I guess I just work with some really amazing doctor's who truly believe in quality health care. They never let a patient go into something not understanding what they are looking for or is going to be done in a procedure. I do say "should" a lot, because it really should happen that way.
Don't ever be afraid to ask your physician questions like what they are specifically sending you for, what you need to expect, & what is being looked for. It really bothers me when patients have to constantly ask questions & they get the run around. You shouldn't have to be worried or wondering what's normal.
I was fourteen when I got sent for a transvaginal ultrasound, & that particular GYN was lousy. I was FOURTEEN, & all she told me & my mom was that I was having an ultrasound done to view my ovaries. I'm thinking sticky gel on my belly and images on a computer screen. When I got to the imaging center & the tech asked me if I was sexually active I asked why she needed to know & when she told me I just about died. Our hospital has a policy of not doing transvaginal unless the patient is sexually active or over 18 & consenting. I have never seen that doctor again & my doctor now (who I work for) explains anything & everything because he knows I will just ask a million questions.
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Date: 2010-11-28 12:30 am (UTC)Don't ever be afraid to ask your physician questions like what they are specifically sending you for, what you need to expect, & what is being looked for. It really bothers me when patients have to constantly ask questions & they get the run around. You shouldn't have to be worried or wondering what's normal.
I was fourteen when I got sent for a transvaginal ultrasound, & that particular GYN was lousy. I was FOURTEEN, & all she told me & my mom was that I was having an ultrasound done to view my ovaries. I'm thinking sticky gel on my belly and images on a computer screen. When I got to the imaging center & the tech asked me if I was sexually active I asked why she needed to know & when she told me I just about died. Our hospital has a policy of not doing transvaginal unless the patient is sexually active or over 18 & consenting. I have never seen that doctor again & my doctor now (who I work for) explains anything & everything because he knows I will just ask a million questions.