Fly on the wall
Aug 31, 2008, 10:30 AM
I had an endometrial ablation & tubal ligation January 2006. I haven't had any issues, not even a period since then. Yeah! Then, about 2 weeks ago I wind up in the ER with some crazy pelvic pain. I've recently relocated so I don't have a doctor that I go to of any kind, or that would have been my first choice.
I had a really good doc in the ER who had a really extensive, and really painful, ultrasound done. It ended up being external and interal. It showed a "non-simple" cyst on my left ovary about 5cm in diameter. The US tech asked me if I had endometriosis. I've had a couple of doctors suggest that possibility to me, but I've never had it diagnosed.
I've taken more loretab in the last two weeks than I care to admit to, and I don't have an appointment until 9/11 with an OBGyn. The pain jumped from tolerable to "how much loretab can I savely drive on" last Monday. My big concern is ovarian torsion. I don't want to go to the ER again unless they'll actually do something, and I don't think this little town in Idaho has that kind of staff since they didn't even have access to an OBGyn when I was there last.
My big question is what can I do until the 11th? I know that my chances of having ovarian torsion is higher because of the tubal ligation, but are there precise signs I should look for? I NEVER have fevers, so that's not a sign.
Thanks for any help!
I had a really good doc in the ER who had a really extensive, and really painful, ultrasound done. It ended up being external and interal. It showed a "non-simple" cyst on my left ovary about 5cm in diameter. The US tech asked me if I had endometriosis. I've had a couple of doctors suggest that possibility to me, but I've never had it diagnosed.
I've taken more loretab in the last two weeks than I care to admit to, and I don't have an appointment until 9/11 with an OBGyn. The pain jumped from tolerable to "how much loretab can I savely drive on" last Monday. My big concern is ovarian torsion. I don't want to go to the ER again unless they'll actually do something, and I don't think this little town in Idaho has that kind of staff since they didn't even have access to an OBGyn when I was there last.
My big question is what can I do until the 11th? I know that my chances of having ovarian torsion is higher because of the tubal ligation, but are there precise signs I should look for? I NEVER have fevers, so that's not a sign.
Thanks for any help!