Re: Gyn & Urologists: polyps, complex cyst & ureter
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 14 Nov 2002 13:13:29 -0600 (CST)
1) only severe endo may case ureteral path.
2) You dont need an onco., go back to a gyn.
3)Your mens should come back if the rest is fine within 6 weeks or so.
At Thu, 14 Nov 2002, paige wrote:
>
>35 yrs old. don't smoke 2 pregnancies-nrml vaginal deliveries. No STD
>
>June 2002-I stopped having a regular period. Instead I had thick black
>discharge that came and went at any time and flank pain in my back.
>
>September- I went to see my OB. She mentioned I had a prolapsed uterus
>& she ordered vaginal ultrasound.
>
>October- Ultrasound showed 4cm complex cyst with septations on left
>ovary and small cyst in endometrium. Contacted a gyn/onc (due to family
>history of ov. cancer)
>
>November 1st- He ordered a second ultrasound which showed enlarged
>ureter and the cyst on the ovary had gone. But still no period.
>
>November 7th- Went to my family doctor for a pre-op check up. He found
>blood, protein and ketones in my urine and gave me CIPRO.
>
>November 13th- Yesterday I had a hysteroscopy & cystoscopy. When I came
>to the nurse said they had removed a polyp and neither the gyn/onc nor
>the urologist wanted me to follow up with them & they were not going to
>follow up with me!!!I think this is inhumane!!! I have questions for
>them. But now I am embarassed and afraid to call because they will
>treat me like I am a hypochondriac.
>
>QUESTIONS FOR A DOCTOR:
>I have read that fibroids and endometriosis can cause ureter problems.
>Is this true? Can a fibroid be mistaken for a polyp? Are complex cysts
>and polyps connected? Is this the beginning of endometriosis? What can I
>expect now? When do you think I will get my period again? How long
>should I wait before I get concerned.
>PS: Thank You to all doctors who read and respond to questions that get
>posted on sites like this. I wish my own doctor cared so much.
--
Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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