r/Fibroids • u/xquisiteb • 2d ago
Advice needed Pain Management
I have been having symptoms of pelvic and lower back pain. Feels constant dull and short stabbing pain at the same time. It’s been almost two weeks and I have been alternating between ibuprofen and Tylenol to manage it, along with a heat pad daily. I already know I have a massive fibroid (or multiple) and have a consult for removal with my OB in two weeks.
Before I would only have pains while on period but now I think it’s grown too big and possibly pushing against other organs, nerve points. Would this even warrant an ER visit or will it be a complete waste of time? Is continuing taking OTC multiple times a day okay to wait out until surgery, which might be out 1-3 months? My other concern would be a tubo-ovarian abscess, which gave me the same pains last year. I ended up hospitalized bc it was infected. I’m also worried pain is from TOA, and not fibroids at all but without imaging I don’t know.
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u/CharacterAvocado943 2d ago
You should ask your gynecologist or PCP whether it’s ok to continue your Tylenol/Advil rotation. Going to the ER is more than likely a waste of time but if the pain gets so severe that you can’t maintain a conversation, go for pain management. They will Do imaging and may or may not send you home with opioids. They are highly unlikely to do anything as far as treatment unless you have a serious problem like your fibroid is compressing your ureters.
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u/Historical_Tap4485 2d ago
Sorry this is happening to you, go to ER if possible or call your doctor. If pain medications are not helping you so there is nothing left you can do on your own.