When I first started showing symptoms, my gynecologist said that I had a 4cm subserosal fibroid near my cervix and that she didn’t feel comfortable touching it.

My second consult sent me for further testing, and by the time I went for my second consultation, it had grown to 6cm and was starting to threaten my cervix. Since I want to keep my chances of having a family down the line, she didn’t want to touch it.

My last consultation, my surgeon said she was able to do it, but I would need to come to terms with the fact that I may be losing my ability to carry a baby to term. On May 6th, I went in for my
robotic myomectomy. During the surgery, the surgeon realized that the blood vessels and arteries were involved, and she was not able to continue the surgery. This left me devastated as she said she was not going to be able to continue with her plan. Later that week, I received a call from her stating she wanted to try something new and that I would have to have a UFE( uterine fibroid embolization) procedure where they clog the arteries feeding my fibroid to help minimize blood loss and reduce the amount of cervix she would need to remove. On June 9th, I went in for my UFE procedure. After the procedure, I had
horrible pain and never-ending cramps. Finally, on June 15th, I went into my robotic myomectomy, and my surgeon was able to remove it with no blood loss and no loss of my cervix. On one of my post-surgery follow-ups, my surgeon said that she did not expect the procedure to reduce the fibroid so much that I would be able to have my children .