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JOANNE434 
So today was my follow up ultrasound for ovarian cysts from a couple months ago. My appt is 11am and since my bladder wasn't full enough the last time and since that delayed my appt I was sure to drink plenty of water (42 oz to be exact) in plenty of time so I'd be ready to go. I got there and checked in at the front desk and handed over my Dr order and insurance card at 10:40am. 11am comes and goes and a bazillion people are taken back. 11:30 comes and goes and now I'm in PAIN so I inquire about how long it will be and of course I'm brused off. I remind them of my full bladder that has been waiting ever so patiently and they're answer "go ahead a release a little". HA.....a little, yeah - show me someone who's bladder is BUSTING AT THE SEAMS who can actually let A LITTLE out. PUH-LEEZE. So I sit and wait for another 10mins until I'm actually on the verge of tears (now grant it, I'm a little emotional these days) and inquire yet again. Hmmmmm, what do you know - after 5 minutes of the 4 office ladies consulting with each other none of them have any record of me even being there and checking in. Seriously, I must be getting punked I'm thinking, right!?!? Nooooooooooo, as it turns out, the woman who took my paperwork put it in the wrong bin when I checked in and it had falled down and slipped out of site. It's now almost an hour and 15 mins since I arrived for my appt with a very full bladder. Now I just completely break down and start sobbing. I literally want to spit in someone's eye. Finally another 10mins later I get into a room with the tech who is going to perform the pelvic u/s first. She has the personalitiy of a wet noodle mind you. I explain the situation with my wait and although she apologizes there is absolutely no sign of sincerity in her voice or body language, none. As she's digging the probe into my very full belly, she's making faces and grunting noises like I have the worst insides anyone has ever seen. Tears roll down my cheeks. Once that part is over, I luckily get to empty my bladder and prepare for the ever lovely vaginal u/s. As anyone who has had a vaginal u/s knows, it's not the most comfortable (physically or emotionally speaking!) so I finally get settled and phase II of the u/s begins. The tech chastises me because my bladder is not COMPELTELY EMPTY. Are you freakin KIDDING ME????? All that could come out, came out for the love of &@#(#. Perhaps it's continually filling because all the idiots that work there made me wait so long. Okay, I regain my composure and she starts with the faces again and asks why I'm there. Why I'm there, gee - do you think you could have read the PAPERWORK?! So I proceed to calmy recap my issue with the ovarian cysts and she asks questions about my cycle and makes a little small talk. Dare I think she just might have a personality.....hmmmm. Well THAT thought was short lived. Almost without taking a breath from our ho-hum conversation, she starts telling me that she's not supposed to tell me this but I still have cysts, one on my left - ooooop, wait, nooooooo - two on my left but she says one some might consider a follicle and then there are a couple on my right but again she reminds me she's not supposed to tell me any of this. All of the sudden she's done and I'm sent on my way. I somehow get to the parking lot while holding it together and my DH calls my cell to see how I made out. At this point it's almost 1 so he thinks I've been done and home for a while now. I pick up the phone, hear his voice and have a complete and utter meltdown. I'm sitting in the parking lot in my car on the phone with DH balling my eyes out to the point where he can barely understand me as I tell him this tale. Of course he feels like crap because he's at work an hour a way and can't do anything for me so then I feel like crap for "unloading" on him and reassure him I'll be fine. Well, I'm not fine - a little numb from all the crying maybe but definitely not fine. That horrible tech and her comments have now sent my mind spinning in new directions. What do the cysts mean? Are they the same as before and if so are they bigger or smaller? Does that mean I could have PCOA? and so on and so on. Always questions and hardly ever any answers. It's enough to make you feel like you're losing your mind....................sigh.
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I am so sorry you have had such a bad day. i know how those meltdowns can take everything out of you.just wait until RE calls sometimes small cycts won't affect a cycle. we just have to think positive.
parothead
I'm sorry honey. I can relate to that whole experience. Having a full bladder, then telling you to empty out "a little", wanting to reach over the counter and seriously harm someone. I'm sure everything will be fine. I have PCOS and I was told that you can't detect those types of cysts through an U/S. I'm sure they are just the same ones as before. Sounds like everyone that works at that office aren't the brightest crayons in the box and I wouldn't take anything the tech says too much to heart. Just wait until you hear from your doctor, try not to worry to much about it now.
