How long during pregnancy is HCG present?

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So sorry to hear about this. Hope you can find the answers you are looking for.

sigh. i was hoping for an answer to the lump if nothing else

I'm not an expert and maybe ask Junglemum, but I wonder if an MRI would show more? I think they see more than ultrasound.

I'm sorry it wasn't good news. And I'm sorry you were treated (or not, rather) like that.

ETA - Tash, I think they'd only do an MRI if something showed up on an ultrasound first and wanted a better look. But it sounds as if they didn't look at Keike's whole abdomen anyway.

That sucks :hug: You need a new GP. You deserve some answers hon

Aw mate that sucks. I'm concerned a painful lump is not being investigated also :hug:

Oh Keike, ongoing pain is never nice. :hug:

When you say pelvic ultrasound did they do a transvaginal only or did they also put the transducer on the outside of your abdomen? It can be very difficult to obtain clear images on people with high BMI as the layer of fat absorbs the ultrasound beam, making details harder to see. So even if there was a pathology there it can sometimes be difficult to see on an abdominal. By doing a TV ultrasound they can get closer to the organs of interest, while still checking out the surrounding soft tissue. So although you might think they didn't look where you said, they possibly did. (I hope you don't think i am being rude, :hug:)

If this pain is new and significant i would be going back to the dr. Unfortunately it is true that larger people have more aches and pains and stresses on their body than others, and often i guess these can be easily dismissed. But you need to be persistent. They most likely wouldn't do an MRI unless another imaging modality indicated it would be useful. But they could do plain film x-rays and/or a CT scan which may or may not show a problem. Sometimes changing doctors is more of a PITA than just being persistent with the one you already see. Tell them it is a lump that wasn't there before and it is REALLY painful. Ask what further steps can be taken to investigate it. Ask them to feel the lump. If the Dr is unwilling to help, get your files, go to new dr, tell them you've already had x,y,and z and you are really concerned and would like further investigation.

Those large cysts you speak of could cause this pain you are talking about..... But don't really explain the lump.... Unless they are so large they are compressing your bowl and pushing it forward?!

The other thing that could cause a pain like that is a back injury. If you have damaged a nerve of something it could easily radiate pain like that, although it doesn't account for the lump you describe.... But a trip to a chiro or an osteo might be useful as well.

Go back to the drs and ask for further investigation. :hug:

They did both JM, they did on my lower belly/upper thigh area first, for about 1 minute. Then she said to go pee (thank goodness!) and come back and have a TV one. I have a retroverted uterus as well as the excess weight, so I knew it was gonna happen. She did the TV, measured the endometrium (said it was unusually thick), measured both ovaries, measured the one large cyst and commented that there were several follicles. And that was it. No, you're not being rude hon :) I know my weight is an issue and I'm working on it.

The pain is not so new, but the lump is. I can't see it, I can only feel it, it's very hard. Just today I've started getting the pain I usually get when a cyst bursts, it's always on this side, so perhaps it'll burst on its own. NOT looking forward to that, the normal ones are bad enough, but if it's what I can feel from the outside, it's not gonna be pretty!

Thanks for your advice JM, it's very helpful :hug:

I would be concerned if that is the cyst you can feel on the outside. That would be a pretty substantial size and could possibly cause problems when it ruptures. Are you going back to dr to discuss u/s findings? Make the dr palpate the lump if you do and tell him it is definitely new. x

He said not to worry about coming back until I was at my weight goal, that he would call me if there were any problems with any of the tests he gave me...

well that would be fine if you didn't have a new large lump that was concerning you?! If you don't feel comfortable going back and see him then you could just go to another dr specifically about the lump...