Extremely worried!

[mom2jared]

My Gyno just called me with the results of my transvaginal ultrasound.  Apparently I have an ovarian cyst that is less than half an inch.  I'm 42 years old and never had any ovarian cycts.  I had fibroids and had it removed in 1996 through a myomectomy.  Since then every year I have been having ultrasounds to make sure they do not grow back.  I am on a birth control pill called Errin and I'm wondering if this caused the ovarian cyst or if I took the ultrasound mid-cycle.  I had a feeling something wasn't right during the exam because the Tech said I had fluid in my Cervix and kept circling around a particular area.

I'm extremely worried because my mother died from Ovarian Cancer two years ago.  Her's was the size of a golf ball and she had ascetites (fluid in her belly).  She was 68 years old and after three rounds a chemo, she deteriorated.  Five months from the day of diagnosis, I lost my mother.  Now I'm petrified!  I took the BRCA test and it was negative and also the CA125 test, which was also negative.  The Doctor wants me to do some bloodwork and another ultrasound in six weeks.  She said if I was any other patient she would leave the cyst alone, but because of my family history, she doesn't want to take any chances.

Do I have anything to be concerned about?

Thanks!

[esmes123]

Based on your family history and this new finding, you need a consultation with a gyn oncologist, the highest risk type of gynecologist. You can find a gyn oncoligst in your area by going to the Society of Gynecologic ONcology (SGO) website: sgo.org

BRCA studies are not absolute since the lab can never see 100% of any gene's genetic code. Did you have something called "BART" done with your testing? Ask the person who tested you; hopefully that was a person expereinced in genetics.

[mom2jared]

Sorry, double post by mistake.  Any way I can remove this?