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Checked the mail and there it was. A message signed by my dashing young fibroid doctor (AKA Mighty Mouse):
I am happy to inform you that your recent Pap smear returned within normal limits.
These results are from an exam I had about 3 weeks ago. Everything is fine. My fibroids are shrinking. My symptoms have vastly improved. I feel well. In fact, I’m not scheduled for another exam by my GYN until next year. Read the rest of this entry »
Had the first of my two post-Uterine Fibroid Embolization appointments on Tuesday. I met with my Gynecologist and yes, he used the speculum…again. I was cool because I knew it would be the last time I had to experience “the Gator” for several months. YAY! Resisted the temptation to ask if he ever felt like a mechanic.
Became so excited from the thought of a Gator-free life that I forgot to ask him about fibroid weight. It seems that a lot of people are interested in an answer. I’ll work on it. I did manage to remember to invite my doctor here. I think it would be pretty funny if he visits only to see that I called him Mighty Mouse. I’m sure he’s accustomed to my sense of humor by now (Gulp, I hope).
I’m normally not one to compare doctors to superheroes but allow me to explain. Mighty Mouse was one of my favorite cartoons as a child. The best part was the theme. Hearing MM sing “Here I come to save the day!” made me grin each time. Fast forward to this year when I really needed help. The “dashing young fibroid doctor” stepped in and several times I actually thought I heard that theme from long ago. He literally saved the day.
So, I guess this is my insane way of thanking my doctor. I now sense my Interventional Radiologist cringing as he wonders how I will “thank” him. 
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The dashing young fibroid doctor
Two weeks after my Hysteroscopic Myomectomy, I had a follow-up visit with “the dashing young fibroid doctor”. Yep, he pulled out the speculum. You know that thing used during a Pap Test. I refer to it as “The Gator” although Wikipedia describes it as the “beak of a duck”. I almost started laughing because I thought:
How many more things can you stick up there? Cameras, electrodes, “Gators”. What’s next?
Yeah, I have an odd sense of humor.
Before I left his office, I asked my Gynecologist about the picture of my fibroid he had given me. He explained it was an image of one of the fibroids with a section partially shaved down. He resected two that were close together and probably contributed to my problem of large clots.
With those two fibroids out of the way, I could now meet with the Interventional Radiologist again and schedule my Uterine Fibroid Embolization.
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A letter addressed to my cervix
No, not really but it could have been. While waiting for the scheduled MRI appointment, I received a letter through the mail from my Gynecologist’s office. I opened it and there were the results of my Pap smear. Not some long scientific report. Just a statement that indicated that everything was fine.
That simple piece of paper was spiritually uplifting. Symptoms from fibroids can be varied and far-reaching. At times, you think nothing about you is OK. Reading the words “within normal limits” was such a sign of hope. There were so many things going on with my body that felt so wrong. It was great to know that, at the same time, there were things that were right.
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After the Pap Test and pelvic exam, I got dressed and headed back to my doctor’s office. I cannot stress enough how important it was for me to be able to speak with my Gynecologist while sitting in a chair on the other side of his desk. It’s next to impossible to seriously talk to anyone in an examination room while wearing something that could be used to clean a kitchen spill.
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I know the Pap Test is important for the early detection of cervical cancer. I truly comprehend the necessity. I do not understand, in the year 2006, why it is still performed the same way.
Don’t get me wrong. My doctor is great during the whole procedure. He talks. I attempt to crack jokes. The nurse smiles. Just one big Fun Fest. That still does not negate how the sample is collected. No, it’s not painful at all. It is odd and I feel it the next day. That weird sensation that something is a little off.
Why can’t it be like the original Star Trek? Bones McCoy would wave some electronic gizmo over a patient and immediately know if there was a problem. I know that level of detection isn’t right around the corner but we do have space travel and cell phones.
And yes, I have added this question to my “what is taking so long?” list along with flying cars and transporters. Thanks for asking.
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Technically, as a Gynecologist and Obstetrician, my doctor is capable of performing a variety of tasks but since I require someone to fix a specific problem, “dashing young fibroid doctor” seems to fit.
On my first visit to the practice, I was impressed that it was so well managed. Tons of nurses and support staff efficiently assisted the doctors. “That is a very good sign”, I thought as I travelled along the corridor, finally reaching my destination.
I walked into the doctor’s office and my first impression…cute but young. Quickly performing the med school + residency calculation in my head, I figured he had to be about thirty but gosh, he didn’t look it. OK. Yes, I was totally surprised by my bout of ageism. I sometimes get that “you look too young to have a brain” thing from people but it didn’t seem to stop me from being a bit hypocritical here. Decided that was pretty crazy and started listening.
Based on my previous ultrasound, fibroids were certainly present. He would do a Pap Smear (Oh, joy!) and a pelvic exam. We would then meet back in his office to discuss options.
My second impression…definitely professional.
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