What kind of ultrasound? A typical ultrasound (instrument rubbed on the outside of the abdomen) is not a good indicator for ov cancer, which is what you're concerned about with ibs symptoms and fluid in the pelvic area. From what information I gathered, you would need the "inside" kind of ultrasound like I described before, to really check out ov cancer. There is not always a noticeable mass in early stages, and not to scare you, but by the time they do find a noticeable mass it can be far gone. I'd look into this. My Dr said the only way to be COMPLETELY sure there was no sign of ov cancer was to just look at the ovaries, which is not merited in all cases by any means, but my ct scan showed the veins leading to ovaries/uterus to be very dilated, plus I'd been on clomid (fertility drug which SPECULATIVELY can increase chance of ov cancer, though not proven) and also family history, IBS symptoms, fatigue, weight loss - just lots of stuff pointing in that direction. Thank the Lord (literally) there was no sign of cancer in my case and I was able to keep my ovaries, but they took my uterus to relieve me of the pain from the dilated veins, and I'm "done with it" (3 kids is enough for me!) ;.) I feel tons better now, by the way.
Hope I've been of some help here! Get a gyno to give you a full check out for this, and good luck!
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Michelle
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