Which Doctor?

You don't. You have a consult face-to-face with a doctor who then decides with you what steps should be taken next.

(When I said if you have a computer you can do a virtual visit, I was responding to your comment about your GP only doing virtual visits which you said you are not equipped to use.)
 
Deb, don’t self-diagnose. A common question the doctor will ask you is the scale of your pain from 1- 10. What level do you feel you’re at right now. Maybe you should go to a walk-in clinic.
 

debodun,, guess I was yelling about pain in recovery room.

Spend overnight in hospital.
Came home to bushels of rotting peaches.
A cousin came over to hep me.
We froze the ones that weren't bad.

Due to how far outside of me, my prolapse was, were no stitches outside of me.😵`
Recovery went well,, didn't see the Dr till 2 years had passed.
 
Try not to worry too, too much, Deb, though I know that might be impossible.
You might not need a hysterectomy at all, though, so I would try not to guess.

(Edit by myself: I meant to try not to over-worry, before the appointment she has scheduled,
which I had mentioned in an earlier post I am/was very glad she'd made one. This post didn't mean for her to ignore her symptoms. )
 
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Have you had a blood test recently, apparently they are getting better at picking up serious problems this way. I think it's a good idea to have one done every year just to make sure. Hope you get this sorted out one way or another.
 
That was a waste of time and money. Doctor did not see or feel anything amiss except for a known fibroid which I had embolized 15 years ago. Suggested I have a ultrasound, then wanted me to make a follow-up appointment in a month to discuss my options. When I asked about a prolapse, she said "What's that?" Some doctor!
 
debodun said:
That was a waste of time and money. Doctor did not see or feel anything amiss except for a known fibroid which I had embolized 15 years ago. Suggested I have a ultrasound, then wanted me to make a follow-up appointment in a month to discuss my options. When I asked about a prolapse, she said "What's that?" Some doctor!
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Well, I would have explained what that was, or what I meant. But if she examined you, and didn’t find anything then you should get the ultrasound which does not hurt. I once had a cat scan of stomach region because they thought I had a blockage.

I didn’t. But they did find my third aneurysm 🙁 and the fact that I have COPD.
 
debodun said:
That was a waste of time and money. Doctor did not see or feel anything amiss except for a known fibroid which I had embolized 15 years ago. Suggested I have a ultrasound, then wanted me to make a follow-up appointment in a month to discuss my options. When I asked about a prolapse, she said "What's that?" Some doctor!
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The ultrasound will help your doctor diagnose the problem. If it doesn't show anything, maybe they'll do an MRI to see better, but sometimes they don't. Sometimes they just say "Meh, guess it's nothing." If that's the case, and this thing you have keeps recurring, you have to be insistent. You can also see another doctor if your insurance allows it.
 
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You can also see another doctor if your insurance allows it.
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My thoughts, also. I am growing disenchanted with this practice. Making an appointment was like trying to get a horse to sit on a teaspoon. Today everyone acted like they were stoned in the office. The receptionist didn't seem to know what she was doing. Didn't even know whether to have me pay my co-pay then or wait until they see what the insurance covered or how to make the follow-up appointment. Maybe I could attribute this to perhaps she was new in the office. There was another person behind the reception desk that just sat there and stared at the waiting room. The only one that gave the impression that they knew what they were doing was the girl that showed me to the exam room and took my BP.
 
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debodun said:
My thoughts, also. I am growing disenchanted with this practice. Making an appointment was like trying to get a horse to sit on a teaspoon. Today everyone acted like they were stoned in the office. The receptionist didn't seem to know what she was doing. Didn't even know whether to have me pay my co-pay then or wait until they see what the insurance covered or how to make the follow-up appointment. Maybe I could attribute this to perhaps she was new in the office. There was another person behind the reception desk that just sat there and stared at the waiting room. The only one that gave the impression that they knew what they were doing was the girl that showed me to the exam room and took my BP.
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When my sons heart went south, he called me. I told him to hang up and call the paramedics. The paramedics told him he should go to the ER, with them, to make sure he was ok. The paramedics didn’t mention he was dying, which he was. They want to keep heart patients calm

My son refused to take the ambulance. paramedics told us the full story and told us head for the hospital, don’t stop, if he passes out, don’t stop, call us we will find you but keep going. Once at the hospital, they put the electrical pads on him in case he needed his heart to be converted.

He barely survived open heart surgery.

My point, sometimes doctors suspect something but don’t want to alarm their patients, get the ultrasound.
 
Be persistent, @debodun ; don't wait too long to get a diagnosis. Prior to being diagnosed with possible breast cancer in 2018, I had the mammogram and the ultrasound on the same day. Then they ordered the MRI. It all went quickly and then, of course, I had the surgery plus treatment.

Best of luck to you. Prayers for you.f4b22287a6677572bf59de78dde6e082[1].jpg
 
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My ultrasound appt. is on April 12th.
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Have you ever had a hernia? These symptoms can be symptomatic of an abdominal hernia. Exercise can increase the pain and also some foods can cause pain in digestion. Be sure to keep us posted on the ultrasound finding.
 

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