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Has Anyone Here Had Doctors Not See Endometriosis On Their Scans But Found It After Getting Laparoscopy Surgery?
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I’m worried because every ultrasound I’ve gotten doesn’t point to any lesions but my PT and endometriosis specialist have noted that my left side of my uterus is very tight which is where I experience the most symptoms and pain and they recommended surgery

posted September 15, 2023
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I was told that it won't show up on a scan. They will have to do the surgery to confirm. But one thing that I figured out, is that's not completely true. A year before I was actually diagnosed, I would hear doctors say there were some abnormalities. But would never go further than that. Then it grew severely which showed up on a scan and I was told that they didn't understand how they didn't see it before. Because they wrote on my chart there were these abnormalities & it was visible then. So, now I know to probe these physicians because sometimes it feels like they will wait until it gets that severe to actually act on it.

posted September 16, 2023
A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

I had two or 3 ultra sounds and a CT scan and know one saw anything till I had a laparoscopy. Then my doctor saw EVERYTHING . Evidently gas in my bowels was covering it up

posted September 15, 2023
A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

Absolutely. I looked perfectly normal on every type of scan.

posted September 15, 2023
A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

Yes

posted September 15, 2023
A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

thank you all so so much for your responses!!!

posted September 19, 2023

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