how do fibroid tumors make u feel?
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I just had an abdominal myomectomy in Aug for a fibroid that was 1cm in diameter then grew to almost 6cm within two months!  I felt worn out!  I did not have excessive bleeding like most women though.  I didn't have a period at all unless it was induced by hormones since I was trying to get pregnant, then the pain was so excruciating.  I laid on the bathroom floor one night and cried and threw up several times from the pain.  I had horrible bloating as well.  Things have been back to normal since I had the myomectomy though.  Every woman is different.  My mom had several fibroids and she bled constantly, but had no pain with it.  Then my grandmother didn't even notice hers which was the size of a grapefruit when they finally removed it.  It all depends on the woman and the location and size of the fibroid.
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fibroid tumors are non cancerous, and usually don,t cause much problem,however if they do the doctor can remove them.A lot of times they are located in the female orgins.
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Uterine fibroids are lumps that grow on your uterus. You can have fibroids on the inside, on the outside, or in the wall of your uterus. The exact cause of uterine fibroids is not known. Fibroids begin when cells overgrow in the muscular wall of the uterus. Many times there is no particular cause to be found as far as heavy periods are concerned. Sometimes a structural irritation in the womb is to blame, such as a quite common condition where there are localized areas of overgrowth of the muscle wall of the womb (fibroids or fibromyomas), and when there is a coil (or Intra Uterine Device) in the womb. Heavy periods are more common after sterilization, and happen more in women who are overweight, and also with certain hormonal upsets. Your best bet would be to see your doctor for an exam and testing.
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Here is a study that explains why people with Fibromyalgia are always in pain.\nFibromyalgia pain, isn't all in patients' heads new brain study finds.\nJune 7, 2002 fMRI scans give first objective measure of mysterious ailment, provide road map for future study\n\n\n\nANN ARBOR, MI - A new brain-scan study confirms scientifically what fibromyalgia patients have been telling a skeptical medical community for years: They're really in pain.\n\nIn fact, the study finds, people with fibromyalgia say they feel severe pain, and have measurable pain signals in their brains, from a gentle finger squeeze that barely feels unpleasant to people without the disease. The squeeze's force must be doubled to cause healthy people to feel the same level of pain - and their pain signals show up in different brain areas.\n\nThe results, published in the May issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism, the journal of the American College of Rheumatology, may offer the proof of fibromyalgia's physical roots that many doubtful physicians have sought. It may also open doors for further research on the still-unknown causes of the disease, which affects more than 2 percent of Americans, mainly women.\n\nLead authors Richard Gracely, Ph.D., and Daniel Clauw, M.D., did the study at Georgetown University Medical Center and the National Institutes of Health, but are now continuing the work at the University of Michigan Health System. In an editorial in the same issue, Clauw and U-M rheumatologist Leslie Crofford, M.D., stress the importance of fibromyalgia research and care.\n\nTo correlate subjective pain sensation with objective views of brain signals, the researchers used a super-fast form of MRI brain imaging, called functional MRI or fMRI, on 16 fibromyalgia patients and 16 people without the disease. As a result, they say, the study offers the first objective method for corroborating what fibromyalgia patients report they feel, and what's going on in their brains at the precise moment they feel it. And, it gives researchers a road map of the areas of the brain that are most - and least - active when patients feel pain.\n\n"The fMRI technology gave us a unique opportunity to look at the neurobiology underlying tenderness, which is a hallmark of fibromyalgia," says Clauw. "These results, combined with other work done by our group and others, have convinced us that some pathologic process is making these patients more sensitive. For some reason, still unknown, there's a neurobiological amplification of their pain signals."\n\nFurther results from the study were presented last year at the ACR annual meeting. The project will continue later this year at UMHS, joining other fMRI fibromyalgia research now under way.\n\nFor decades, patients and physicians have built a case that fibromyalgia is a specific, diagnosable chronic disease, characterized by tenderness and stiffness all over the body as well as fatigue, headaches, gastrointestinal problems and depression. Many patients with the disease find it interferes with their work, family and personal life. Statistics show that far more women than men are affected, and that it occurs mostly during the childbearing years.\n\nThe ACR released classification criteria for fibromyalgia in 1990, to help doctors diagnose it and rule out other chronic pain conditions. Clauw and Crofford's editorial looks at the current state of research, and calls for rheumatologists to take the lead in fibromyalgia care and science.\n\nBut many skeptics have debated the very existence of fibromyalgia as a clearly distinct disorder, saying it seemed to be rooted more in psychological and social factors than in physical, biological causes. Their argument has been bolstered by the failure of research to find a clear cause, an effective treatment, or a non-subjective way of assessing patients.\n\nWhile the debate has raged, neuroscientists have begun to use brain scan technology to identify the are
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usually the last symptom they feel is pain of some kind.  about the only cancer that causes little or no pain is cancer in the brain.  people in the last stages of cancer are often very very weak as well
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A myomectomy is the surgery recommended for women who wish to become pregnant after fibroid surgery (as compared to a hysterectomy, for example).  \nPost-myomectomy chances of becoming pregnant are encouraging: 55 percent of women who have myomectomies due to fibroid-related infertility can get pregnant after the operation.
