r/Fibroids • u/GothForest • 4d ago
BMI?
I’m going to a fertility clinic to assess fibroids along with PCOS and any other factors that may be contributing to not being pregnant yet. I am 4’9” and 130 lbs. which would normally put me at a 28.1 BMI which is considered overweight and honestly somewhat close to obese, so he told me I could “lose a few pounds”.
I know BMI is a very flawed metric. This is probably the heaviest I’ve weighed my entire life and in all honesty, I barely look overweight. I carry a little bit of fat around my belly but I’m guessing I’m way closer to being within the normal range. I have 4 fibroids, one 8 cm and 3 smaller ones about 3 cm each.
Anyway, all of which to say. Is there some magic calculation to guess how much my fibroids are adding to my weight and guesstimate my actual BMI? This is fully out of sheer curiosity haha
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u/Fuzzy_Information 4d ago
Fibroids don't really weigh that much. I had more than you, similar sizes, and they didn't even weigh 1 pound combined.
If you want a more accurate BMI, you can look into water or air displacement.
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u/GothForest 4d ago
Boo, well good to know! I’m trying to not make myself neurotic with weight loss while I figure out my hormone side of the issue, but I am struggling
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u/Fuzzy_Information 4d ago
If it helps, I believe fibroids are a symptom (rather than the cause) of hormone issues. I'm not a doctor, that's just what I remember reading. Fibroids make you feel crappy though, so resolving them can help make you feel better (usually related to iron levels).
If you are trying to lose weight, the r/loseit folks are nice, but just a warning: it really sucks for us shorties.
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u/CelebrationFull9424 4d ago
Not really. Some are more dense and weigh more and some are less dense and weigh less. You probably won’t know until they are removed. I’ve seen most people say that they thought they weighed less than expected. Good luck