Diagnosed with uterine fibroid..

[LateRoses]

Hi everyone, so for the past few months I've been having cramping pain up to two weeks before my period along with what felt like random weird sensations in my right ovary. My cycle has been really weird during that time too (28 days, 29 days, then 26 days this latest cycle) and I had some spotting right before my period which never ever happened to me.

When my period ended this cycle, I noticed I still could see pink blood in my cervical fluid when I'd use the toilet/tissue and sometimes spots on my undies pretty much every day.

I went to to the gyno today and although my recent pap smear was negative for HPV, a transvaginal ultrasound revealed that I had a walnut-sized fibroid in my uterus. I'm 31 and never been pregnant and have been wanting to conceive recently.

The doctor told me not to stress about the fibroid as it's small (walnut-sized doesn't sound very small to be but okay...) and if it bothered me, I could come back every 6 months to keep track of its growth. He knows I am trying for a baby and has told me not to worry about it and it shouldn't interfere.

Still, is this something I should press into getting surgically removed asap? I really want to conceive as soon as possible and seeing constant spotting is distressing and it's really hard for me not to "stress" when I'm always being reminded I have a fibroid inside my uterus when I use the restroom. Is the mid-cycle bleeding permanent and I need to use panty liners for the rest of my childbearing days? I know that stress hormones can make fibroids worse/grow, so I feel like I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place right now.

[Fishmanpa]

With all the testing my wife has been going through due to her illness, they discovered a uterine fibroid when they did the pelvic ultrasound. The specialists at UVA said it's perfectly harmless and nothing to be concerned with.

If they thought it was an issue, they would have addressed it. It's a very common thing and truly nothing to be concerned with at all. That rock and a hard place is only in your mind

Positive thoughts

[LateRoses]

Thank you for the positive thoughts! I'm trying very hard not to get stressed out about it as I don't want it to grow bigger or for my symptoms and bleeding to worsen.

I think I'm mostly worried from the conceiving a baby standpoint rather than a cancerous one, but I guess I won't know till I try

[LateRoses]

A new (old) worry has emerged. I'm now concerned about having undiagnosed pelvic inflammatory disease and the fibroid is just muddying the waters for a diagnosis.

I had an internal pelvic exam (no real pain though maybe some discomfort or slightest tenderness when the doctor pushed down on my organs??) and also a vaginal ultrasound (first one ever and also how the doctor found by fibroid). Would the ultrasound show PID or effects of untreated PID? I just don't understand how a small fibroid can be causing all these symptoms like bleeding and weird discharge, pelvic discomfort and pain, etc..

[LateRoses]

I called the doctor and asked if he thought I might have PID, since I was still feeling discomfort and he said he didn't suspect PID and also to come back on Wednesday if I still have pain.

Could too much pressing and palpating on my own tummy cause my tenderness??

Or now I'm wondering, could it be endometriosis?? I've had crampy first day periods for a long time now. I usually have to take an ibuprofen (usually just one dose, on the very first day) once the cramps really kick in. I'm really worried now since the only way to diagnose is by laparoscopy

[Mummybee]

How did you end up?
I have similar, weird discharge, no infection found, been going for months. Having laparoscopy and hystroscopy in a few weeks.
Ultrasound 4 months ago all clear.
Petrified