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worried about ultra sound

by carolinedavis, Apr 21, 2006 12:00AM
I HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM ABDOMINAL AND LOWER BACK PAIN HAD A TRANSVIGINAL PELVIC ULTRASOUND DONE. I ALSO HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF OVARIAN CANCER SISTER DIED FROM IT.  MY UTERUS IS ENLAGED 12.2CM IN LENGTH LAS ULTRASOUN IT WAS 10.6CM IN LENGTH,I HAVE AN ISOECHOIC MASS ANTERIORLY IN THE FUNDUS IT 1.3CM X1.3X 2.3 WITH AN 8.0MM ANEOCHIC PORTOIN TO IT,MY ENDOMETRIL STRIPE IS THICKENED MEASURING 1.3 CM IN THICKNESS, NO FREE FLUID IN CUL-DE-SAC, MY RIGHT OVARY MEASURES 3.6 X 3.0 X 3.2CM. THEREIS A HYPOECHOIC REGION IN TH RIGH OVARY MEASURING 2.O X 1.8 X 1.9CM. MY LEFT OVARY WAS REMOVED SURGICALLY IN SEPT OF 2006 DUE TO A HEMOROGIC CYST WHICH WAS BENIGN. THE IMPRESSION IS ENLARGED UTERUS WITH A FUNDAL MASS SUGESTIVE OF A UTERIN FIBROID THERE APPEARS TO BE A CYSTIC REGION WITHIN THIS MASS, CLINCAL CORRELATION AND FOLLOW UP IS NEEDED, RIGHT OVARY IS SOMEWHAT ENLARGED, HYPOECHOIC MASS WITHIN THE RIGHT OVARY IS OF UNCERTAIN CLINCAL SIGNIFICANCE. CLINICAL COROLATION AND FOLLOW UP IS NEEDED. I ALSO TESTED POST MENEPAUSAL IN A BLOOD TEST EVEN THOUGHT I AM STILL HAVING PERIODS ALSO HAD AN ELEVATED PSA OF 7 UPON SEEIN MY DOC HE SAID MY ULTRA SOUND WAS BASICALY NORMAL AND NOT TO WORRY HE GAVE ME A SHOT OF DEPROVERA TO STOP MY PERIODS AND TO HELP PUT ME INTO MENAPAUSE AND WE WOULD SEE IF THIS WILL STOP THE PAIN I ASKED FOR A COPY OF MY ULTRASOUND FOR MY PRIMARY DOC AND WHAT IS WRITTEN ABOVE IS WHAT I READ, DO YOU THINK THIS IS BASICALY NORMAL OR SHOULD I GET A SECOND OPINION?  I DID'NT READ THE ULTRA SOUND REPORT UNTILL I LEFT HIS OFFICE
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by xrayu2, Apr 21, 2006 12:00AM
I would let a gyn/onc take a look at your reports, lab values and symptoms and let him decide what should be done at this point  Good luck and keep us posted.
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