Date:   7/6/2006 10:25:00 AM ( 18 y ago)
Hits:   8,109
URL:   https://www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=465523

1 readers agree with this message.  Hide votes     What is this?

Nope, I'm a 'she'...but many people make that mistake! (Hmmm...I wonder why that is?) I had three fibroids removed with a myomectomy. With a myomectomy they cut the tumors out, but leave everything intact. This was life-saving surgery for me since I hemorraged (sp?) and almost bled out. With a tumor the size of yours...I don't think that any herbs, etc. would be enough, although you might want to find a good Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor who is proficient in both acupuncture and herbs and specialized in gynecological conditions. Natural progesterone cream may help...and there is a supplement that is derived from brussel sprouts, broccoli, etc. that blocks estrogen...I think it is called DIM. Fibroids are estrogen-sensitive so you should also do some research on estrogen dominance...Dr. Lam has some good info on his website. Progesterone helps to balance the ratio. There is some research that suggests that phyto-estrogens...red clover, soy, etc. actually help to lower estrogen effects because they tie up the estrogen receptor sites with milder, plant estrogens. However, I've also read studies that suggest that phyto-estrogens will make estrogen dominance worse.

I also had/have (?) endometriosis and it often goes hand-in-hand with fibroids since both are conditions of excess estrogen. I went through Lupron therapy for 6 months prior to my emergency surgery and this stuff was wretched!!! It induces a temporary chemical menopause which helps to shrink the fibroids and endo implants. In my case, it did the job...but the side-effects were nearly unbearable and I would not use it again unless my only other option was a hysterectomy.

I was also told that there is a new procedure for fibroids that involves injecting the tumor with something (?) that makes it shrink to nearly nothing. I don't know what this procedure is called or what the chemicals involved are...but it seems like a possible good alternative if the herbs, cleanses, diet, exercise, etc. doesn't do the job.

By all means, do everything you can to avoid a hysterectomy!!! Most physicians just look on it as a baby-making factory, but there are many problems that are often associtated with a hysterectomy...dropped bladder with leakage problems, reduced sexual response, not to mention going through a radical surgery and menopause. And if you have endometriosis along with it (which they cannot diagnose until they look inside...a hysterectomy will not necessarily relieve the pain associated with endo because of the adhesions.) The alternative procedures I have suggested are not routine so you may need to find a doctor who specializes in these surgeries.

 

<< Return to the standard message view

fetched in 0.63 sec, referred by http://www.curezone.org/forums/fmp.asp?i=465523