Re: 6 weeks post TAH - problem?
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 21 Nov 2002 20:26:58 -0600 (CST)
Something is not right though not serious,need lab workup.
At Thu, 21 Nov 2002, Worn Out wrote:
>
>30 y/o, 103 lbs, two previous c-sections. Had TAH early Oct for painful
>periods. Surgery uneventful. No endo, no fibriods - lost aprox 150 cc
>during surgery according to report. Only "problem" was post op day one
>my hemocrit at 29.5 (pre-surgery 41.3). Checked 6 hours later and was
>28.4. Post op day two (released from hospital) it was 23.4. I went
>back next day for blood test and was told all was fine. Transvaginal
>ultrasound showed no fluid behind the cul-de-sac.
>
>Uterus was adhered to bladder. Had problems with spasms. Saw
>urologist. Cystoscopy showed something sitting on bladder. CT showed
>it was enlarged colon. Follow CT scan with barium enema showed this
>corrected. Mild inflamation of large intestine's lining? Started with
>an "M" but can't remember what doc said exactly.
>
>Ultrasound preformed showed a 2.64 cm cyst on left ovary (week three of
>recovery) that was not present during surgery.
>
>Now I'm six weeks post, constant low grade fever (99.4 - never higher
>than 100.5), have pain on left side. Slight yellowish discharge, no
>odor. Doc says all is fine. Saw urologist and he says bladder is fine,
>but left ovary is larger than right.
>
>I feel like I have a horrible flu. No energy, constant irritation on
>left side, short walks gets heart pounding. Urologist said get second
>opinion from another GYN. My insurance doesn't work that way. Should I
>worry? I don't think I should still feel this bad at my age from this
>surgery. Thank you for ANY advice.
--
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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