MRI results and...unexpected news.

[LewisLegion]

So I got a call from a doctor that works with my doc, since my doc won't be back in until Monday. He was unfamiliar with my history and basically just reported what the MRI showed.

So, my right labram (the cartilage that holds the joint in place) is torn free. I'm going to have to see an orthopedist but I want to talk to my doc again first in depth since she knows more of my history and can give a better picture.

Then he asked me if I have a history of ovarian cysts. I told him no (never had one as far as I am positively aware, though I did have an incident a few years back that may have been a cyst rupturing) and he said that even though they weren't 'looking' at that area in particular, they noticed a lump. He says it's probably just a really angry looking cyst but I need to talk to my doc again on Monday and she'll probably send me in for an ultrasound.

This just gets better and better.

[telecom_goddess]

wow good luck.....that's all I got

[Seshat]

Torn free sounds really bad.

The ovarian cyst is probably 'just a cyst', ovaries tend to develop those. But even so ... good luck. I send my wishes that it is 'just a cyst'. An egg that's grown but not come free for whatever reason, perhaps. (My ovaries have lots of those, part of PCOS)

[slipknotpsycho]

hope you get feeling better soon ~hugs~

[LewisLegion]

Thanks guys. I'm sure it's nothing but...better safe than sorry. I see my regular doc again tomorrow and we start talking which orthopedist and options.

[Solumina]

How did it go with the doc?

[Food Lady]

I saw the title and thought, "Oh, no." Hope it can be fixed!

[LewisLegion]

Went well with the doc. She's fairly confident it's just a big cyst. Apparently the right ovary has several smaller ones on it as well. Still, to be safe I get to have a, uh...*ahem* extra-special ultrasound done.

She also gave me the referral to the orthopedist so, that's next on my list. I finally broke down and asked her for some pain medication (I hate taking anything stronger than OTC, but it's been BAD lately) and she gave me some acetominophen with codeine. That stuff is frakkin' BEAUTIFUL.

[LewisLegion]

Just talked to the orthopedist. Soonest I can get in to see him is Nov. 16th.

Yay.

[Seshat]

I've had the 'extra special' ultrasound done twice. If you want a female tech, ask for one; however, both techs were quite professional about it.

The half done with the bladder full is distinctly uncomfortable - or it was for me. Then they let you go and relieve yourself, and do the same set of images again.

Some are done through the probe, some with a hand scanner over your belly.

Oh, and take a packet of handiwipes or something. The paper towels they give you never do a good enough job of getting the lubricant off your belly.

[RootedPhoenix]

*hugs* How very scary! *offers cookies and homemade applesauce*

[LewisLegion]

Thanks Phoenix and Seshat

Ultrasound is first thing tomorrow morning. So not looking forward to it...

[Sleepwalker]

The paper towels they give you never do a good enough job of getting the lubricant off your belly.

Belly?

My cyst ultrasound was a bit more...intimate.

[Seshat]

Quoting myself:

Some are done through the probe, some with a hand scanner over your belly.

And yeah .. vaginal probe. Lubricant there, too. Wear a panty liner.

[LewisLegion]

Well, they were supposed to do both, the abdominal and the extra-special one, but she said that because I'd already had the MRI done there was no need for the abdominal, just the other.

Let's just say...it was VERY uncomfortable. Something I hadn't thought about....

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The probe had to go all the way up to my cervix and, despite my age (which surprised the doctor) certain things were still...ahem...let's say intact. And could not remain intact if they were going to do the scan.

Yeah. And I didn't even get dinner first