The Southeast Texas Record reports that the woman was undergoing a surgery to
remove fibroids from her uterus.
For example, reproductive surgeons may
remove fibroids or surgically treat endometriosis.
Your doctor might recommend medications that regulate your period and help shrink the fibroids, or one of a number of surgical procedures that can shrink or
remove fibroids.
Be wary of a doctor that automatically wants to do surgery to
remove your fibroids.
Many doctors would have immediately scheduled Susan for surgery to
remove the fibroid, and some would have even advised her that she would be unable to have another baby and recommended a hysterectomy.
Though I've never tried to be pregnant before and have no known fertility issues (Myomectomy to
remove fibroids, but no scar tissue in uterus), I'm going straight to IVF due to my age.
This was not diagnosed until around 7 months later, whereupon Mrs Scaddon underwent a hysterectomy to
remove the fibroid.