Right sided ovarian pain

[Country Girl 27]

Around a year ago my doctor found an ovarian cyst on my right ovary. I went back 3 months later and the cyst was gone but the pain remained. She basically said there was nothing she could do and prescribed tylenol 3 (which i did not take). After the pain continued and sex with my husband remained painful i decided to seek a new doctor.

I did find a doctor that was willing to help me. He assumed i may have endemetriosis and scheduled a laparoscopy right away. I had the surgery over 2 weeks ago and no endemetriosis and he said my ovaries and uterus looked great. They also removed my appendix hoping that may ease the pain. Well no luck the pain is still here.

I saw the doctor yesterday and told him i still feel this pain. He gave me a numbing shot on that side but after it wore off i still feel this pain. It is so annoying and we cant figure out what is causing it. Has anyone had these symptoms?

My doctor has changed my birth control to the kind where you only have 1 period every three months hoping this will help as the pain is worst around the beginning and end of my period.

any advice would be appreciated. thanks!

[zuby127]

Hiya, I first felt sharp, sudden pain on the left side of the abdomen, which later moved to the right. I went to the hospital and they presumed it was my appendix, so removed it. 1 Month later I was still getting same pains, so my doctor put me on strong pain relief thinking it was wound pains from the op. They didn’t work so I had an ultra sound x-ray and they found some fluid below where the appendix was. They assured me it was from the surgery and was common. 2 months after the op, pain got worse, so my doc referred me back to hospital for the 3rd time! They then told me the reason pains got worse is because it wasn’t my appendix, so therefore the problem hasn’t yet been treated. They did various x-rays, which showed fluid, which they had before thought, was from the op. But later, diagnosed it as being fluid from my menstrual cycle. All women have it but it only bothers 1in a 100! So, I had another operation where they removed the fluid and put tares in my scar tissue Incase it was linked to adhesions?? Now 3 weeks after the second op, I’m still feeling the same pain, but am also having problems passing water. I get really sharp pains in the centre of my abdomen. I don’t know whether this is linked to the op or whether it’s my unknown condition, getting worse. Any suggestions would be useful, as the doctors have given up!!

[Gatsby]

Is there a possiblity of scar tissue (adhesions) on that side?  Adhesions don't show up on ultrasounds, but they can be very painful. They cause things to stick together. There is a technique called body rolling (you can google it).  This has helped many women (including myself) to break up the adhesions and get relief.  I hope this helps.
~Tascha

[Gatsby]

Adhesions don't take long to develope.  However, since you are 3 weeks post op, your pains could be the nerve endings healing.  There are also pains that are called phantom pains...they are what an amputee feels..the nerve endings still think that something is there and sends pain messages to the brain.  Believe me, the pain you feel is real.  Give it a little more time and see what happens.  It does take your body a while to heal from the surgery.  Keep us posted.
~Tascha

[Country Girl 27]

Tascha, thanks for responding. I don't know about adhesions. could they have formed from the surgery? it's only been 3 weeks.

[Country Girl 27]

I also wanted to add that i also have pain on the left side as well just not as often.