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With todays medical advances hysterectomy should be your last option if you are truly dealing with Uterine Fibroid Tumors.\n\nI would recommend going to http://www.webmd.com to do some research on the different options you have.\n\nThere are a couple things you can consider doing surgically through laproscopic techniques to reduce or remove the fibroids.\nYou will probably need to do an Ultrasound and/or an MRI to help you & your doctor determine the best procedure to consider.\n\nI will say take the wait and see approach for a little bit before deciding to surgically remove them.  If they don't grow quickly  you might never have any need to do anything more than adjust your food & supplement intake.  The should stop growing after menopause since they feed on estrogen.\n\nYou do want to decrease caffeine and chocolates, eat less animal protein and normalize your hormones.\n\nThere is a great book I use for natural therapies and helps.  You might see if you can get your hands on it to do some quick research.  It's called Healthy Healing by Linda Page.  Or go to a good health food store and ask them if they have any information / products that can help.\n\nYOU HAVE LOTS OF CHOICES and should not be afraid of this diagnosis.  You don't have to lose your uterus and can still have babies.\n\nHope this helps\n\nUPDATE:\nThere is another helpful website I'd like to share http://www.mdchoice.com\n\nBaptist Hospital in Miami offers another solution not listed yet.  It is called Uterine Artrery Embolization. (UFE).  They have found there is one artery which supplies the fibroids in the Uterus.  Through a laproscopic procedure they inject very small pellets into this artery to block the blood flow.  When this happens the tumors will shrink and/or die.\n\nOne thing that I've learned is you can remove or have the UFE performed today but if your continue to produce fibroids you will have to deal with this again later.\n\nSo you will have to think about childbirth today and what you think you would want to do in the future when making this decision.
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Endometriosis, adenomyosis, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, fibroids, suspected cancer, uterine prolapse, cervical cancer or precancer, adhesions, nonspecific chronic pelvic pain.
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no you cannot feel it, the skull does not allow that!  Headaches and nausea can be caused by many many things including brain tumour.
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Que paso Stacy,\n\nIm drorganico, natural health practitioner for 12 years and have dealt with several dozens cases like yours and every single one of them, when they client followed every step of the protocol that is, has been cleared up with 6 to 8 weeks of detoxing and making the right adjustments in their lifestyles.\n\nAs you said, your 30 and lots of carefree living in front of you so please get a hold of your emotions and forget the old lady analogies, lets get you back to the secure and sexy image that you know you have of yourself. This can be dealt with faster than you can imagine. However I do need to mention that lack of action on your part will make not being able to wear cute little things a very minor issue compared to other complications that will certainly come about.\n\nForget surgery and forget additional costly "toxic legal poison" known as pharmaceuticals prescribed by docs that realy dont know that there are legit, effective and economic solutions that work in harmony with your body, not against it, Ill give you some basic info and if you cant find a decent natural practitioner in your city, and you want some detailed help, contact me through yahoo, my email is listed.\n\nStacey, my business slogan is EDUCATE SO AS NOT TO MEDICATE, so bear with me while I give you some basic information so your informed and at least make informed decisions not just heresay, trendy and gossip decisions.\n\nThe fibroid tumor is a hard, benign (noncancerous) tumor that generally occurs in the uterine wall. It usually has no toxic effects on the body and causes problems only if it grows large enough to physically encroach on vital structures. If such tumors are present in the uterus as a woman approaches menopause, they may produce abnormal menstrual bleeding. \n\nAt times this bleeding can be controlled only by removing the uterus. In many cases, much less extreme and natural measures are more than satisfactory. The cause of fibroid tumors remains medicaly unproven though there are many solid theories. Researchers in my natural health field believe its due to certain trace mineral deficiencies via an imbalance of the body PH, more on that in bit. \n\nThe balance of ovarian hormones must play some part in their formation because as a woman goes through menopause, the fibroids present frequently retrogress and atrophy along with the normal shrinking of the uterus.\n\nMany tumors are in the early stages respond well to the use of certain detox protocols and trace mineral supplementation, this in combination of consuming less acid forming foods and more alkaline forming foods and the all important stress management aspect which also plays a factor in why these tumors formed in the fist place since its a know scientifica fact that un managed stress releases a large amount of unnecessary acid in your system.\n\nTo accomplish this, I recommedn certain detox herbs, supplements with natural detox agents; essential vitamins that reinforce the immune system, vegetable protein and supplementation. \n\nThis combined with spiritual reconnection therapy is effective in virtualy all cases within a time frame of 7 days to get rid of pain, 8 to 12 weeks for the enitre detox process to take hold and at about 12 weeks after the process begins get an ultrasound to confirm what you will already know and feel, the tumor has been flushed out naturaly with no drugs or toxins.\n\nNow Stacy, about one of the main root causes of your tumor, PH out of balance. Let me explain.\n\nThe body is dominated by 2 chemicals, alkaline and acid, when the acid takes over for a considerable length of time the entire cell structure and tissues are deprived of sufficient oxygen, this is called an "anaerobic enviroment" this was discovered by 2 time Nobel Prize winner in science and medicine, Dr. Otto Werberg, a German physician that won those prestigious awards in 1931 and then again 1938, he also documented that once you get the PH to get more alk
