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Re: (Attn. Dr. Braun) One Tube....

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 15 Oct 2000 17:13:55 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 13 Oct 2000, lizzy wrote: >
>I thank you so much for your time!!! First, I don't know the type. It
>was not CA but the type it was often is.

The hospital will also have a Pathology report which will tell the type of cyst.

I skimmed through the >operative report, intresting for a nursing student, and it said that the
>exposed side was shiny.(Unfortunately, this is how I learned most of the
>details. My Dr. has'nt been too helpful with educating me about
>preceedures, future options and what to do from here.)
>To my knowledge, my levels have never been checked since the initial
>preg. test and I had pre-op blood tests done. None after the surgery,
>only two Dr. visits, 1st to look at stiches and 2nd palpatated pelvic
>exam.
>I will be calling him to find out about the name of the cyst. Do I need
>to be concerned about my levels being tested now(after a month)?

If a urine pregnancy test is negative at a month out, there probably is nothing to worry about. If tissue were left behind, it probably would have caused something by now.

>I have another question. From what I found out about the incision
>usually made, it is vertical and closed with staples. Why? Mine is a
>"bikini" cut and closed with dissolving stiches.( My Dr. started the
>incision and then had to make it bigger to get the cyst out. my scar is
>from hip bone to hip bone.

You must have been reading old books. Most everybody does a transverse incision. Staples or stitches are a matter of preference.

I am 26 and very petite, 95lbs. 5'2. Does >my stature have to do with the the way the incision was made? How long
>untill the stiches inside are gone?
>

Varies depending on the type of suture used and the individual's (your) response to the suture. 3 days to 6 months)

RDB

>
>--
>Thank you for your time and help,again--------Lizzy
>

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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