WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2000: Re: I am not sure..more info

Re: I am not sure..more info

From: Tina (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 Nov 2000 18:37:59 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 30 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 last 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 and uterine area. 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?

Also, the bleeding has let up a little, but yesterday (day 2) I was passing clots the size of between a dime and penny. And today so far the cramps are horrible. Have to sit on a heat pad and have one on my belly as well. I have been dealing with this off and on for over 6 years and am tired of it. I just want it to stop. It is interferring with my day-to-day life, not to mention my sex life with my husband. >>>Tina

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Tina

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