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7486852 tn?1410352184

Undiagnosed symptoms similar to ovarian/colon cancers, very worried

I'm new to this, so I've never shared my ex & concerns.. I never thought experience wi on my situation right n started around 3 ye getting worse and bot me a lot. About 3 Ye cyst(which somet think it has been the only that's possib because I've been to the er fo from th constipation, night sweats, back pai (narcotics even stop the pain, when i have could d the pain btw I'm only 24 everytime cyst your left ovary after doing ultrasounds compare the new us to the previous one? shapes as if it were the same cyst they are cyst disappeared on its own.. so my though started seeing a new gyno after my previou talked of checking me for endo but she wan cancer since cancer runs in the family both missed an appointment because i couldn't was no longer there. my new gyno la seen every few two to three months i end up in uti and an ovarian cyst and bacteria vagino believe the said divert so I'm not too sure o what's going on, frustrating and not until la appearance a it got a little bigger and they be consi nonfunctional and now in jan this foll of abdominal. pain causing my most re us like normal in er well my doc called with possibly a hemorrhagic cyst it hasn't chang that would be wrong it grew 1.4 Cm from th its a hemorrhagic cyst i thought those were can it go from partially not functional to a functional cyst also have free pelvic fluid i asdsume is fro also have constipation and then i have my fatigue, and a few other things i kno possibl nodes in my groin and neck particularly th little bigger than the rest then not swollen over a month and my last er visit my doc s blood tests a stool samples no infections s speciali a neurologist(for other health probl and weak lately i just lost my job they calle that ultrasound and fired me because i gue have medical issues right now which is very i almost feel like some doctor try to rush m certain things or doing certain tests becaus so i feel they don't take me seriously somet tried me on birth control it didn't help in st it had grown some. She talked ab sugery an necessary since the time afte was the time they said it changed in appearance they sai like one cyst wit second one growing off th free pelvi then too. nothing has been said b o but maybe my gyno will contact me and scan sent to her too.. Anyone share any sim very appreciated.. You can also email me * are doing good.. lso i have not been lucky enough to have a Baby yet sometimes i think i just never will.. and i have been having a cough for a very long time and difficulty swallowing even sometimes my own saliva but not throat pain, i have frequent nausea and sometimes at least once a week for a month or two sudden vomit.. and loss of appetite has affected me for a while i just feel so full could be the constant constipation(like 3-5 days a week:(  Also my most recent scan they say I have a left adnexal mass (possible hemorrhagic cyst) i sometimes get the stabbing along with throbbi and constant dull ache but its on the same side mine.. i read hemorrhagic cysts can cause pain because of it bleeding. Does anyone have pain i your hips or tailbone ever hurt like they are bei pushe'd on by it mine do but idk why.. its not bi its bigger than 3 cm but less than 5cm.. and the also said they don't know if it was coming off fr just the ovary or the tube.. i didn't know they c come form from the tube too.. Well I had my gastroenterology doctor appointment today and he is scheduling me an appointment to have a colonoscopy:( I was actually supposed to have a follow up with my primary caregiver to have one after a trip to the E.R. and they said I possibly have Diverticulitis to confirm the diagnosis because colon canc (I realize some of my words in my first post are cut short.. idk why that happened. Hope you can still understand what I'm saying.. when I said narcotics don't even help it cut don't out completely so just know the narcotic do not seem to help my pai)..ers can be misdiagnosed at first as diverticulitis. I am a little worried because of all my symptoms and I thought Diverticulitis was a misdiagnosis when they told me.. but Id rather it be that then colon cancer, oh I forgot to talk with him about my lymph nodes if he is who i am supposed to talk to about it, what do you think my chances are of a misdiagnosis?

Well I had my colonoscopy Monday and I was a little out of it but I'm pretty sure they said they didn't find any diverticulitis (so i was misdiagnosed) they also said they seen no tumor or polyps just internal hemmorriods probably from being constipated and straining, but he said they took a little tissue from the lining for a biopsy Why's that necessary when I have no tumors,polyps, or diverticulitis? Something must have concerned them?
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667078 tn?1316000935
     There are a lot of questions and that is scary. Like anything else it takes practice dealing with medical. Doctors even speak a language we do not know. They do not mean to mysterious often they just do not know. I worked over 20 years for Veterinarians. Of course you are dealing with patients you can't understand. The body is very complicated. Many times illnesses just resolve themselves.

      I also worked on heating and air conditioning units. It amazes me that something non mechanical works so well as the human body. The trouble shooting and diagnosing are the same process. You find out what works and keep eliminating until you find what does not work. Sometimes you have several things which do not work that are not related. It takes a long time to troubleshoot of diagnose.You want someone who has seen a lot to trouble shoot.

     I would guess that most people have some swollen lymph nodes some where at any given time. It is like the more testing they do the more antecdotal ( things that are not important or related to what they are searching for). findings they will find. Every time they image my kidney they see a cyst on my left kidney and two Ureters on the left kidney. Neither is important they are just there.

Alex
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7486852 tn?1410352184
And she agrees from my reports the left adnexal mass has been there for 3 Years so its not just a functional cyst. I think she suspects it to be a dermoid that's what she accidentally called it out loud.. so first it was a "follicular cyst" then possibly a " hemorrhagic cyst", now possibly a "dermoid cyst" I don't think anyone really has any idea and these are "guesses" I am so glad she is making sure now. The swollen lymphnodes still scare me though all of them can't possibly be caused by endo:/
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7486852 tn?1410352184
Thank you, yes I feel light headed and dizzy like I am about to fall over sometimes when I stand up I didn't know it was related to low blood pressure I just assumed I stood up too fast, but I will have it checked out want to make sure my heart is okay with the low b.p. and i also have chest pains and lower rib pain sometimes hope that's not related to a heart problem. Heart disease runs in my family..I wish she could be my primary care too but i think she is just a gyn:( but I will find out for sure. Thanks:)
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667078 tn?1316000935
I am so glad. Sounds like a good plan. Some GYN do primary care. If you found a doctor who cares that is good. Low blood pressure can be natural or because of medications. I have naturally low blood pressure. Medications make it lower. If you had low blood pressure if you get up and move to fast sometimes you feel light headed. One doctor had me drink bullion cubes in hot water to raise it. Usually they do not do anything.

Alex
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7486852 tn?1410352184
My new gyn is very nice& caring.. I told her about everything.. and she wants to do a laparoscopy so she can see exactly what's going on in there. She said she thinks I have endometriosis. Also do you know what low blood pressure means? Also she had me apply for health pay A at the center for family health so I can see all their doctors about all my problems for a $20 dollar copay.. since my Doctor won't see me. I am so happy I found someone who cares:)
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667078 tn?1316000935
I am sorry you are having so much trouble.

Alex
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