Affects of cysts

[sharpie22]

I am 28 and recently had some quite severe symptoms that I believed were related to glandular fever. It started with nodes swelling at the back of my ears, then extreme flu like symptoms and ear infections. Then the dizziness began. A feeling of constant 'swimming' and of being light headed. I also felt extremely tired all the time and depressed. My mood swings were uncontrollable and I was told I may have bipolar!! I knew that was not the case but powered on believing it was the after affects of glandular fever. I began to have reflux and some stomach problems and occasionally nausea. Towards the end I had very severe headaches that never really went away. I would have heart palpitations at times and a general feeling of anxiety. I noticed that my stomach was swollen but put it down to the fact that I hadn't been going to the gym (no energy). But i t became really swollen and sore. What I thought were my kidneys also began to hurt and in the last 2 months the pain was like a dull ache in that area that sometimes woke me in the night. My doctor believed I had a UTI that had traveled to my kidneys as I was frequently going to the toilet and, what I thought, was my bladder, was really beginning to protrude. Other symptoms i noticed were pain in the lymph nodes near the groin on the right hand side, lots of painful pimples and consipation!!! Geez.
Anyway I was admitted to emergency with 2 cysts on my right ovary. One measuring 9cm and the other 4cm (huge). Both were removed by surgery. I was cut open rather than key hole as they wanted to try their hardest to save the ovary, which they did. Since then its been a week and although I am in some pain I do feel sooooo much better. All the above mentioned symptoms have ceased. I cant believe the difference, even in my skin. My only worry is that the cysts will return. I've been told the cysts appear to be simple ones and that they are unlikely to be cancerous. My questions are. Has anyone had these similar symptoms??? And also what is the likely hood that these are malignant??

[sharpie22]

I had my cysts removed about 2 weeks ago. They were really largae and afterwards I had surgery pain, but no cyst pain at all. Now in the last couple of days I've had some random stabbing sharp pains in my ovary and also dull pain like the one that sent me to the ER when I got the cysts removed in the first place. I'm paranoid the cyst/s are returning, or new ones are forming. Whats the chance of this??? And what can I do to help prevent them returning??? Im not on BC pills.

[Neta100]

Hi there.  I have had ovarian cysts for several years without any symptoms, and they were found by pure luck when doing an abdominal MRI since I have suffered from UTIs for many years.  My doctor told me just to wait and see how they were and if it was necessary they would remove them.  In January they found out that they had grown more and that there was like a wall that could indicate that they were not benign.  Since then, they have run several tests on me including the CA - 125 which is a cancer marker.  It came elevated, but from what I have found out (talked to doctors, in the net and from the ladies in this forum and the ovarian cyst forum) is that 95% of the times they are benign in premenopausal women.

Also, the symptoms that you describe can confuse women into thinking that they have UTIs or IBS.

I am sure other ladies here can give you more info.


Best wishes,


Neta