I've got an appointment with my FS on Monday, getting some test referrals mainly. DH has convinced me to speak to him about a sizeable lump I have on my right side - I've ignored it over the past 12 months, as I'm pretty sure it's on the ovary but no-one's said anything during scans. It's causing considerable pain, not ALL the time but if I move the wrong way or if I'm ovulating on that side, which is why I believe it's on the ovary.
The thing is, given that it hasn't been mentioned before, and I am very large, I don't just wanna get another scan, I don't think it'll show up. A friend of mine, who is a dancer, was a size 8 when the cysts on her ovaries were seen on a scan - they said she had 5 on one and 7 on the other. When she had her lap, they removed 12 on one and 17 on the other! So even for her, it wasn't all showing up.
I know I can walk in there and tell him I want a laparoscopy. I definitely think it's warranted, given my history and size, and especially given the size of the lump. But what are the magic words to get him to bypass the scan and just do the surgery? Are there any magic words?
If you have phi, you don't need magic words unless your fsnthinksnits unecessary. Maybe say scan is waste of valuable resources? Not sure
GL I'm sorry I can't offer wise words
Keike, I am not sure how large you are but many fs won't do a lap on gorgeous cuddly gals like us because of the risks involved. My own fs won't do one on me except as an absolute last resort (my BMI is about 36-37). Just mentioning it as it may be a factor. Hope your appointment goes well x
Oh dammit, I didn't realise it might work against me! I'm 50-something. I know, huge, I'm quite short so it doesn't help. Maybe he'll book it knowing I can't have the op til August and I'm on Optifast?
No advice but wanted to wish you the best of luck I was booked in for a lap last year, it was just after my hycosy, to confirm endo and remove a few cysts (polycystic ovaries, not the syndrome for me). I ended up falling pregnant a month before the lap, but I remember how nervous I was about it.
Well, he's given me the test referrals I needed, and has also referred me to a special scan clinic, run by gynos and obstetricians who have gone on to specialise in reproductive imaging. He said that basically they won't be inclined to do the laparoscopy until I'm under BMI 35, unless something shows up on the the scan. And he said it's definitely not normal, and the pain I described is concerning, so to get the scan done ASAP. So I'll be ringing them tomorrow to see when I can go in, and we'll go from there
I want a laparoscopy...
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