Rachel Steele - Gyno Exam <2024-2026>

Then she paused.

Dr. Vance pulled her stool closer. “Your left ovary feels slightly enlarged. It’s not dramatic, but it’s there. And it was tender to palpation, which matches the pain you described. It could be a simple functional cyst—very common, usually harmless. But given your age and the fact that you’ve had this ache for a few months, I’d like to do a transvaginal ultrasound. Just to be sure.”

Her brow furrowed almost imperceptibly. She pressed again, slightly deeper, on the lower left side. Rachel Steele - Gyno Exam

She pulled out her phone and called her sister.

“For you,” Dr. Vance said, placing the tiny plant on the side table. “I find that having something alive and green in here helps. Makes the room feel less like a spaceship.” Then she paused

She moved the wand left. The image swirled. Then she stopped.

Dr. Vance measured it. 4.7 centimeters. She took several images, her jaw set. Then she withdrew the wand. “Your left ovary feels slightly enlarged

“What is it?” Rachel asked, sitting up slightly.

Rachel sat in her car in the parking lot, the engine off, the succulent in the passenger seat. She had declined a sedative, wanting to feel clear-headed. The paper gown was gone, replaced by her soft jeans and cashmere sweater. But she still felt exposed.