Re: When is the right time for a hysterectomy???
From: j wang, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 28 Nov 2000 06:43:17 -0600 (CST)
Sounds like you need to talk with your doc some more. Make an
appointment and tell her what you are going through with your cycles and
what you want to do. You may have already gone through enough to
warrant a hysterectomy, or she may be able to offer an alternative
treatment.
At Mon, 27 Nov 2000, bluu wrote:
>
>Please help me.
>
>I just received my pelvic ultrasound report back.
>
>UTERINE ECHOGENICITY: A few small sonolucent lesions are visible of the
>lower uterine segment. There is also a low echogenic nodule of 1 cm. in
>size of the posterior fundal portion of the uterus.
>
>ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS: 9.9 mm.
>
>ADNEXA: No abnormal mass
>
>FREE FLUID: None.
>
>IMPRESSION:
>1. Nabothian cysts.
>2. The low echogenic lesion at the posterior fundal portion of the
>uterus may be a fibroid.
>
>My OB/GYN then told me you may have a D@C or if you do not want to deal
>with the bleeding any longer...you can have a Hysterectomy. I told her
>I would think about it and get back to her. When I did(two days later)
>she said she had decided that only a ultrasound in 3 months was
>necessary. Iam floored by this. As I had decided over the weekend that
>a hysterectomy would be the right way to go. Iam 40 and do not want
>children. Already had a D@C that did not stop the bleeding for long. I
>have been dealing with heavy flooding perods for ten years. Iam
>exhausted and tired of having to resort to using a bundled up teeshirt
>between my legs at night to stem the flow of blood. I am also dealing
>with pelvic pain that is non-stop (dull ache on the left side). Iam
>borderline anemic...my sed rate is elevated. Where do I go from here?.
>I just want my life back. Iam ready for a hysterectomy. Scared also
>that they may be missing something!!
>
>--
>Bluu
>
--
James Wang, M.D
Assitant Clinical Prof.
Tufts University School of Medicine
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