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Re: I am not sureFrom: Tina (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 30 Nov 2000 08:34:08 -0600 (CST)
At Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Tina wrote: > >At Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Lynn D. Montgomery, MD wrote: >> >>At Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Tina wrote: >>> >>>Well, the period showed up today, exactly 30 days since the beginning of >>>the last one. I was hoping it would help ease the pain in my pelvis, >>>but NOT! The pains aren't shooting down my right leg though so that is a >>>plus. >>> >>>Over the couple of years my periods were running every 21-23 days now >>>this one came at 30 days, does this mean that they are starting to >>>straighten out on their own? Or is this just the beginning? The periods >>>have been like this since my son was born 6 years ago. A couple of >>>months I bled all month long. Luckily there were regular periods in >>>between those. Severe cramps, heavy bleeds, once very regular periods >>>now irregular. Pelvic/hip pain, and ultrasound showed enlarged uterus >>>with fibroids, measuring 10.6 x 4.9 x 5.9 cm in ultrasound taken a month >>>ago. >>> >>>My question is this, my doctor sent me to an orthopedic surgeon because >>>of the pelvic/hip pain. Orthopedic said it is not a bone problem. More >>>likely a uterus problem. Ob/gyn said it was a bone problem, not a >>>uterine problem. >>>Orthopedic sent request to my regular doc to order an MRI of my pelvis >>>and lower back. Will this MRI show if my uterus has grown larger? Will >>>it give a better detail of how many fibroids there are? Will it show >>>anything else? >>> >>>I am not pregnant, have had 3 kids, 1 vaginally and 2 by c-section, with >>>severe adhesion after last pregnancy. Fallopian tubes adhered on both >>>sides had to be surgically released.. >>> >>>Please advise. >>> >>>thanks >>> >>>-- >>>Tina >>> >>Tina, >>The MRI will show the uterus and pelvic structures, but is not the >>imaging modality of choice to assess those structures. It will give an >>excellent look at the hips. The pelvic structures on MRI do no reliably >>visualize because of the distortion caused by the bones surrounding the >>pelvis... >>Lynn >> >>> But will it show if my uterus has grown any larger? Will it show if there is a possibility of adenomyosis? Will show any other possible abnormalities? >>--
>Tina
-- Tina
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