I have a long history of uterine fibroids since I was 27. I'm now 42. To keep it brief, when I was pregnant in 2002, one of the fibroids grew to 16cm in diameter, then died off half way through my pregnancy, and started shrinking. (The smaller ones died off too, and they vanished). Today the previously massive one is just a hard, benign, lump less than 4cm in diameter. At my last full gynae ultrasound scan (June 2011) they confirmed this, but said that there was a new fibroid also 4cm across and lots of smaller new ones too. Both of these 4cm fibroids sit on the top of the uterus (the fundus), and the small ones are dotted around. They are all 'intramural' - the more common type.
What is currently bothering me is that I seem to have a lot of trapped gas (a lot more than normal) and abdominal firm lumpiness, really only in the mornings before I have a wee. While still lying in bed, I can feel what feels like lumpiness between my navel and half way down to my public line.The shape of this lumpiness varies from morning to morning. After a wee it all sort of subsides, although still a tiny bit lumpy to the right (which is where the new growing fibroid is). I usually have a BM in the morning, and the gas issue isn't quite so annoying after that. I am suspecting that perhaps the fibroid has put on a growth spurt and is pushing things around (but I'm definitely NOT pregnant this time!).
Could fibroids along with a full bladder push up the intestines and be causing this lumpy (and at times feels like gas is passing through it) area almost up to the navel? I am trying to apply some logic here, and not rush straight to the GP. Logic is telling me it's down to the fibroids. Anxiety is worrying me it's a serious bowel thing, even though my BMs are pretty normal for me. I did see the GP last June, she palpated my abdomen (wasn't lumpy at the time...) and she didn't seem too concerned, said it was fibroids (then sent me for the ultrasound). But the lumpiness seems more pronounced now. The gas is too.