Dr. said I have a baseball size fibroid tumor?

I went to the dr. last week and she found a baseball size tumor on my left ovary. She is pretty sure it is just a fibroid but ran a bunch of blood tests and I go tomorrow for an ultrasound. Has anyone had this that can give me some advice? She briefly mentioned a hysterectomy and said she was pretty sure it isn't cancer. Just the thought of them scare me. I've only been married for just over a year. I have three kids of my own he has 2. Two of mine are out of school. We don't plan on having any more kids. I am 38 years old.

I had one the size of a golf ball and my ovary was twice the size it should have been. I too was all done having children and opted for the hysterectomy because my uterus was basically one big fibroid. Needless to say I had terrible periods and in constant pain. I still have one ovary so I don't have to take any hormone pills. They also took my appendix while I was opened up. It was the best thing I ever did as far as I am concerned. Benefits: can't get pregnant, no period, no more pain and very slim chance of getting cancer of the female parts. I felt like a new woman after I recovered. The lab automatically biopsies tumors where I live and it was benign.

If you're worried and you have every reason to be, get a second opinion and make sure they are concurrent. Second thing to keep in mind id that you have little control of it being there and you have to realize that worrying never accomplished anything for anyone. Focus on the positive, there is treatment for it and you situation is not grave even though it may seem that way in your mind.