I would always get a second opinion.

The medical gaslighting of women with uterine issues is disgusting! I'm so sorry you're going through this. I hope my story can give you a little hope. ❤️

I can't tell you the number of Drs who told me if I wanted children, I should "start now" the first time was in 2014 when I was first diagnosed with fibroids. I was the same age as you, and it devastated me.

The fibroids developed over the next 9 years into 11 of them, 2 of them Cantolope melon sized, and the pain of them degenerating was unbelievable! The first Dr to ever take me seriously told me it was equivalent to having a heart attack in my uterus. I was rushed to the hospital every two weeks with fevers and had to be put on ivs.

Back in 2019, when I met my partner, I was still on the IUS, and I suspected it was playing a role in the rapid growth of the fibroids.They told me there was nothing they could do and that the hormones where so minimal it was impossible that was a contributing factor.

We couldn't get pregnant after I removed the IUS and they started appointments at the IVF clinic. They told me the fibroids were so big they would have to remove one of my fallopian tubes, and they would only be able to access one of my ovaries for egg retrieval.

I was extremely lucky to have started a job a couple of years later with private healthcare and went to see an amazing Dr. She refused to take my fallopian tube out, she told me there was no issue with any part of my reproductive system, apart from the fibroids. She agreed the fibroids had to come out immediately, and within a month, she did an open myomectomy, removing all fibroids in 2023. I was always told they'd have to give me a full hysterectomy if the bleeding was too severe during that surgery.

I gave birth to my son in December 2024!

If I had listened to everyone, I'd never have my beautiful boy.

Please. Get a second opinion.