are OK.

Hi Ms.Monet. I'm ok. I've been really busy at work these past few days so I haven't been able to chat much. But I'm doing ok. Not much has happened since I last emailed you--no developments and I have yet to spill the beans. How are you doing? Monday is the big day huh? :-)

MelissaK: You've had a pregnancy, ie pre-myo, and now this one, ........ as a matter of comfort level, how do you compare the two, with regards to pain, bump pressure, nerves, stretching and movements?

MsPositive - With this pregnancy, I have not had one cramp, one spot, or one problem whatsoever. Other than I am REALLY tired all the time - but that's normal. And some very low level cramp-type feelings as of late that are most likely the growing uterus only. I was so concerned with the total lack of "anything" wrong that I brought it up to my OB who simply said "this is what a normal pregnancy is like." It's also a JOY to have u/s with no fibroids in the way, and no idiot us tech saying "well, here is huge fibroid, and here is a huge fibroid." I do have a little 'roid that is growing (the hormones will do this) and when the peri brought this up at the us last week we all boo'ed and hissed at it :). But it's small and won't pose a problem. I have to say a traditional MYO is a BIG price to pay when talking to your friends who whine about taking Clomid - they should be so lucky to never go under the knife to that extent. But I grow more confident with each pa__sing day, and more and more happy I did undergoe the surgery. Scary stuff but well worth it! Today is 17w3d. Everyday feels like a little miracle. You'll all be joining me soon I am sure and you'll see what I mean!

MelissaK: I say AMEN and claim 100% your last sentence, which is, joining and being in the same soup soon). I agree to the fact that a myo is indeed a huge price to pay, in at least giving most women who have really hit the wall, a chance at motherhood, even though at a somewhat "bloody" cost. This is why, though radical, most doctors swear by it. A real testimony of how far a woman will go to beget and cradle. Seriously, you're making it sound like a piece of cake, judging by your account of how breezy it has been for your 1st trimester. The truth is, when the merciful One gives a second chance at life, He literally sc___pes away every pain and chaff, to start afresh, and to me that's how I look at this whole myo procedure and episode.

Hello Ladies: Each of your stories have touched my heart. I just had a myomectomy on 4/9/07. I am going through the healing process, my doctor removed 15 fibroids and had to leave one...so far my recovery has been okay, not much pain; it just feels like something is pulling when i walk. I didn't have any unsuccessful preganancies, I could not get pregnant. I hope to start family planning by July. Keep me in your prayers, just as I will keep each of you in mine,

RU- I am new to the group, but your situation touched me in a different way. I challenge you to take a long look in the mirror and say to yourself...I am a good person and I deserve to be happy.....I deserve to be respected and loved unconditional. Once you have done this, move your feelings back into your own space and LOVE yourself! this is more powerful than any love another person can give you. Do not settle for less than you derserve or want. Now, don't misunderstand me....when you give so much of yourself and for so long you go through something and righfully so, this is what you do: keep busy, and focus on the things that you feel will complete you. In my opnion, its best that you let him know NOW that he has been found out and that you think to highly of yourself to stay in such a situation or to even devote your energy to it. Good luck to you and remember, I will be your cheerleader- peace!

Hi AMS! First, I want to say welcome to this board. I'm sure you will find this to be an amazing source of support. Second, I'm glad you had your myo and that you are feeling better. It's a slow process but you will feel great! Third, thank you for your words & for being my cheerleader. :-) You are RIGHT-- I know I deserve better and that I am better than him. I just need to remind myself of that, everyday. I am keeping busy- going back to the gym, trying to reach out to my friends more, seeing my family this weekend, etc., If I don't think about it, I feel ok but it's when I'm driving in the car, walking to work, when i have moments of solitude that everything that i've learned floods back & i start to a___lyze things. It's exhausting and frankly, I'm tired of letting him & this situation get to me so much. I have to stop giving him that much power. He didn't make me, and I can't let him break me. Like I told Ms.Monet-there's a reason for everything. What this reason is, I couldn't even tell you but I have to believe that it will work out as it should and for the best, not for the jerk but for me!!! But please send me little cheers, as I will for you. :-) Thank you!