Yes it is painful!!! Have followup abdominal ultrasounds to check blood flow. Always painful. They press too HARD. Then i am in pain for 3-4 days afterwards. Tired of just taking it. Next time if it's painful i getting ofg the table.
I'm only 17 and I had one this morning, mine hurt so bad. & the same thing happened to me. when she pushed down on my right side, I almost started crying it hurt so bad. but mine is un-diagnosed, i was getting one for my whole right quadrant.
I got mine done years ago... I got an abdominal ultrasound and one for my knees which they had to up to inguinal area (painful as helll was sooo miserable) .... now I’m too devastated to go have another one
I had an abdominal one back in Aug- I was having mid/upper stomach pain - but during Ultrasound pain on right side under ribcage started - and STILL CONTINUES-almost 4 months later. It just feels like there's a 'know or fist' there when I'm sitting especially....
Yes, I had an ultrasound yesterday and it was so painful. On top of that the tech did not have much sympathy after a while.
Am in so much pain. Ultrasound for liver and gall bladder. I told the tech that it hurt but she kept on saying it was" almost over" .....for half a damn hour. I didnt think my side felt very tender and that there really wasnt anything to worry about until this procedure. !!!! Hoping all is AOK inside and that the tech was just muscular and didnt know her own strength!
How is your pain today? No one is updating their posts and curious to the long term effects they are having since ultrasound?
Reading these, my mind is at rest. Had pelvic and abdominal ultra sound today. I cannot believe the pain, I feel like I have been in a boxing ring. Hope this pain doesn't last long.
Yes. The sonographer absolutely tortured my mum 86 years old. He was an id**t. May t oad lalor
I have had ultrasounds before. Not painful. The last one was so painful that I hurt for days! The sad part was I did not hurt that much until then. It us is 4 days later and still have residual pain.
Had an abdominal ultrasound today for my gallbladder. Now it hurts worse than before. I have polyps in there, being referred to surgeon. But can't sleep with this pain grrr
I have had an ultrasound of my liver before. I never felt pain until this one. I know I have hep C. So expecting it to be enlarged. Or worse. Is what it is! I tried the in interferon treatment year's ago. That about killed me. I will not do it again! I have already decided I'm just going to enjoy my life!
Yes it HURTS. Tech presses too hard & they don't care! After my last one i was in pain 4 days & had bruises on abdomen. I am not going back to pay someone to torture me!!
My pain starts the evening of the sonogram Has happemed with nearly every one - abdominal, pelvic, cardio , and the worst so far was sholder. Had echocardiogram monday and pain and inflammation and heat sensation awful now wednesday night. A few people in their posts mentioned the technician pushing down hard but I don't think that is the cause of the pain at least not for me. I think it is the ultrasound waves themselves that generate the heat and inflammation. When you think about how higher energy ultrasounds are used for treatment to actually break up stones, one realizes how powerful they can be. Ultrasound machines now have much more energy than they once did. Tge higher the energy the sharper the picture. . When ultrasounds were tested for safety it was back many years ago when the power was much lower. One really wonders if they would be deemed safe if they were tested now. There are some posts and sites about how pelvic ultrasound in pregnancy is no longer safe. I am a very thin woman. I don't know that makes a difference. Incidentally I asked the technician if she would turn down the gain on the machine which would lower the power because of my reactions and she said yes but I think she lied - am pretty sure of it - and was just humoring me. When they actually do turn down the gain I have less symptoms afterwards. The worst was the shoulder and no one believed me. It was so agonizing I was unable to move my shoulder enough to put a shirt on and actually stayed home half naked until I could move my shoulder for a few days. The shoulder was also red and swollen and I had a fever. I did not want to go to the ER though by ambulance because I thought they would give me another ultrasound to see what was wrong! So right now I am not a happy camper I do not know how long til my chest and nearby areas feel better. They feel so hot! Btw, i refused a liver scan that looks for fibrosis. I forget its name- something like fibrosure or something. When i looked it up it was xtremely high energy ultrasoind repeated over and over. Got into argument with hepatologist who would not order blood testd as an alternative. Would be curious if anyone else has their pain start later. (Oh, one mire tidbit. For years, after a pelvic ultrasound, the first period i had after would be massive bleeding. I always thought coincidence)
I too had ultrasound which was a little painful but made me more nauseous than anything when pressed on.