What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY
I am looking for advice.
Quick explanation
I was diagnosed with a blighted ovum/missed abortion and schduled for a D&C with a hospital. About 5 weeks after the surgery I had Debilitating back pain, pelvic pain, Bm pain, urinating pain, (Over the counter drugs do not work) and had still not mentruated. The same thing happened again about four weeks after that. This second time the pain was worse and lasted longer. After some research I did manage to speak with a specialist (too far for me to see as a patient) who confimred my suspiscions that I could have devloped Asherman's syndrome from this D&C (first ever). He also mentioned that (most likely) until I am diagnosed with something and treated.. I will continue to have this every month.
When I experienced the pains the first time I called the emergency number that was provided to me. I was instructed by them to go to the ER. The ER doctor did NADA for me but a pregnancy test and sent me home. I decided to wait for my follow up exam. During my follow up exam I explained all the pains I had to her. She gave me the most basic pelic exam and a pregnancy test and declared me healthy, not so much as a sonogram.
When it happened the second time I went to a small clinic afterwards. They admitted that they weren't too sure what it could be, but did give me a sonogram.
Today I went back to the hospital to try one more time with them. I told the doctor all of the above. He told me not to worry about not mentruating and that the pain could be coming from a twisted ovary.
My issue with this is that I do not have symptoms for a twisted ovary, and there is no reason to beleive that I should have a twsited ovary. If I had an Ovarian cyst that caused a twisted ovary it should have come up on one of the many many endovaginal sonograms I took before the surgery (in the beginning they thought it was ectopic) and the one I had after. I wasn't satisfied with his answer so I questioned him.
I asked if the D&C could have caused a blocakge, and if that is why I am experiencing cyclic pain and no menstruation. His answer to that was no. (which was a lie). I asked if he was sure it couldn't be connected and he said yes. His reasoning for it was that since I was regularly mentruating before the surgery, and since I had a successful D&C that the cervix must be open.(All lies, and I did havemy mom in the room with me at the time)
If I had not done my research before, I would have been fooled. Instead, I pushed him further. He finally budges and says that there could be a small possibility of Asherman's but he highly doubts it becasue this was my first D&C, and that he is only worried about the pain I am experiencing. (Makes no sense, I think it is pretty clear that the two are connected.)
This is frustrating, So now he wants me to come in for a sonogram to look in to his twisted ovary theory. After that, a second appt to look at the results form the sonogram. If that comes up with nothing, then he wan't me to wait 6 months before even looking in to the possibility of Asherman's syndrome.
Maybe this is nothing. I don't know. Why look in to something that doesn't match my symptoms opposed to something that does. It makes no sense that they want me to wait while they poke around with random other theories. (sorry for the rant). I am seeking other health care.
I know nothing can be definitively said about this until I am diagnosed, but any advise would be helpful. Can they just lie to me like that? if things turn out for the worse and I do have this Syndrom (and possibly other issues ) is this some kind of negligence on there part?
I am looking for advice.
Quick explanation
I was diagnosed with a blighted ovum/missed abortion and schduled for a D&C with a hospital. About 5 weeks after the surgery I had Debilitating back pain, pelvic pain, Bm pain, urinating pain, (Over the counter drugs do not work) and had still not mentruated. The same thing happened again about four weeks after that. This second time the pain was worse and lasted longer. After some research I did manage to speak with a specialist (too far for me to see as a patient) who confimred my suspiscions that I could have devloped Asherman's syndrome from this D&C (first ever). He also mentioned that (most likely) until I am diagnosed with something and treated.. I will continue to have this every month.
When I experienced the pains the first time I called the emergency number that was provided to me. I was instructed by them to go to the ER. The ER doctor did NADA for me but a pregnancy test and sent me home. I decided to wait for my follow up exam. During my follow up exam I explained all the pains I had to her. She gave me the most basic pelic exam and a pregnancy test and declared me healthy, not so much as a sonogram.
When it happened the second time I went to a small clinic afterwards. They admitted that they weren't too sure what it could be, but did give me a sonogram.
Today I went back to the hospital to try one more time with them. I told the doctor all of the above. He told me not to worry about not mentruating and that the pain could be coming from a twisted ovary.
My issue with this is that I do not have symptoms for a twisted ovary, and there is no reason to beleive that I should have a twsited ovary. If I had an Ovarian cyst that caused a twisted ovary it should have come up on one of the many many endovaginal sonograms I took before the surgery (in the beginning they thought it was ectopic) and the one I had after. I wasn't satisfied with his answer so I questioned him.
I asked if the D&C could have caused a blocakge, and if that is why I am experiencing cyclic pain and no menstruation. His answer to that was no. (which was a lie). I asked if he was sure it couldn't be connected and he said yes. His reasoning for it was that since I was regularly mentruating before the surgery, and since I had a successful D&C that the cervix must be open.(All lies, and I did havemy mom in the room with me at the time)
If I had not done my research before, I would have been fooled. Instead, I pushed him further. He finally budges and says that there could be a small possibility of Asherman's but he highly doubts it becasue this was my first D&C, and that he is only worried about the pain I am experiencing. (Makes no sense, I think it is pretty clear that the two are connected.)
This is frustrating, So now he wants me to come in for a sonogram to look in to his twisted ovary theory. After that, a second appt to look at the results form the sonogram. If that comes up with nothing, then he wan't me to wait 6 months before even looking in to the possibility of Asherman's syndrome.
Maybe this is nothing. I don't know. Why look in to something that doesn't match my symptoms opposed to something that does. It makes no sense that they want me to wait while they poke around with random other theories. (sorry for the rant). I am seeking other health care.
I know nothing can be definitively said about this until I am diagnosed, but any advise would be helpful. Can they just lie to me like that? if things turn out for the worse and I do have this Syndrom (and possibly other issues ) is this some kind of negligence on there part?
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