I Need everyone opinion's on this one!

[bellephi]

This post is a bit long but I greatly appreciate and value so many of your opinions on this board.  You all have made this journey for a diagnosis barelable and given me hope and strength.  I am so grateful.  Here we go:
After yesterday's incident with my doctor only willing to perform the lap if "I" forced him to, I decided to go to the ER.  I was in so much pain that I thought if I got an ultrasound from someone new maybe they would have a different point of view on what should be done.   AFter being in the ER for about 7 hours the ER doc told me that he saw a cyst on my right side 4cm in diameter and on my left ovary he saw a cyst 1.9 cm in diameter filled with blood.  The ER doc gave me an appt to go to the hospital's clinic and follow-up with them.  He told me that cysts do not usually make women sick (my symptoms:nausea,pelvic pain on left side, pain inc with standing, sex, and touching,  pain also varies in intensity) but it is possible and I may consider removing them.   My issue is I have had the cyst on my right side for months.  Dont cysts usually resolve themselves within a month or two? What is the difference between a cyst filled with blood and other cysts, I thought all cysts except cancerous cysts were filled with blood?  And if this ER doctor is saying yes cysts can make a woman sick,  why isnt my doctor who has been practicing for over 33 yrs willing to operate and remove this cyst or at least look and see?  Am i not sure if I should stick with my doctor and just force him to do the lap or should I start things over fresh with a new doctor in the hospital and see what they say about my condition.  I dont want to rush into surgery with my doctor, but I also am not looking forward to starting all over again.  Pleasae let me know what you think and if you have any answers to my many questions.  Thank you again
xo
Marge

[hatgal]

I'm so glad to be of help - that helps me!  I am also so glad you have a fiance that is taking this journey with you - it will tell you alot about the man you are to marry.  I think my husband (of 20 years) is very scared.  He's not really with me on this; he just says, get the surgery and let's move on.  He does not like upset in his life.  Yes, we have alot to work out after this is done!

Best to you (and that man!) and I hope you also find  pain relief soon!   Elizabeth

[bellephi]

Thank you so much for your reply it has been very helpful.  I had my fiance read your reply and he was so surprised by how much your story sounded like mine.  Sometimes he does not realize how difficult this ordeal is for me, but he is really trying to. From my experience, I do agree that young doctors are willing to listen and consider  symptoms more than the older seasoned doctors, who are stuck in some timewarp.  I am really considering changing doctors.  

I pray that your surgery goes well and that you are finally free from pain.
Thank you again,
xo
Marge

[hatgal]

Hi Marge - I have been running around for over a year now with this horrendous pain and hope I can help you a bit.  I am scheduled now for a complete (cervix too) hysto on Feb. 6.  I have cysts on all my reproductive organs, including the cervix.  I do believe that different ultrasounds show different things and I believe this because I think it depends on who does the test.  I have had about four TVUs in the past couple months all showing the cysts on the ovaries, but some also showing fibroids, others showing endo (fibroids, basically), and some showing adeno (disease in the muscle of the uterus).  I do have all of these, but not all tests showed all of it at once.  If you get someone that, pardon me, moves the probe around better, I really think they get better views.  How long have you had your cysts?  The larger one, if you've had it for a long time, should really be looked at through lap and no doctor should belittle you - my advice is to change doctors.  AND, if you read back on MOST of these posts, cysts DO cause pain - period, exlammation point, and everything in between!!!!  I have about a 5 cm on my left ovary that is causing such horrendous pain on my already bad back - I can actually feel the pain shooting from the ovary into my back and down my groin and leg.  I get twinges of that same pain from the right ovary that has cysts, but aren't that big yet.  I think the cysts filled with blood are o.k, but the don't always flush with your cycle.  It is the cysts with compartments (septated) that you should be careful of - they contain areas of solid matter.  The ER sucks, I know, been there alot, but maybe they gave you a better view with your test so it would have been worth it.

I hope this helps and, again, my advice, with a doctor like yours and the "I don't give a sh.." attitude - find another doctor.  I know it's hard; when I started all this a year ago, I went to the doctor who is actually doing the surgery now.  He pissed me off with "they don't cause pain, blah, blah, blah"; now a year later I can barely walk and he now suspects alot of pathology (good or bad, don't know yet) with surgery.  I am only having him do it because I do believe he is one of the best in his field as far as surgery goes and concentration, NOW, on getting me some relief.  But he has got to learn that in the beginning this all could be avoided at my point now if only he would have done this last year.  Why did they make me wait until I was in the horrendous pain, I don't know.  My doc has been practicing for about as long as yours and we must teach them about some things before they retire and give advice to the next generation of doctors.  One last point, I did see a young doctor before I went back to this doctor, and  he did confirm that all of this is causing my pain and irritating my back terribly. But, because he is so young and I don't even know him, I went back to old faithful.  So maybe there is hope for the new generation of gynos.

Best of luck to you........ Elizabeth