Band & Fibroids

[rhc66]

I have been diagnosed with fibroids and it has caused me to have an enlarged uterus. Uterus is as if I'm 4 mos pregnant. This has caused my band to be tight most of the time because I'm always bloated. I'm having surgery in a few weeks to remove fibroids so dr wants me to get an unfill. I was just wondering has anyone ever had this problem before with their band?

[Kimmy in MD]

Hi,

I actually just had the same problem. Rest assured though the band did not cause your fibroids. they have probably been growing for quite some time.

I do have had constant issues with tightness of my band and have wondered if the swelling of the uterus has affected it and in reality it probably has. I had a complete unfill of my band back in May as I prepared for the invetible surgery. I can tell you for certain that the fibroids made my uterus swell and that pushed on my bladder, you could see the indentation in the bladder on the MRI, which caused recurring UTIs.

I had the hysterectomy on July 6th and was told I had to wait one month before I could get my band filled again. I am getting a fill tomorrow, August 10th and hoping they give me a good one because I am STARVING and can't wait to get back on track.

I am also looking forward to seeing how this affects my band and if I have less problem with tightness now. It is amazing but I always thought our body cavity looked like the plastic guy in biology class that we took apart and put back together like a puzzle. The reality is we are all different, our organs are shaped differently too and sometimes we just don't fit together like that guy did!

If you want to PM me feel free as it seems we are the only ones going through these issues.

Best of Luck!

Kim