Re: from Nida -watchin & waitin

[Guest guest]

Jane,

I am scheduled for a pelvic sonogram this Friday - I was told to drink 4

glasses of water an hour before the procedure. was also told not to go to

the bathroom, which i think is going to be very difficult - can anyone tell

me how I can prepare for this ? Thank God it's warmer here in NYC now. how

can a pelvic sonogram be different from a transvaginal ultrasound - I know

the former is outside while the latter is getting a probe inside the vagina.

But how can one procedure be better or different than the other ? to check

exact location of fibroid ? determine exact size ? determine surgical

procedure to be accomplished ?

Nida

[Guest guest]

About the water and ultrasound...the last time I went for a regular

ultrasound I forgot to drink the water, actually I wasn't even sure it was

required anymore with the better u/s machines and I went to the bathroom just

before my appt. Anyway, I didn't say anything and no one asked but the u/s

came out fine. So who knows? lol

Rhonda

[Guest guest]

just from my own experience, I drink half that amount, or I drink that amount

just before I make the

drive to the hosp. Works just fine. If you drink that amount an hour before,

your bladder and you,

can become painful. ;-)! Just my experience. gg

Nida Pantaleon wrote:

> Jane,

> I am scheduled for a pelvic sonogram this Friday - I was told to drink 4

> glasses of water an hour before the procedure. was also told not to go to

> the bathroom, which i think is going to be very difficult - can anyone tell

> me how I can prepare for this ? Thank God it's warmer here in NYC now. how

> can a pelvic sonogram be different from a transvaginal ultrasound - I know

> the former is outside while the latter is getting a probe inside the vagina.

> But how can one procedure be better or different than the other ? to check

> exact location of fibroid ? determine exact size ? determine surgical

> procedure to be accomplished ?

>

> Nida

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

just from my own experience, I drink half that amount, or I drink that amount

just before I make the

drive to the hosp. Works just fine. If you drink that amount an hour before,

your bladder and you,

can become painful. ;-)! Just my experience. gg

Nida Pantaleon wrote:

> Jane,

> I am scheduled for a pelvic sonogram this Friday - I was told to drink 4

> glasses of water an hour before the procedure. was also told not to go to

> the bathroom, which i think is going to be very difficult - can anyone tell

> me how I can prepare for this ? Thank God it's warmer here in NYC now. how

> can a pelvic sonogram be different from a transvaginal ultrasound - I know

> the former is outside while the latter is getting a probe inside the vagina.

> But how can one procedure be better or different than the other ? to check

> exact location of fibroid ? determine exact size ? determine surgical

> procedure to be accomplished ?

>

> Nida

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

just from my own experience, I drink half that amount, or I drink that amount

just before I make the

drive to the hosp. Works just fine. If you drink that amount an hour before,

your bladder and you,

can become painful. ;-)! Just my experience. gg

Nida Pantaleon wrote:

> Jane,

> I am scheduled for a pelvic sonogram this Friday - I was told to drink 4

> glasses of water an hour before the procedure. was also told not to go to

> the bathroom, which i think is going to be very difficult - can anyone tell

> me how I can prepare for this ? Thank God it's warmer here in NYC now. how

> can a pelvic sonogram be different from a transvaginal ultrasound - I know

> the former is outside while the latter is getting a probe inside the vagina.

> But how can one procedure be better or different than the other ? to check

> exact location of fibroid ? determine exact size ? determine surgical

> procedure to be accomplished ?

>

> Nida

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Nida,

I have had problems with drinking that amount of water also (my

fibroid was pressing on my bladder). My first ultrasound was a

disaster and resulted in me having the transvaginal ultrasound. So

now I just ask the Dr. to put me down for the transvaginal ultrasound

and skip the water. They do a regular ultrasound also at the end of

the procedure even though I didn't drink the water. They have never

had any problems imaging my fibroids this way.

Barbara