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Worried about my cyst ;(

Hi everyone, I've been reading different posts on this site for a few days now and thought that I would post my own.
I am 26 yrs old, and in pretty good health overall-no children.  For the past month now I have been having a crampy feeling in my lower abdomen, and pain on both of my sides that is sometimes in my lower back as well.  I feel very tired all of the time...just no energy at all.  I feel like I have this dull achy feeling over my pelvis area, almost as if I worked out too hard and did too many sit ups or something.  
I went to the ER because of pain, and they did a CT scan of which they reported to me that it showed nothing, and perhaps it was a kidney stone that they couldn't see. So they sent me home with a strainer, and said maybe it will get better on its own.  I went to my dr, and because of where I was describing the pain was at, she wanted me to have a colonoscopy.  But I didn't feel like that's where the problem was coming from.  
So finally I had a pelvic ultrasound done, and the results came back that there is a 1cm x 2cm cyst near my right ovary.  It actually said on the report, anterior and lateral to the bladder--near right ovary.  :( So now I'm scared, and I've found that the worst thing to do is look up symptoms online.  
I have no family history of breast or ovarian cancer in my family on either side.  I'm just worried in the mean time...
I've read that most of the time when a ovarian cyst is found that the dr. will put you on birth control pills to take care of it.  But I have been on Ortho Tricyclen Lo for almost 5 years now, and I have never had any cysts in the past.  I thought that the BC helped to prevent ovarian cycts?
I'm just really worried now, I'm trying not to stress but it's not really working..  Can anyone relate? :(
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Thanks for the comments...I originally went to my GP because of the pain in my side, the thought never crossed my mind about a cyst.  So I then went to my OB/GYN, and I specifically asked him could it be a cyst because of symptoms ( I start grad school soon to become a Physician Assistant, so I browsed through some of my books).  And he said no, because I'm already on BC.  So..to summarize...I don't really like my gynecologist that much, he is very hard to talk to, and doesn't answer your questions.  I am in the process of getting a new gyn, so at this point I do not have a plan of what to do next, the type of cyst of anything.  It's just stressing me out :P  
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It is very small, but could be positioned in an unfavorable manner to cause those symptoms you described.  No description of the type of cyst? They are not all the same in size/structure and this one sounds like it may be near, but not on, an ovary.  Of course, they do not always pinpoint its true location with ultrasounds.  They misdiagnosed where my cyst was located and did not discover their error until surgery.  BC helps prevent cysts for many, but it is not a 100% guarantee.  BC is formulated in so many different strengths now, it has become difficult to determine which ones do the job best for cysts.  It seems the newer lower dosage ones do little to stop cyst formation. Are you under the care of a general/family doctor (or other practice) or a gynecologist?  It needs to be a gynecologist.  Other doctors just don't understand cysts well enough to be helpful.
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I'm glad you found out what the problem is. Usually cysts of that size don't need to be removed unless they are dangerous. Just remember that sometimes problems don't show up on ultra sounds. It can be very hard to detect endometriosis or ruptured cysts. I don't mean to scare you, but i would have them watched.
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