After the Myomectomy (Part 2): How I’m Feeling and Lessons Learned

I feel great.  In fact, I feel better than I have in the last two years to be truthful. My energy levels are through the roof.  Prior to the surgery, I would usually wake up tired and be tired and ready for bed by 8 pm.  I now wake up rejuvenated and eager to start [...]

Six Weeks and Thirteen Fibroids Later (Part 1)

I think I was in my mid-twenties when I was diagnosed with uterine fibroids.  I hadn’t really heard the term before.  All I cared about at the moment was that it wasn’t cancer.  They were small and I couldn’t feel them.  Like many African American women diagnosed with fibroids, I decided to deal with the [...]

Dear Doctor’s Assistant, #fibroids

Dear Doctor’s Assistant, Please refrain from using the word CUT so often in describing my upcoming myomectomy. Are you competing for one of the slots on House M.D.? Yes, we are all grownups but the word does not need to be repeated ad nauseum like you’re singing the hook of your favorite rap song. Respectfully, [...]

Thoughts on Fertility as National Unmarried and Single Americans Week Begins

Interestingly enough, this week marks National Unmarried and Single Americans Week.  Yes, there is a commemorative month or week for damn near everybody. As the week begins, the organizers over at Unmarried America suggest I celebrate being single, and fight for single and unmarried rights.  I cannot get Cameo’s Single Life out of my head [...]

5 Reasons Why I Hate Fibroids

1. Because at the age of 35 I shouldn’t be forced to make a decision whether or not I want to have kids. 2. Because I should be able to function like a normal woman every 28 days instead of being drugged up on narcotics to make the pain stop. 3. Because I shouldn’t have [...]

Health News: Health Disparities, Uterine Fibroids, Over Diagnosis of Schizophrenia

Health Reform Gaps for Ethnic Elders:   The populations of ethnic elders are growing at two to three times the rate of older non-Hispanic whites. The proportion of ethnic elders in the U.S. will double by 2050 to make up 40 percent of all people aged 65 and over.  Multicultural and language issues range from better [...]

Fibroid Growth Differs in Black and White Women

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Differences in the growth of fibroid tumors may explain why black women typically have more symptoms than white women, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.  Fibroids, also known as leiomyomata, are growths within the walls of the uterus. Although almost always benign, these [...]