Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | KaybeeC, I have a question for you

Sorry for the length of this post, but I thought about you as I left the office today after having an abdominal ultrasound. I feel like I am getting bounced around from one doctor to another, and I need your advice on what to do next.
I have been trying to determine if it's "just IBS-C" that I have or something else. A recent colonscopy and abdominal CAT scan showed that everything looked normal, except that during the colonscopy the gastro doctor said it looked like my colon was resting on something on my left side (possibly an ovary.) He sent me to an ob/gyn who did a quick pelvic exam and said "everything's fine." After having recent bouts of diarrhea upon eating the slightest bit of fat, the gastro doc sent me for an abdominal ultrasound to rule out gallbladder problems.
The technician today checked my gallbladder and when I told her I feel this knot and pain behind my navel, she scanned that area and lower. No sooner had she told me "I can't tell you if I do see anything," she says, "Oh, you have a fibroid tumor in your uterus!" I'm surprised by this, because the recent CAT scan (with dye) did not reveal this. She said it was about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. She got a little nervous because she said she wasn't supposed to be looking in that area and that my insurance company had not authorized a lower abdominal ultrasound, just an upper one. She left the room to discuss this with the doctor who reads the ultrascan. When she returned, she said that she could note this on the report afterall (how nice of her!) and that the doctor said this would NOT be causing my symptoms (constipation, bloating, abdominal pain.) I came home, looked up fibroid tumors online, and almost every article says they can cause constipation problems. Now I am waiting on the official report from the gastro doctor' office. I hope they will not send me back to the ob/gyn.
I talked the gastro doc a few months ago into letting me try a low dose of an antidepressant to alleviate my IBS-C symptoms. Not a good idea because I also have bipolar disorder. The gastro doctor told me I needed to go back to the psychiatrist who treats me for bipolar. The psychiatrist says that IBS is not his speciality and that I need to go back to the gastro doc. HELP! I am being bounced back and forth. I feel like each doctor is only seeing and treating part of me, instead of looking at the whole picture.
I guess my question to you is ---Is it too much to ask one of these doctors to consult with the other in a treatment plan? Why can't one of them pick up the phone and call the other? How would you suggest I proceed with this? I'm sure I'm not the only one who has encountered this problem while seeing specialists. Any advice you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

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