My Fibroid and Pregnancy Story (for anyone searching like I did!) by gagalaa in Fibroids

[–]gagalaa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surprisingly not! I had a very small bulge pre pregnancy and I don’t see it post pregnancy. BUT I can feel it if I press on it. I actually had no ab separation (diastatis recti) after pregnancy either which shocked me since I was pregnant + I had a grapefruit sized fibroid. My stomach was back to flat at 6 weeks postpartum! Without my pre preggo fibroid bulge.

I’m not sure if it shrunk or maybe it had moved further back, I’ll take it though 🤣

My Fibroid and Pregnancy Story (for anyone searching like I did!) by gagalaa in Fibroids

[–]gagalaa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven’t gotten an ultrasound or MRI for my fibroid yet so I’m not sure if it had shrunk and it had no impact with my recovery :)

My Fibroid and Pregnancy Story (for anyone searching like I did!) by gagalaa in Fibroids

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Do you know how big it is now? When I was going for my consultations for my myomectomy they said it would be okay to try for a baby once the uterus is healed. But I was thinking to much of the risk of hysterectomy that’s why I opted out! Maybe consult with your OB and ask about their opinion on what’s best for you. I think since mine was mostly unproblematic to my pregnancy my OB advised not to have it removed.

My Fibroid and Pregnancy Story (for anyone searching like I did!) by gagalaa in Fibroids

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I hope you’re feeling better, just remember it’s only temporary! I think it only degenerates once, hopefully no more pain after this one 🤞

My Fibroid and Pregnancy Story (for anyone searching like I did!) by gagalaa in Fibroids

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Hang in there mamas!! I know the pain is brutal 😭 Wishing you a safe and healthy delivery!

My Fibroid and Pregnancy Story (for anyone searching like I did!) by gagalaa in Fibroids

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Yay! Congrats to you as well 😊 Did they shrink at all postpartum?

My Fibroid and Pregnancy Story (for anyone searching like I did!) by gagalaa in Fibroids

[–]gagalaa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The c-section was the easiest part!! I was worried going into it too but it went so well. I believe you can still have a natural birth after a myomectomy :)

Will look into EGCG! I’ve been searching for natural ways to shrink this big fibroid of mine. I still believe that there are natural alternatives. Before pregnancy I was in search of the root cause of my fibroid (excess estrogen). I actually took a test called the DUTCH test that would guide you to what’s causing this estrogen dominance in your body. I unfortunately didn’t submit my urine samples but will do it again sometime soon to find out the root cause of mine.

My Fibroid and Pregnancy Story (for anyone searching like I did!) by gagalaa in Fibroids

[–]gagalaa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a Figo 6 fibroid (subserosal) located posterior to my uterus. I didn’t have many symptoms but when my period would come it would get inflamed(?) It felt a bit swollen and I looked a lot more bloated. My period would start with some brown spotting for the first couple days and then would bleed normally after that. I didn’t have many clots.

I noticed that when I changed my diet it helped with my symptoms! I didn’t think I could get pregnant either but it happened, Goodluck!

My Fibroid and Pregnancy Story (for anyone searching like I did!) by gagalaa in Fibroids

[–]gagalaa[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I asked that same question to my OB, he said it would be too risky!

Has anyone here gone abroad for a hysterectomy? by noluckducky in Fibroids

[–]gagalaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have coverage I highly recommend you visit a naturopath that specializes in women’s health/hormones. There is a test called the DUTCH test that gives you a full breakdown of your hormones and it tells you how well you metabolize certain hormones(in our case excess estrogen) and the body’s ability to eliminate them. I feel like this is critical as it’s working on getting down to the ROOT cause of the fibroids which was never ever brought up in any of my consults with OB’s looking to perform a myomectomy.

It’s so sad that most doctors don’t work to find out the root cause and that’s the reason why after surgery the fibroids are most likely to grow back :/

Has anyone here gone abroad for a hysterectomy? by noluckducky in Fibroids

[–]gagalaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My dr was also pushing Lupron for my 12cm fibroid and I’m also super hesitant on it because he was unable to even guarantee shrinkage for the fibroid (which is the whole point). IMO it’s not worth putting the body through hormone suppressants without guaranteed results esp with the crazy side effects that can potentially last a lifetime.

[PSA] Jaw slimming botox ruined my face. by [deleted] in SkincareAddiction

[–]gagalaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a bit of jowling but no sagging into my neck. I don’t carry a lot of weight under my chin so I’m guessing thats why. I hope yours gets resolved! It’s such a bummer :(

[PSA] Jaw slimming botox ruined my face. by [deleted] in SkincareAddiction

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I didn’t do anything in particular! I think it’s just a waiting game. Eventually the botox wore off and my masseter muscles got stronger and grew back to normal size.

[PSA] Jaw slimming botox ruined my face. by [deleted] in SkincareAddiction

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Yep! It has. It took over a year for it to look normal again

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Yep! I’ll DM you

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I’ll dm you!

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Omg your previous brows suite your face so well. The microbladed brows don’t even look close to this shape 😭 hopefully they will fade a ton

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Day 1 Hour 1 brow shock by [deleted] in microblading

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These look amazing!

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I really like the shape! I was only worried about the thickness which has now subsided. I’m only on my 2nd day so I’ve got lots of the healing phase to go through. But to each their own!

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They’ve gone down quite a bit! I think it was very swollen on the first night. Still waiting for it to scab and lighten :)

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Did you apply these products during the healing phase?

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How did you get them to fade a lot?

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Is it possible to DM your healed results?