Update for Red34, Quincy, Sherbear, Subzeromambo, & others ...

Yay...glad you got another opinion. Seems a lot of people just want the expensive tests, procedures, surgeries whether they are really needed or not.

And because I am probably not the only one who won't remember...what was the problem you were going in for. And if I am the only one sorry I can't remember anything anymore it seems unless I write it down. I do however remember the ultrasound part.

It was post-M spotting, which I suspected was an atrophic condition resulting from normal-aging estrogen drop. My mother had developed the problem in the late 1980s, when gyns were Rxing estrogen cream to treat the thinning mucosa. Of course now the hormone is pretty much taboo, and otc lubricants are the recommended treatment, which I found out thanks to Mayo Clinic online. In fact, this specialist seemed unaware of Mayo's advice NOT to use lubes containing glycerin! But I had already found a helpful formula by browsing in CVS, only problem is its runny consistency. (LOL.) The pharma that makes it has an 800 no. for consumer services so I'm going to phone them to ask why they call it "gel" when it is so fluid. Sheesh! (As Quincy would say.) / Old Hat (33 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)

Post Edited (Old Hat) : 1/10/2014 11:25:53 PM (GMT-7)

Quincy, the brand is KY Ultragel. Why they call it "gel" when it's actually fluid is pretty outrageous. Of course, the consumer can't tell it's really a liquid from the outer packaging. / Old Hat (33 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)