is this normal with complex cysts??

[soniek]

hi all..just wanted to let u all know im still here,and holdin my own...my hysterectomy is scheduled for jan,26 at 10 am...the waiting is horrid....ive had a couple days where i was actually totally pain free!!!felt great..then today,the sharp horrid shooting pains are back,and now,i have extream aweful heartburn,may not be related,but i have never even once in my life ever had it unless i was in my last trimester of pregnancy,and i know for a fact im not pregnant..anyway..heres my thing...starting today,when i move a certain way,or when i cough,sneeze,or breathe..lol..i feel like exactly where my overy area is,and where the complex cyst is,i feel like something is litterally pulling,does that make sense??and is it normal for them to start pulling???i hope you all understand what i mean,its the best and only way i can describe it....i hope everyone is having a great holiday,and i hope you are all having pain free times,and i hope your all out of pain,if nothing else,just for christmas so you can all enjoy.....sonie

[MickeyVicki]

I felt something like that last year, the last few days before my surgery.  I know from the images taken during my surgery that the endometrioma (cyst) was growing and attaching itself to other tissues in my abdomen.  The fallopian tube was also being stretched dreadfully out of shape as well.  

I can also tell you that just knowing that there is 'something down there that ought not to be down there' can play tricks on your mind too.  It makes you more aware of every little sensation.    I am dealing with this problem at this very moment.

If you continue to have this discomfort, then  do please call your doctor's office and inform them.

[soniek]

hi there mickie....first,i wanted to tell you,im sorry your having to go through this again..i know myself,dealing with the cysts for years,then the fibroids,and everything in between,after a while,ya just get sick to pieces with it all.....let me ask u this..when he opens me up(i am having my hysterectomy through the same incision as my c-sections,what will happen should he find that this cyst is attaching itself to other places??they can be unattatched right??thanks girlie...im sending good pain free thoughts your way((((((hugs)))))

[MickeyVicki]

Yes, the surgery to remove any woman's uterus and ovary or ovaries is very delicate anyway.   There is a good bit of watching and searching that occurs before anything is removed.  There are several blood vessels that supply the uterus and ovaries, and each must be clamped off to prevent leakage and then cut.  Also, there are the ureters from the kidneys that must be located and protected from being cut.   If there are scar tissues and adhesions, then these must be trimmed away as well.  The surgery also should proceed as an inspection for possible cancer, which means a thorough inspection of these and surrounding tissues, and even the appendix will be studied and removed if it appears to be infected.  These are the reasons that the surgery takes a while, and that the recovery is longer, as there has been a great deal of snipping here and there inside the abdomen.

  Thank you.  I am mostly irritated that I did not just go ahead and have a hysto last year.  I have just not had problems with that portion of my body, and  I thought that  the endometrioma was an oddity.  And of course, after last year's experience, I am super-sensitive to any little thing going on in my gut, so for all that I know I have developed simple cysts on my ovaries for years and was just not aware of them!!! Hopefully, they will be gone or nearly so when  I have my follow-up.

[soniek]

i hear ya on that one,but in my case,i had my first known cyst when i was 16,and it has continued on from there...i just get so sick of em...if it wasnt the cysts,it was extream bleeding from fibroids,so i had ablation for the fibroids,thats been ok up untill recently,and now im back to bleeding 4 and 5 times a month,so enough was enough,and we both agredd,me and my doc,it was time reguardless of age,just yank it all out,and send me on my way..lol..have you thought about what your going to do about yours?are you considering a hysterectomy maybe??i sure hope everything goes well for you,you are a wonderful asset to this group,and many many woman count on you,and look up to you as you are a absolutly wonderful person,and very caring and supportive...tnank you mickie!!