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Re: Abdominal pain - help!
From: Heather (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 12:31:33 -0500 (CDT)
I have bad cramping and pains too! That's how I found my PCO! Mine is on
my right side also and the ovary on that time is like 6x's bigger than
the other I think my problem comes from ovulation cause that side is so
big already! Hope you find out your problem! Heather
At Mon, 13 Aug 2001, TJ wrote:
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>Ok, I have reached my limit I think. I really need help; I know this
>may seem off topic but I need to know if there is some kind of
>connection.
>
>I have had pain around where my gall bladder is on and off for a couple
>of years, but steadily for the last year. It's the kind of pain that is
>hard to pinpoint; it sometimes seems like it's around my side toward my
>back. Sometimes it's lower than my gall bladder. I have been to so
>many different doctors and no one can really figure it out. I have had
>an abd. ultrasound, every blood test imaginable, a vaginal ultrasound,
>CT scan, and a HIDA scan of my gall bladder. My gall bladder isn't
>functioning (fills but doesn't empty - no stones), my gastro wants to
>remove it, but he's trying to determine if it's the gall bladder or the
>sphincter beneath it causing the pain. That's one part of the scenario;
>I just found out that my gall bladder is swollen and so is my "right
>renal collecting system." The ultrasound of my right ovary shows that it
>is larger than my left; the volume of it is 10.9 ml as opposed to 6.1
>ml. Everything on my right side seems bigger, and that is where my pain
>is.
>
>I am so upset, I am so tired of being in pain. My question is this.
>I've recently come across information on adhesions but I'm having a hard
>time finding an answer to the question of "could this be related to my
>PCOS?" or just a coincidence? How are adhesions discovered - only
>through Lap? Do they show up with any other procedures? Does anyone else
>have pain like this with PCOS? And if this isn't caused by adhesions,
>any other ideas what might be causing it? It doesn't seem to be related
>to when I eat or anything; it's just constant. And it's really messing
>with my otherwise sunny disposition, just ask my fiance! I'm seeing my
>gastro again tomorrow, along with a new gyno (I'm such a lucky girl, two
>exams in one day!) and I want to be as prepared as possible.
>
>Please let me know if you have any ideas, I'm at such a loss.
>
>Thanks everyone.
>
>Tracy
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