No thanks, Edward Scissorhands

I went to the specialist/surgeon yesterday. She was pretty confident that it is just a fibroid tumor - no biggie. I was given the option of leaving it in there. But she also said it is about 10 centimeters! That creeps me out. I've got something the size of a large orange or grapefruit growing inside me. Sure, I don't have any bad symptoms now, but sheesh 10 centimeters!

Just so you can get an idea, it's about half the length of my forearm. So I've got surgery scheduled for December 27th. My very first surgery. Scary and exciting. I'll have a story and a scar! I'm nervous and oddly looking forward to the surgery. I was given the option of laparoscopic via robot or a more traditional surgery. I opted for the good ol' hands on approach. Yes, there can be more pain and longer healing time, but robot operations... not for me. Another thing I don't like about laparoscopic - less invasive but longer because they have to cut that sucker up inside me to pull it out the tiny holes. I have this image of Edward Scissorhands chopping up the tumor to get it out. Eeep!