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Pain, pressure, nausea

I have a 22mm complex ovarian cyst found in an ultrasound exam.  I have left pelvic pain, pressure moving upwards now and seeming to push on my diaghram, nausea and occasional vomiting.  This has been going on for 6 weeks.  My doctor and the medical system seems to move very slow and not take this seriously yet these symptoms come up on the internet as ovarian cancer symptoms.  How much of this is possibly just the cyst?  Also, the pain is starting on my right side as it did on the left 6 weeks ago.  What do I need to do to get better care?
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Standard practice, as documented, for ovarian cyst is: any size complex cyst gets removed and diagnosed for abnormal cells.  
For a simple cyst, anything larger than 5 to 6 cm, that causes pain, or continues to grow usually gets removed.
What the heck is going on with your doc?  a 22 mm cyst that causes pain and other symptoms and no act twards removing it?
I would say, if it were me, I'd be getting to a new doc right about now.  Try to find a female who'd be more likely to understand the discomfort and worry that you are suffering.
Most of those symptoms could be the cyst.  It sounds as if you might have a functional cyst on the other side...maybe that's why the pain comes around every 6 weeks or so. Better to get another ultrasound as you are changing docs.
You need to take care of yourself.  Most complex cysts are benign, but there is an increased risk of abnormal cells.  Please get it taken care of.
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