Uterine Fibroids???

ok im only 25 and i have a fibroid on the left ovary the size of a tennis ball. It took the doctors forever to discover it because they feel i'm too young to have any major problems in and around my uterus. Anyway I believe the tumor(fibroid) is causing my stomach to increase in size because of how big it it. Not only that, my Doc claims there may may another one on the left side that right now is small and he wants to keep a close eye on it to see if the left side goes down before doing surgery. That's complete BS to me! The tumor on the right side may be increasing and causing me to gain massive weight.
I want to know if it's all in my head that i'm gaining weight in my stomach because of the tumor, or am i just getting Fat! I use to be so small, now i weigh 140 at 5'8 which isn't that big but for me it is bigger than i've ever been. I now go to the gym disregarding the fact that there is a tennis ball in my stomach in hopes of slimming back down but am I just waisting my time??

hello - slow down a bit - fibroids are in the womb (sometimes swelling outwards) and your ovaries are NOT in your womb or the same as your womb. Lumps on ovaries are normally referred to as cysts. A tennis ball sized fibroid might make your abdomen swell, but think about pregnancy and how big a baby is before a woman 'shows'. Your stomach might be retaining fluid...if you are only 25 its no wonder your Dr wants to wait before surgery - any surgery carries risk - usually you are offered eg mirena coil if there is pain or heavy bleeding - you aren't too young to have major problems, but it is less likely - what do you mean by gaining massive weight? If you are sure about this, get yourself back to your Dr (and actually I think you should anyway - you sound awfully confused about your anatomy) . Look up fibroids on the net - there are some very good US and UK based sites with diagrams, validated by doctors - try NHS for the UK (that is the state run health service) - I'm assuming you are american but I'm not sure why. And try not to worry; but you should always question calmly and confidently and if you don't agree or understand ask again, or get a second opinion. Also a fibroid won't stop you going to the gym. Most fibroids are just an overgrowth of muscle tissue, completely benign and nothing to freak about (especially if you aren't bleeding heavily). Lits of women have them and lead perfectly normal lives - but don't let that stop you honestly assessing any problems you personally have.

On the other hand cysts on your ovary, if that is what you have might be polycystic ovarian syndrome PCS, which will make it harder to lose weight - its chicken and egg really, no-one seems to know whether you get PCS because you are fat or you get fat because you have PCS. My understanding of PCS is that they encourage you to lose weight because you can be prone to problems if you don't, and that it is much harder to lose weight (but not impossible it just takes longer). Again, get back to your Dr and check what is wrong.

It don't think it is llikely that a tennis ball size tumor is causing weight gain, and fibroids are not associated with weight gain. Anyhow, 140 lbs. is a pretty good weight for smeone who is 5'8''!
check out this site for lots of good information about fibroids:
http://www.askmygyn.com/GYN-medical-heal...