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This is referred to as a prolapsed uterus. Symptoms include a feeling of fullness or pressure in your pelvis (you may describe it as a feeling of sitting on a small ball), low back pain, feeling that something is coming out of your vagina, painful intercourse, difficulty with urination or moving your bowels, and difficulty walking. You can read more about it here\nhttp://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?retryCount=1&ObjectID=6E6788B9-EA49-4CDD-8986F80FA1C33906
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Fibroids are knots of overgrown muscle tissue of the uterus. They can cause pain and irregular or heavy menstrual bleeding. If the problem is bad enough, the treatment is surgery-hysterectomy
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You should see a doctor. It could be polyps or cancer or a fish bone. No telling! It isn't worth wondering, best go get it looked at.\n\nI felt like someone was choking me so I went and asked my doctor, as it turns out, my thyroid had grown back over the last ten years since it was taken out and it was filled with nodules. Go figure! No one expected that answer.
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If you're in pain, and there's a cure, why wouldn't you have surgery and get it over with. Fibroid tumors are not a big thing, but can (rare but possible) develop into a bigger problem, which I'm sure your doctor told you. If you trust your doctor, go with their recommendation. If you're unsure, get a second opinion.
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FMS (fibromyalgia syndrome) is a widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue disorder for which the cause is still unknown. Fibromyalgia means pain in the muscles, ligaments, and tendons – the soft fibrous tissues in the body. \n\nMost patients with Fibromyalgia say that they ache all over. Their muscles may feel like they have been pulled or overworked. Sometimes the muscles twitch and at other times they burn. More women than men are afflicted with this disorder, and it shows up in people of all ages. \n\nThe cause of FMS remains elusive, but there are many triggering events thought to precipitate its onset. A few examples would be an infection (viral or bacterial), an automobile accident or the development of another disorder, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, or hypothyroidism. These triggering events probably don't cause FMS, but rather, they may awaken an underlying physiological abnormality that is already present.\n\nSynmptoms can include pain, fatigue, chronic headaches, sleep disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, joint problems, painful periods, chest pain, morning stiffnes, numbness, tingling, irritable bladder, the feeling of swollen extremities, skin sensitivities, dry eyes and mouth, dizziness, and impaired coordination.  People are often sensitive to odors, loud noises, bright lights, and sometimes even the medications that they are prescribed.\n\nChanges in weather, cold or drafty environments, infections, allergies, hormonal fluctuations (premenstrual and menopausal states), stress, depression, anxiety and over-exertion may all contribute to symptom flare-ups. \n\nLong term follow-up studies on fibromyalgia have shown that it is chronic, but the symptoms may come and go. The impact that it has on daily living activities, including the ability to work a full-time job, differs among patients. Overall, studies show that it may be equally as disabling as rheumatoid arthritis.\n\nI have included some websites that should be helpful.
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please make an appointment to see your gynecologist. You are old enough now that you should be seeing one.\n\nI am not sure if you have cancer, but breasts feel VERY sore and sort of bumpy when they are developing. And darling, you are very young, and this could just be the pains and uneven-ness of your breasts growing.\n\nhowever, going to see your gynecologist is the first step in learning more about breast cancer. She can help you determine if your lump is just growing pains, or something to deal with, like cancer, a cyst or anything else. She can also show you how to do a self breast exam so you can look for lumps yourself and she can talk to you about how to identify them as lumps or normal tissue. PLEASE make an appointment and go see your gynecologist.
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Note that endometriosis is specifically the condition where endometrial tissue (the lining of the uterus) is found outside of the uterus.\n\nFibroids are defined as non-malignant tumors of smooth muscle tissue, therefore you could theoretically get them in any smooth muscle tissue in your body.  However, the most common place to get them is in the uterine wall, and getting them there does not imply that you could get them anywhere else.  It is the impact of having them in the uterine wall that causes the problems associated with fibroids.\n\nIf you have the uterus removed, there will be no uterine wall to get fibroids, so a hysterectomy would solve whatever problems they are causing.  However, I would recommend researching other treatments before resorting to that, unless you are close to menopause anyway.