Ot - ultrasound update

So I had an ultrasound of my upper abdomen because of pain. The doc said there was shadowing in the head of my pancreas. So I had a CT scan. CT showed that my liver and pancreas is fine but discovered a 2 cm left ovarian cyst, "bulky" cervix and enlarged lymph node on my right side of my cervix. So then I seen a Gyno. He did a transvaginal ultrasound. I get a call from my family doc because he received a copy of my transvag ultrasound. Now I have to see another specialist due to an enlarged uterus. I didn't have the presence of mind to ask what kind of specialist (they were supposed to call me back) but I'm going to call him tomorrow. I'm suspecting the specialist is either going to be back to the gyno or oncologist. I'm hoping the former.

Boy, I have had so many scans lately and all this was within a month and a half or so!

Man this is getting complicated! All these scans and different doctors involved. Your head must be spinning. Thanks for the update. I'll continue to hope for the best for you!

Fingers crossed for you!

How frustrating. I wanted to read that it was nothing concerning. Boo. You can't catch a break.

Thanks all :)

It's not just the enlarged uterus that concerns me. It's also the enlarged lymph node and "bulky" cervix. If it was just the uterus I wouldn't think much about it.

OH, northern MI has snow but I'm near Detroit and we just have cold temps.

Sherry, I had a uterus the size of a five-month pregnancy, with one fibroid tumor that had eroded through the wall of the uterus into the abdominal cavity. I had a hysterectomy, went home the following day, and it was one of the easier procedures I had done.

Statistically, your issue is much more likely to be a benign fibroid than any other type of mass. I'll be sending positive thoughts for a quick treatment that will resolve it for you. Take care.

Hi Sherry....Good to hear it's not your pancreas.

Hard to say about the right side pain, but gas can also give you a sharp pain if the area is pressed and referred to another area. Since you do have appendix being half filled (do they mean with infection or fluid?), it's quite possibly that. Since you don't have pancolitis, could that not be removed?

Any areas that are swollen or inflamed would put pressure on other areas and cause some discomfort directly or indirectly.

I'm just going to be forward about this....is surgery for complete hysterectomy in your options list...meaning are you going to ask about it?

I wish I were a medical history writer...you're a most interesting and complex case on many levels....meaning it caringly, of course.

I hope the next specialist gives you a good list of options that are palatable.

q

Sherry, so sorry to hear that you are dealing with all of this. about two years after I was diagnosed with UC, I had a total hysterectomy. I had had a LOT of pains much like you describe. Never had any CT scans recommended, just ultrasounds, and the ultrasounds would show some fibroids but nothing that would explain the severe jabbing pains I would have. They were mainly right-sided but could be anywhere. I never felt like they were UC related.

I ended up asking for a hysterectomy because I was so tired of pain, and it was one of the best decisions I have ever made concerning my health. I had fifty + fibroids. Yes, you read that right, I had FIFTY fibroids, most of them very small but one on the right side that was like a small orange. I also had endometriosis and adhesions. They left one ovary, but two years later I had that removed because of a suspicious cyst that turned out to be benign. I suspect that had they done a CT, it would have shown all sorts of stuff before that surgery. They also went ahead and took my appendix at the same time. Looking back I'm sort of surprised they didn't order more tests to check my appendix given the severity of my pain.

I just wanted to share this since I can relate to the type of pain you're having. I hope everything gets resolved easily with no surgery, but if it comes to that, I tell you it made me feel loads better.

Chinamom

Wow China....50??? That's quite a lot! Lol I don't know if I have fibroids or not...would that show up on an ultrasound?

Judy, yes! That is exactly what I'm feeling. My SI joint has been hurting me like crazy lately...I just thought it was because my Remi was wearing off. And along with the sharp pains I have been feeling just a fullness or heaviness in my lower ab area.