Hello,
I'm afraid that i might have ovarian cancer :( I have seen both my mother and grandmother pass away from it in the past 10 years so it's very hard not to think the worse.
I'll give you some resent history.
I am 47 yrs old. 2 healthy children, one 29yrs and the other 10 yrs (he was conceive via IVF so I had to take fertility drugs at that time)... My periods have always been regular. In January I had my last one, I had NO signs prior that I would be starting menopause. All three of my sisters still have theirs and they are all at least 5 yrs older then me. In March I started noticing slight incontinence, not when I coughed, or when I stood up, it's been random and there's no pattern to it. Talked it over with my gp and he set me up with a urologist. Saw him in May, he did an endoscope, showed clear. But when they put that pressure thing (sorry I don't know the name of it) into my vagina I had a lot of bleeding from it and it quickly turned to brown color the next few days afterwards. He recommended that I have a CT scan. In the mean time I had my GP do a papsmear and everything came back good (YAY)... I had sex with my husband and I started bleeding again and it was so painful we need to stop. Needless to say we haven't done it since. I had my CT done on July 8th and this is the results:
"Plain and enhanced scans of the abdomen and pelvis were performed, using the CT urogram protocol.
2.5 cm low-attenuation left adnexal mass is identified. Its CT attenuation is 40 HU. This may represent complicated ovarian cyst. Ultrasound correlation recommended.
A tiny nonobstructing calculus is identified at the lower pole left kidney, series 2 image 86.
Distal left ureter is incompletely opacified. Both kidneys and collecting systems otherwise appear unremarkable.
CT urography is otherwise unremarkable. "
So I had a followup U/S done on July 28th and this is the report from that.
"Previous CT 8/7/2014.
Uterus normal in size and echotexture. Endometrium 4 mm.
Right ovary normal.
Left ovary contains a cyst with low level echoes measuring 3 x 1 x 2.5 cm. This may represent a hemorrhagic cyst.
Follow-up ultrasound in 6 to 8 weeks'' time is recommended."
What are your thoughts? Should I be worried? Why are they recommending that I wait another 6 - 8 weeks?
Also, I have been getting on and off pain in my left side, sometimes it's sharp, sometimes its dull. I feel bloated. Tired and in the evening I sometimes feel nauseous.
What do you think?
Alex