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About Me: Female, CA, member since Nov 2008

Hi!  I'm Wendy, a Registered dental assistant in Calif.  I'm in my early 40's and have no children....  Unless you count my husband of 23 yrs... ;) ... [More]

I have a history of uterine fibroids and had surgery for them in '00.  They removed 4 large myomas after I was on lupron for 3 mos.  Even with the lupron, the largest was the size of a navel orange, the next was like a lime and then two golf balls.  The surgery was open through a bikini incision.

Over a 6 month period starting last spring, I noticed a feeling of fullness and firmness in my pelvic area.  I was having problems with perimenopausal symptoms and went on ortho tri-cyclen lo just before this.  Since I'd been told BCP's could cause the remaining tiny fibroids in my uterus to grow, I thought the fullness was from new fibroids.

I went for my PAP appointment the end of Sept and the NP said my uterus was about the size of a 15-16 wk pregnancy!  She said she couldn't ask for a TVUS because I was there on a well-woman visit.  I had to go back to my PCP to get the referral for that.  The TVUS was done on Oct 27 and read, but the PCP didn't bother to call and let me know.  I had to call them and then go pick up the report and films myself to take to the gyn.

The TVUS said I had a 16.0 x 11.3 x 12.2 cm cyst on the Rt ovary.  It didn't say simple, but it didn't say it had septations either.  The radiologist said it was a large cystic mass in the rt adnexal region.  There are 4 or more fibroids in my uterus but they're small (for me) at 1-2 cm.  Lt ovary about 2 x 2 x 3 cm from what I remember on the report.

I saw the gyn on Nov 13 and she said she doesn't see the cyst as being dangerous because it's soo big.  (Big confusion for me there!)  She said it couldn't twist and lose it's blood supply (emergency) and couldn't rupture (emergency).  She hazarded a guess that it was a cystadenoma based on size only.  She ordered a CT of my abdomen and pelvis to see what it looks like inside and to see if any lymph nodes are enlarged (that would be bad).

I've asked my PCM for a referral to a gyn/onc to have all my options.  That and I don't want to have surgery at my local hosp again.  They kind of suck! [Less]

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Cherie762

01/09

Hi been through it..dont do too much too soon ,Ice Packs are great for pain..take stool softners,,,rest, lots of rest is what you need now..no house work or chores..take it easy or you will step back wards ...Good luck if I can b of any help please pm with any questions...hysterectomys is my specialty...drinks lots of water too as the pain meds are binding Cherie

KellyK725

01/09

Good Luck Today! We're thinking about you!

KellyK725

12/08

That is awesome! You're gonna be fine. The stay in the hospital will probably be the worst part. But once you get home,you can just reeeelllaaxx and recover...watch some movies, read some magazines...it'll be awesome. I'm so happy the cyst is gone! I'm really anxious to get the ultrasound on Monday...and then I don't meet with the oncologist for the results until January 12th! But the oncologist said even if there is still some of the cyst in there, they won't remove it since I'm not in any pain. I seriously push on my stomach about 500 times a day just to make sure it's not hard again.I wonder when the paranoia will go away! Good luck with surgery,you are gonna do great! You'll have to post pictures if you can get them.

KellyK725

12/08

Thanks for checking up on me! Well you wouldn't believe this...last Friday, I started to touch my belly and it felt flat again and it was all soft. I was freaking out! It didn't hurt for about two hours and then the pain came. I was all crampy and achy and basically couldn't move until about Monday afternoon. I called my doc though and she said that was normal. So I went to the oncologist last week and he examined me and sure enough, it burst! He said he's never seen a cyst that size burst and dissappear and he was in shock. I'm going for another ultrasound on Monday just to check things out again and then I'll meet with the oncologist again in January to go over the results but I think I'm in the clear. How about you? When are you scheduled for surgery?

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