Hi there. Please don't ask questions on very old postings. This was from 2006. Since then we have an ovarian cyst forum. Please come on over and create your own post.
Hi,
Thanks for your info. I am curious as to what you did with the dermoid and how you knew it was benign. Thanks.
My cyst grew from about 6cm to 20 cm in less than a month. I had symptoms including constipation, frequent urination, and shortness of breath, all because the cyst was crowding my abdomen. each case is entirely different so the best thing you can do it discuss it with your medical professionals, but if it eases your worries any, it is not uncommon for cysts to grow rather quickly, and that isn't necissarily an indication of malignancy.
Hi.
I had a cyst go from softball size to cantaloupe size in a week. It turned out to be a benign endometreoma. I had symptoms for several months b/f i went in to see the dr. but my main symptom was having to go to the restroom a lot and if i held it for any length of time - i was in serious pain. i couldn't even stand up straight to get to the restroom. the cyst was obviously laying on my bladder. but then it moved off my bladder and all my symptoms went away - for the week from diagnosis to surgery. i think that it grew and moved into the only space it could find to fit and subsequently my pain decreased.
don't worry. 99% are benign. make sure that you get a lot of information from your dr. before you made any decisions for treatment. and i don't know if your doc is a gyn/oncologist - but that would be an important thing to factor into the equation. any woman in this forum will tell you that. if your cyst turned out to be something more than expected - it is good to have the oncologist there in the surgery to do the necessary staging procedures. better to be safe than sorry. but don't read that statement and assume the worst. remember that 99% are benign.
Anyway - welcome and good luck to you!
Laura