Uterus sonogram without consent: I need advice

[amanda99266.livejournal.com]

Hi, 

when I took a sonogram for digestive problems, I ended up getting my womb checked, I felt it was wrong but also confused and embarrased so I didn"t say anything.

What do you think?

Last year I took a sonogram for digestive problems (liver and gall bladder), a woman performed it on my upper abdomen, told me she was also looking at  my kidneys, I was fine with that, exam done.

This year I took the same exam with a different person: an older man, very efficient, the exam was done in a couple of minutes, he was moving the transducer around and taking pictures really fast. 

I told him I had gall bladder problems, he did the area, then my kidneys,  and lastly he said "problems with reproductive organs?..." and before I could answer, slid the "mouse" from my stomach to my uterus  and looked for a couple of seconds.

It happened so fast, I didn't say anything because I was asking myself  " is this normal?  should I be okay with that?" but I was really uncomfortable and I keep thinking about it.

My first question: is it normal practice when getting a sonogram to have more organs checked than what is prescribed?

My second question: how would you tell the person  that this is not okay with you and ask them to stop?

Comments

[inmeggsyoutrust.livejournal.com]

I went in for an ultrasound for what I though was a gallbladder issue and once the woman did my abdomen she stepped ou and said she would be right back. She had seen something else concerning and called my doctor who approved an additional transvaginal ultrasound. The tech could tell me anything but she just said that the doctor had needed another angle of my abdomen and I thought that was weird but I just wanted to know what was wrong with ms.

It ended up being a 17cm growth on my ovary.

In your case, I'd call and speak to a supervisor about your feelings/the techs behavior.