Re: Abdominal and Pelvis Sonograms

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Hi, you should not be worried about this, it means they are trying to

get a bigger and more complete view of what is going on in your

abdomen. Vaginal sonogram (I assume this is what you mean when you

say pelvis sonogram) only can show so much. In the area it can cover,

it can show a lot of detail, but it won't " reach " very far above a

normal-sized uterus & ovaries. If they want to look at a more

enlarged uterus (from fibroids) and/or get a look at bladder,

kidneys, ureters, etc., they need to do an abdominal sonogram.

So if they are trying to get an idea if the fibroids are putting

pressure on a ureter or other organs, they do an abdominal sonogram.

This is a good thing, it will help them figure out what's happening.

It doesn't mean anything more or less serious might be going on, it's

just a fuller view of the abdominal organs.

PS, don't hesitate to ask the doc why s/he is ordering a specific

test!! Then you won't need to worry so much, no? This list is great,

but it's always important to know why YOUR doctor is suggesting

something in particular in YOUR case, which we can only speculate

about here.

Good luck and let us know what happens.

Sunny

-- In uterinefibroids , " sag310466 "

wrote:

what i am wondering about is why did she let me have a

abdominal and pelvis sonogram