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Endometrial Ultrasound findings and next step suggestions
Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Nov 20 11:04am | Replies (36)Comment receiving replies
Went to my follow-up pelvic scan appointment with the gynecologist nurse practitioner yesterday afternoon. We discussed my ultrasound and then she said "Lets take a sample!". I replied "what do you mean?" "She replied, We'll see if we can stretch you enough to get a good view and sample". Sounds like fun, right? "
I, then told asked her if a hysteroscopy wouldn't be more accurate, she agreed and referred me to there hysteroscopy clinic. I asked to be referred to the gyno oncologist for the procedure but that is not allowed without a dx.
So unless I want to try to find a gyno oncologist outside of my healthcare system I will have a hospital preformed hysteroscopy.
She did comment that there is a shortage of IV solution so she did not know if the appointments were backed up due to that issue. Can't they do the procedure with some type of local anthestics that don't require IV drugs?
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interesting.... I just had a procedure w/IV and no one had mentioned anything about any relevant drug shortages. They can do an 'in office' type hysteroscopy with minimal / local anesthetic which is of course better than blind sampling, but they can't use the larger scope they would use if you were sedated. The larger scope, from my understanding, gives them a better ability to see and look around in the lining, but its much too painful for it to be done when you're awake.