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Post by kootenaybcgirl on Apr 17, 2008 15:26:49 GMT -5
I had both an abdominal and transvaginal ultrasound this afternoon. The tech started with the abdominal and then decided to do a transvaginal to take a closer look. What is all the clicking and measuring that she did?
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Post by jjuls22 on Apr 17, 2008 15:36:01 GMT -5
They were measuring the size of your uterus and ovaries. S/he might have also checked the blood flow.
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Post by schernoff124 on Jun 4, 2008 20:26:16 GMT -5
I had this one last week as well. I hated it. lol for me it was painfull. but the told me its easier to see things that way
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Post by abornich on Jun 10, 2008 15:38:47 GMT -5
I hate the internal ultrasounds! They are annoying, very uncomfortable and can hurt sometimes.
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Post by KSA on May 8, 2009 9:54:48 GMT -5
I had a ultrasound over a year ago transvaginal and they found fibroid tumors which I have had removed by a D&C however at that time no one told me I also had Endometriosis? My specialist in NYC did a transvaginal ultrasound and saw the Endo right away. I am a Stage 4 so I am wondering if Docs have different ultrasounds and that is why the Endo was not caught a year ago by ultrasound? It is very upsetting all the tests I have had and been treated for all these different health issues and I am now told "Oh its ENDO" ??
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Post by sequin on May 8, 2009 11:23:02 GMT -5
Well, they can't actually diagnose endo through an ultrasound, only through a laparoscopy. What probably happened is that your specialist has more experience in endo and knows what it looks like. That's what happened to me - years of asking gynes about my heavy, painful periods and getting blown off, and then lucking out to get one gyne who has a lot of experience with endo. Everything she told me after my transvaginal ultrasound was confirmed by the lap. In a lot of ways it's luck of the draw, which is very unfair.
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Post by Amanda on May 8, 2009 12:30:53 GMT -5
Sequin is right, endo absolutely cannot be diagnosed through ultrasound. I understand that it can be frustrating to endure test after test, but doctors have to rule out other things. Since endo can only be diagnosed through lap, doctors have to eliminate other suspected problems before just cutting you open.
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Post by KSA on May 8, 2009 13:27:50 GMT -5
Yes my Dr in NYC is a specialist for Endo and it was amazing he did a pelvic exam and could feel my Endo sorry to be so graphic but It just seemed so odd that my other docs did not catch it. My Dr in town did a ablation and he saw it this is how I was diagnosed I really did have to be open for them to see it. I saw the pictures that he took and I could not believe what I was seeing. It is very interesting......
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Post by ouchy on May 8, 2009 14:08:11 GMT -5
My OBGYN said it depends what type and where the endo is to be able to be felt on pelvic exam (and then still has to be confirmed by direct observation/biopsy). The type most commonly felt feels like little pearls during a digital exam.
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Post by Amanda on May 8, 2009 14:21:35 GMT -5
Oh the pictures are my favorite part! My doctor took some photos during one of my laps, and when I looked at them afterwards, it was insane. There was something in one of the pictures that looked like a slice of mango! I think that may have been my uterus, but I'm not sure since I had no idea what I was looking at.
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Post by KSA on May 8, 2009 14:41:09 GMT -5
LOL !When my Dr said he had pictures I thought he meant something else I had no idea I had Endo at the time am so I thought wow he is being artistic and going to show me some type of photographic artwork (I am a amatuer photographer) and then he pulled out pictures of my insides! I was laughing so hard even tho I was just told I had Stage 4 Endo it was pretty funny:) He showed me something I never in my life thought I would see my uterus and bladder it was really cool!
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