Cyst on ovary...no follow up.

[A MOMS LIFE]

Hello!  I have been having occasional pain on my right side and what feels like menstrual cramps on and off throughout the month.  The pain is not severe and does not require medication.  I don't know how often I felt the pain but this past time I noticed saying to myself, "there is that darn pain again."  This time the site was tender to the touch and hurt when I used my stomach muscles.  I didn't realize that the pain might occur during ovulation but I did know that during my menstrual cramps the pain on my right side is much more than my left. I went to see my primary care physician who made me realize the pain I feel could be due to ovulation and she sent me to get a pelvic ultrasound.  By the time I went to my pelvic ultrasound appointment the pain and tenderness was completely gone. The GYN had her ultrasound tech do the ultrasound and the tech stated to me that it was just a small cyst on my ovary and was probably about to pop because it looked as if I was about to ovulate.  She said it was very common during ovulation.  She suggested birth control pills and gave the chart to the doctor who signed off on the chart and I was free to go.  I wasn't given a follow up and was not told what kind of cyst it was or even the size...it looked large to me but I don't know how to read it either.  My question is if the pain was gone when I went to the ultrasound appointment doesn't that counteract the whole "the pain is due to the cyst and when the cyst pops you feel better?"  My grandmother died at a very early age of some type of tumor (my mother was very young when she died and is not clear why she died.) My other grandmother had breast cancer as well as ovarian cancer and past away from the cancer.  I did not tell my primary care physician or my GYN of my family history as I only learned of these recently.  I don't know why I never asked my parents these things but since I never knew them I guess I just never asked?  However, I did tell them both that my mother is currently recovering from breast cancer.  I just don't want to slip through the cracks....you know?  The pelvic ultrasound I had was very quick.  It concerns me that everyone on this forum seems to know the size and type of cyst they had but I was never told?  If the pain returns I should just ignore it as a cyst?  I am 36 years old.  

Thanks for any light on the subject.

[loralai]

There are certainly more educated women than me on this forum but if it were me after all I've been through I'd at least call an gyn oncol and ask what you should do. Or push for a follow up scan to be sure the cyst cleared up on it's own...and let your gyn know about the history you have recently been told about. Be your own advocate and remember the squeaky wheel gets the oil! Be well. Lori