TammieSue
I am in tears reading what you had to go through. I feel so bad. I wish I could say something to make it all better but I know from experience that nothing can make it better but listening helps. I also had many cysts at one time before we started the IVF and though I had to have them removed before hand it was not that bad. I would tell your Doc about the treatment you received and hopefully it will not happen again. You are going through something that is very hard on your mind and body. I hope things start looking up for you and I am here if you would ever need to talk. I have been through most everything.
Michelle5
I had a very similar experience on Sunday. Basically lots of mistakes and very little communication is happening there! Drives me batty - you have to double check everything!
turtlegirl
I am so sorry to hear all this. They never should have treated you like that. I really think they need to do some sort of personality screening for people who work in these doctors offices. I just wish I could have been there to hold your hand or something after I read your story. I would talk to the doc and let them know what happened. Its hard enough on your body with all the treatments and then to add even more mental stress. Shame on the tech for being so insensitive!
shday07
I am so sorry your appointment went the way it did. Some people in the medical field really need to learn what bedside manner means. I know it is really hard (one of the most difficult things for me) but try not to get too into your head. Sometimes a nurse or tech will rattle off some information that sounds vitally important, but really you just need to hear what it means from the doctor. I make myself crazy trying to interpret results, researching on line or at the library. Try and write down every question that comes to mind and then wait and ask the doctor. I hope everything turns out well this cycle!
suzannelin
I am so sorry you had to go through all of that. I've had many melt downs myself. There were times I held it together as long as I could and as soon as I heard DF's voice I would lose it. I wish I could of been there to "yell" at them for you! As far as the cysts, try to not get too upset unless the doctor tells you there is something more to it. I've had cysts off and on for as far back as I can remember. Other people I know too. They are pretty common and many times mean nothing other then you have a cyst (or a few of them). I will keep you in my prayers for good news from your doctor.
Again, I am so sorry you were subjected to the lack of compasion from people in the medical field. I don't think they teach bed side mannors any more, but they should!
Lioness816
I'm so sorry you had such a negative appointment. I can't believe how insensitive people can be sometimes. I know they do this all day, but they should have a little sensitivity. Mind you I have trouble with this myself-- but try not to be too upset. Just talk to the doctor about the results and see what he/she says. Take it easy today as much as you can. I know how stressful this all is. I had a hysterosalpingogram this month and major blood work and now I have to go for a hysteroscopy and possible laproscopy next month. They tell you these things in the same tone as if they are ordering lunch. Hugs to you and I hope your doctor can alieve your worries a bit...
LisaAnnLincroft
I am so sorry...butcan totally relate! I hope your Dr calls and gives you good news....I had them at the beginning of this IF journey and would up having surgery, a 30 minute procedure that turned into 3 hours....Just think - there aremore internal ultrasounds in your future, probaly with more "wet noodle" techs.....give DH a big hug when he gets home and let some of this just melt away! I am here if you need me! C
CyndiL
Oh Hun that sounds aweful! Don't worry about the cysts. it's just a couple; sounds pretty normal. Definitely not PCOS sounding. PCOS is lots and lots of little cysts and a lot of other symptoms that i don't think you have. I let myself think for a year that I had PCOS based on a vaginal u/s that said i had 20 cysts on both of my ovarians. I don't have PCOS and I ovulate just fine. I tortured myself for no reason. Don't let your mind get the best of you. Hang in there.
joy2sign
oh my goodness hun! that's an absolutely crappy day to say the least. i'm so sorry. but don't let your imagination get the best of you. i have done that so many times. that tech sounds like an idiot. wait for the doctor to give you the results. hang in there!
strength4today
I'm so sorry you had such a horrible appt!! Sometimes people can be so insensitive!! They are a dr's office for pete's sake, don't they have a hearts? or common sense??? Hopefully your dr will call soon to let you know what's happening. Hang in there!! {{HUG}}
cecilflea
How awful! That appointment and all that you went through was adding insult to injury!!! I can't even imagine. Hang in there...
Drex
It never fails to blow my mind that people in the medical field can be so unprofessional and so heartless...maybe to them it's just a job, but to us, it's about our health! Crazy...I'm sorry you had to go through that. At the start of my last cycle, I had a couple of cysts, but my RE also ordered bloodwork which showed that my hormone levels were okay to start. Hopefully it's the same for you...nothing to worry about. I'm so sorry you had such a terrible experience, and I hope that moving forward, the office staff treat you the way every patient deserves to be treated!
Jenn17