Re: Can anyone with medical knowledge help with this one? : )

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In a message dated 1/12/2004 2:10:00 PM Eastern Standard Time,

Penelope@... writes:

> The only

> thing I can think of is when I had the transvaginal sono done on

> Tuesday.

>

Regina,

I don't have any explanation or help as to what this is, etc...but I do

have a question...I hope you don't mind...my GYN has ordered me to have a

transvaginal sonogram and I haven't a clue as to what it is, could you PLEAE

shed

some light on this for me...what exactly do they do/how do they do it, etc?

Reason I'm having it is, during my appt with her she discovered my uterus is

larger than it should be...

Thanks for your help!

Sherry

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Lap RNY 11/15/02

Dr. O'Malley-Rochester, NY

334/182.5

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In a message dated 1/12/04 1:20:40 PM Central Standard Time, switty36@...

writes:

> my GYN has ordered me to have a transvaginal sonogram and I haven't a clue

> as to what it is, could you PLEAE shed some light on this for me...what

> exactly do they do/how do they do it, etc?

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I'm not Regina, but I had one of these a while back and can give you some

information.

In a " regular " ultrasound of the pelvic region you must have a full bladder

and they use the ultrasound wand by rolling it over your abdomen. In a

transvaginal ultrasound (sonogram) they use a special wand that is inserted

vaginally

and moved around very slightly. You do NOT have a full bladder for this

exam. When I had it done, it was done by a female technician who gave me the

wand

and had me insert it, then she held the end of the handle and moved it to the

locations for the best pictures.

This type of ultrasound can give them a better picture of certain things,

such as your ovaries.

While it sounds a bit " creepy " it was painless and much more comfortable than

the regular one because of not needing the full bladder!

Beth

Houston, TX

VBG - Dr. Srungaram

05/31/00 - 314 lbs.

11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty

11/29/02 - 160 lbs.

5'10 "

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When I was pinned up against a post by my car which my sister was

driving I was taken to the ER and they said I had a tear in my

spleen that would heal on its own. Well it never did and it ended

up rupturing. I was bleading internally and going into shock two

weeks after the accident. When the surgeon got in there to find the

source of the bleeding he said my spleen looked like hamburger. So

things can spontanously heal or they can be alot worse in my case.

I hope this helps some.

Kristy

> Spoke with him this morning and he said that he doubts very much

this is

> what happened, but due to the " spontaneous " bleed, he does not

want to

> perform the br on Friday. He did add this should correct itself

and he

> rescheduled my surgery for 2/11. My question is, how can three

doctors

> tell me that I'm bleeding internally and not know the reason and

then

> tell me it will correct itself? Should I be concerned that I will

> " spontaneously bleed " after the br? Lab work shows that my

Hemoglobin

> has gone down slightly from last month from 13.8 to 12.7 now. The

iron

> levels are within low normal range with the exception of the TIBC

with

> is low at 239. Has anyone ever had this happen?