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Hello everyone, i pray all is well. I just wanted to share my story about fibroids and pregnancy and hope to add some ease to many minds. I am 34 years of age and has had small fibroids for many years and was always told if they are not bothersome they wont oppose a problem so i never thought anything of it. i have 11yr old daughter ive newly married for almost 4 yrs and we wanted to start our own family we tried for two years with no success and finally i saw a fertility specialist who went thru different courses of clomid to try and conceive nothing worked. i had ultrasounds that showed i had fibroids but nothing looked like anything to be concerned i was told they really couldnt tell if i had a huge fibroid or clusters of fibroids even though my uterus was enlarged. anyway i finally started to do some research as what to do cause we were just worn out and hopeless. in sept. o 2007 i decided to have a abdominal myomectomy which was to be the best option for me seeming i wanted to still have children, i had the myomectomy on december 18th and come to find out i had clusters of fibroids the biggest one size of a grapefruit and 57 others removed so 58 in total it was a three hour sugery and unbelievable it was not as bad as i thought my fertility doctor who specializes in fibroids did my surgery along with other great doctors and i am now 6wks post opt and considering the depth of the surgery doing well i have my up and down days. my incision looks great hardly noticeable was made right along pubic area. i still have little trouble coming out of bed but for the most part im walking i get tired fast still i lost about 10 pds from the procedure which helped. We know the uterus is a muscle so im still sore in that area little swelling most of it went down after 3 weeks and it still hurts to sneeze or cough ouch but not nearly as much as after the surgery but i still have to hold my stomach when i do. i was told in 4 months after my ck up to make sure my tubes are open and ovaries are ok i can start trying to conceive yeah i am so looking forward to that moment. so for now im still taking it easy light walking not sitting to long cause u get stiff fast and i am able with the comfort of a body pillow to sleep on either of my sides and even my stomach at times but not for long periods of time. ladies it was well worth it i feel much lighter i had my first menstrual was not too bad pa__sed some clots heavy for maybe two days lasted five days which is normal for me and i ovulated on time that was pain i must say. Well ladies i hope sharing my story will embrace u encourage u and to look for a brighter future.

oh to answer the question of blood loss, it depends on the nature of your health if diabetes or anything else plays a factor. usually if the doctor thinks u may have a great blood loss they will discuss with you or u can have your own blood drawn in case u need a blood transfusion. hope this has helped and good luck on the surgery dont worry god did not give us a heart of fear.