First Ultrasound

During the week that I had to wait for my U/S, I experienced a lot of pain in my ovaries.  I am talking doubled over pain.  I had never in my life felt like that before.  So, of course I called Dr. L's office to see if I needed to come in.  They said "If you have a cyst, the pain is normal."  So I took Tylenol Extra Strength all week.  I'm not sure why I continued to take it because it offered no relief!  I guess I was hopeful that maybe next time it would help!

That week I also hobbled around like an idiot (I can say that now, because I know better!).  I was terrified I would rupture the cyst!

So after a day at work I made the trek to Dr. L's.  I had been told I would go in for the U/S and then meet with her and review the blood results as well.  I had researched trans-vaginal ultrasounds a little before I went.  Most information I had found said I would be asked to drink a ton of water beforehand.  This is apparently so they can get a better view of things?  Anyway, I made sure I drank a lot of fluids that afternoon and did not make a trip to the bathroom before my office visit.  Well, I'm sure you ladies who have had a trans-vaginal U/S recently are like what is she talking about?  Haha!  To my surprise they gave me a cup to test urine as I walked in!

I went in for the U/S and had a nice tech perform it.  The only draw back was that she rooted around in there trying to find my left ovary for some time.  This was very painful.  She ultimately did not find it.  And she told me so.  I was terrified.  "You can't find my left ovary????"  I immediately thought I didn't have one or something.

Next, I went in to meet with Dr. L.  She had a stack of blood work to go over but started with the U/S.  She aid the right ovary looked just fine (this is the one she told me last week had a cyst).  I asked about the left and she insisted, "Yes, it's there.  It's just hiding.  Sometimes they do that."  After that, she moved on to the blood results.  Even though some of my numbers are in the low "out of range" area, she felt that I "probably" have PCOS.  I have what??  that was truly shocking to me.  I explained that I didn't have thinning hair, I didn't have facial hair, I didn't have irregular periods.  She still thought I "probably" had it.  Her solution (without any kind of conversation) was a flyer about PCOS and a prescription for Clomid.  No follow-up instructions or even instructions on taking the Clomid.  I was floored.  I was actually quite shocked from the "probable" diagnosis as I left the office.

I was in complete denial about my condition for several weeks after.  I was also still in pain!  But the pain eventually subsided.  The denial was there for much longer.