WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2001: Re: Ultrasound results show nothing....NOW WHAT?????

Re: Ultrasound results show nothing....NOW WHAT?????

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 22 Nov 2001 05:48:48 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 21 Nov 2001, Aly wrote: >
>OK. I really don't know what to do. I had an ultrasound today and it
>came back normal. The nurse said she would talk to doc on Monday. I am
>still cramping. Today hasn't been so bad but I notice when I feel like
>I am going to have a bowel movement, the cramping get worse. Esp. in
>my back. They gave me Vioxx, but that dosen't work sometimes. I am
>scared. Am I just imagining this or what? Do I really need surgery?
>Man, these cramps have to go away sometime. Do I need to give the
>Depo-Provera more time. It's been almost 3 monthes. Thanks for any
>answers. Happy Thanksgiving to all.....
>Aly
>
>--
>Aly
>

Aly, I think the first thing is to assure that the cramping is indeed coming from the reproductive tract and not from another source in the pelvis, i.e. the bowel. What you describe sounds like irritable bowel syndrome... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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