I am having exactly the same symptoms as you. Due to my family history of cancer I was sent for an MRI scan by my gyn/onc which has shown a large benign dermoid cyst. I am having a laparoscopy on 26th May to remove my ovary and can't wait to be pain free.
I can't add any more advice than what has already been given. I just wanted to try and put your mind at rest. I hope you get the treatment you need as soon as possible.
Sally x
Cirella, thanks for taking the time to reply. Yes, oops! I forgot to mention that...I do have endemetriosis. Your right, I had totally forgotten about the weblike structures being scar tissue! Unfortunately, I am still freaked out though that this hemmo cyst has been arounf for almost or at one yr. and another one if formed /attached to it and there is no "wait and see" approach and I am experiencing such severe symptoms, especially the major weight loss. I am pretty scared.
Take care too!
It sounds like you may possibly have endometriosis. That can show up like web-like images, too. Either way, get it checked out. Pain isn't normal. Try not to worry. I know it's hard not to but 95% cysts are benign.
Take care
Gail, that was so sweet of you to reply. I can't tell you how anxious I have been awaiting just 1 reply-anything. I will post on the cycst forum-great idea! My gyno who did my previous surgeries is such a gem, she is going to go over my er records for free and tell me her recommendations. And I will go from there. If the pain gets worse before her call, I am going straight to the county hospital ER and bringing all paperwork that can be filled out while there to be signed up for there health insurance program. Your right about the scar tissue, I had forgotten about that. And after reading a lot of cancer stories, it's true, until when and if I have surgery I won't know anything. I pray I will have surgery so I can stop worrying. I hope now that my old gyno is on the case in a way, I have more peace of mind.
Thanks and best wishes and good health to you...btw Gail is my middle name..lol!
Sherry
Hi Sherry,
I'm not an expert with cysts as I never was aware I had any. But what you describe as the web-like structures sound more like adhesions from your previous surgery. They are exactly as you describe, web-like, and stick to various places in your body. They are scars that form. Some women have them much worse than others, and they can cause pretty severe pain, as well.
As for the cysts, benign or not, they can cause the same sort of symptoms. It is all but impossible to tell if they are cancerous or not until surgery is performed, and they are biopsied. The symptoms you describe do not make it more likely that you have cancer. However, since you or your doctor cannot be 100% certain, you really do need to have it taken care of sooner rather than later. I understand with no insurance, you feel like your options are limited. Perhaps you can check with your current health care giver and see if there are any programs for which you qualify that would allow you to see a gynocologist, or even a gynecological oncologist. A GYN/ONC specializes in reproductive cancers. I'm not saying it is likely you have cancer, but if it happened to be, a GYN/ONC has more specialized training and usually has better success in removing as much of it as possible. But first things first. You can check with your local health department, as well, to see if there are ways they can get you in to see a regular gynocologist at little or no cost to you.
There are others here who have more experience with cysts and can give you better information than I do about it. You might also post on this question on the cyst forum. Best wishes to you.
Gail