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My wife has been in menopause for a year now. We were without health insurance for 3 years and she just had a exam. The doctor had ordered a ultrasound and found 2 cysts one 4cm and one 2, the doctor called and suggested she return in 4 months for another ultrasound. They office was searching for film done 3 years ago and after reviewing a previous ultrasound he ordered a MRI with Contrast...
Is he not telling us the full story or is this routine
Is he not telling us the full story or is this routine
Oh.....fibroids are not ovarian cysts. Those are associated with the uterus, not the ovaries. That is why I responded the way I did. Sorry for the confusion.
It sounds like the doctor just wants to get more images. Fibroids can eventually lead to hysterectomy if they get bad (not always) but have to be monitored since a woman can have them for years. They are supposed to decrease in size following menopause and I suppose the doctor is hoping for that to occur. It sounds like the doctor is being as diligent as one should be when dealing with fibroids for a women at menopause status.
It sounds like the doctor just wants to get more images. Fibroids can eventually lead to hysterectomy if they get bad (not always) but have to be monitored since a woman can have them for years. They are supposed to decrease in size following menopause and I suppose the doctor is hoping for that to occur. It sounds like the doctor is being as diligent as one should be when dealing with fibroids for a women at menopause status.
They are fibroide cysts, she was at the same office that did the original TV ultrasound so they were able to review since it she was there years ago (Same Doctor). What has me worried is that after he reviewed the current to the old he suggested she have another scan done in two months instead of 4 which he first told her. He said instead she could have a MRI but what could he be looking for. She will need in a year or so to have her bladder lifted, she is 52 years old..
BTW thanks for responding
BTW thanks for responding
MRI following an ultrasound is not routine, no. Checking back 3 years is not routine, either. I don't understand the logic of that at all. The only time I've heard of doctors checking previous films was to check previous mammograms, not previous ovarian ultrasounds (at least not 3 years back). It's not just the sizes of cysts that matter, what about the nature of these cysts? If there are solid or irregular featues, that is more likely to prompt a response from the doctor to screen further.
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