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I thought I could ride this out until menopause, since I have no symptoms aside from the huge size of my one fibroid. But today, a random lady asked me “when are you due?” 😩. I guess I’ve been in denial because I did not think my bloated belly was that noticeable.

I’m 51 and likely close to menopause but there is no way to tell how close. After what happened today, I don’t think I can wait much longer just hoping that nature will somehow resolve it on its own.

The problem is, I can’t afford to have any downtime or to be off my feet or not drive, even for a day. I’m a sole caretaker for my young child. Unless it’s a medical emergency, I can’t ask anyone to take care of him while I heal. What treatment options are there for someone like me? It seems even the non-invasive procedures have some downtime where you can’t walk/lift or drive.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a medical intervention with zero to very minimal downtime, like a half a day or something? Is there a medication I can try to shrink the size. As I said, I have no bleeding, pain, discomfort, etc symptoms. My issue is size and bloat. Thanks all.

My son is going to public school for the first time this fall. He’s autistic, has an IEP, and will be in a special ed classroom with a 10:1 ratio (1 teacher plus 2–3 other adults). It’s a combined K/1st class and I believe it’s considered mild-to-moderate.

My son is nonverbal and communicates using an AAC device and word approximations. He doesn’t really have significant behavioral issues aside from being very hyperactive/impulsive and having difficulty sustaining attention for long periods. He’s fully potty trained.

I know every autistic child is different and needs a different level of support, so I’m trying to understand how these classrooms typically work. For kids who don’t have severe behavior challenges, is there a risk that they might not get enough academic instruction? How do teachers balance such different needs within one classroom so that a child isn’t held back?

I’m also wondering about the long-term goal. If the goal for some students is eventually to spend more time in gen ed, how does that happen if they aren’t being taught the same curriculum as their grade-level peers?

I’d really appreciate hearing from educators or parents who have older children and have been through this. Thank you.

Edit. Thank you to all who chimed in. I appreciate all the different perspectives.

My 6 year old son has recently become obsessed with scratching and picking the coating off faux leather chairs with his fingernails. He loves peeling off the tiny flakes, then rolling them between his fingers and carrying them around. We’re guessing it’s a tactile/finger sensory thing. He has destroyed almost every leather-like chair we own at this point.

Does anyone else’s child do this? More importantly, did you find a replacement that actually satisfied that same sensory need? I will check with his OT also.

I’m looking for specific toy recommendations that mimic the peeling/picking and finger sensory experience. I appreciate if anyone has any suggestions. Thank you.