I have a 7 cm one not as big as yours and its driving me crazy....feel pregnant....so bloated and tired....have pain.....my doc is going to remove the whole ovary its the left with the cyst....I had two ruptured with emergency surgery prior to this and I am 58.....I say to find a doctor who understands and you really need to have it removed.
My twin sister has the same thing and shes geeying surgery today, her cyst os also very large, it is 8cm when it should only be 3cm, she was getting stomoch pains and pains down her legs and her stomoch also increased alot
Hi
Could you please help me weather the surgery you undergone was completely successful or not.
Thanks in advance
KS
I will be undergoing surgery in 9 days and my doctor's pretty sure the size will push the procedure to laparotomy which is troubling. She was very concerned and said this was the best route to get me back on track. Thanks again.
And it is unfortunate that BC didn't help prevent this, which really is confusing. Perhaps the newer BC have lower hormone doses that work for BC purposes but do not help that much in inhibiting cyst development. The chemistry of it all (hormones are complicated) is more than any of us here can understand. I wonder if doctors are any better at understanding it themselves.
Fluid filled is better to have and probably is what led it to become so large. I get discouraged that so many woman have these problems and that surgery often ends up the best solution. I do not like recommending surgery, truly I don't. It disrupted my life, my career, and I am still not back on track.
To add to the info. above, I have been on birth control for around 8-9 years. I know that's a common remedy to the smaller cysts.
Thank you for the quick response - I finally got through to my midwife and scheduled with a doctor for a second opinion. I agree on all points, and definitely appreciate the concerns. The sonographer said it was fluid-filled and simple (I apologize for not including that above), but this thing is too the point that it's simply not something to wait and watch on. I felt like the doctor wasn't listening to me; it's so frustrating. Thank you again! I do really appreciate it.
Many of us did the same thing: ignore or dismiss symptoms or try to "suck it up" and deal with the discomfort. None of which is wise to do. You really want to be asking for the best gyn surgeon you can get, and if possible, a gynecologist/oncologist since they really know how best to operate and treat any type of abnormal growth, including the benign ones.
Best wishes. I was not trying to scare you, but want you to be proactive and get this thing treated. I don't think waiting 6-8 weeks and getting more tests really is the answer anymore.