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Lower Right Abdominal Pain - Ovary Lying on my Intestines?
Hello,
I have had some severe lower right abdominal pain for the last several months that has gotten worse and more severe over the last few weeks. I ended up in the ER because of the pain - they thought it was my appendix but cat scan said it was fine. What they did find was a "mixed density bilobed mass in my lower quadrant" where my pain is.
I went to my doctor who sent me to a general surgeon and the surgeon reviewed the cat scan with the radiologist and he says that he thinks it is my ovary sitting on top of where my resection of my intestines was completed that is causing my pain and has told me won't do the laparascopy and that only my OB can do this. So I am now going back to my OB.
This could make sense - I had a hysterectomy in 2008 where my ovaries were left in and then a resection rectopexy for internal rectal prolapse in 2010 where the surgeon said he did a "side to end" reconnection of my intestines.
Question - what if this is not the issue? Should I also have a general surgeon on hand in case it is adhesions or scar tissue or other organs being affected?
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated - I almost feel like I am getting the run around from the general surgeon (I would have thought that he could have done the laparoscopy and been able to remove my ovary if that were the issue?).
Thank you to any and all that respond!
I have had some severe lower right abdominal pain for the last several months that has gotten worse and more severe over the last few weeks. I ended up in the ER because of the pain - they thought it was my appendix but cat scan said it was fine. What they did find was a "mixed density bilobed mass in my lower quadrant" where my pain is.
I went to my doctor who sent me to a general surgeon and the surgeon reviewed the cat scan with the radiologist and he says that he thinks it is my ovary sitting on top of where my resection of my intestines was completed that is causing my pain and has told me won't do the laparascopy and that only my OB can do this. So I am now going back to my OB.
This could make sense - I had a hysterectomy in 2008 where my ovaries were left in and then a resection rectopexy for internal rectal prolapse in 2010 where the surgeon said he did a "side to end" reconnection of my intestines.
Question - what if this is not the issue? Should I also have a general surgeon on hand in case it is adhesions or scar tissue or other organs being affected?
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated - I almost feel like I am getting the run around from the general surgeon (I would have thought that he could have done the laparoscopy and been able to remove my ovary if that were the issue?).
Thank you to any and all that respond!
I think if the bowels are involved there is usually a general surgeon on staff just in case.
I have endometriosis and I had previous bowel surgery and he said because of scar tissue they needed a GS on staff just in case of internal bleeding.
I have endometriosis and I had previous bowel surgery and he said because of scar tissue they needed a GS on staff just in case of internal bleeding.
Also to note - I have urine retention issues (went to urologist) and have to self catheter 4 to 6 times/day. I am scheduled to have a urodynamics test in October. The urologist did not see a cystocele in his exam in the office. But, I do have a grade 2 rectocele, but the doctors seem to "ignore" this as a non issue (colon rectal specialist, urologist and gynecologist) although it causes me great discomfort - vaginal pressure, constipation, pain with intercourse, etc.
Again, any advice is greatly appreciated!
Again, any advice is greatly appreciated!
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