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978961 tn?1251342303

Hysterectomy done but no removal of ovarian cyst

In 2002 I had irregular bleeding and pelvic pain with low back pain and leg pain. So I had a total abdominal hysterectomy because I had 3 fibroids on my uterus and a cyst on my left ovary, The Dr. told me he saved the right ovary and removed the left ovary along with the uterus and cervix . I am a cna and been working as a cna even after I had the hysterectomy, well in 2008 I was haven left side pelvic pain and low back pain . then in April 2009 I had a epi spinal injection on the left side  because of thoracic spondylosis and pelvic pain . Then all of the sudden I had groin and pelvic pain mostly on the right side .My spine Dr. suggested to get my right ovary checked because the pain I am telling does not add up with my back problems. So Oct 2009 I got a ultrsound and the results was there was no right ovary but the left ovary was visualized and it has a cyst. Now how can this be when my Dr. told me he removed the left ovary and saved the healthy right ovary. where did my healthy right ovary go and why do I still have the infected left ovary?
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978961 tn?1251342303
No  It cant be that I have the operating report and the ultrasound report in 2002 and I know it was a medical mistake. Thank you for your support and kind words It really means a lot : )
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Could it be possible that your doctor did remove the correct ovary/cyst back in 2002 and since that time your healthy ovary shifted position and only appears to be on the opposite side?  Either that or the words right and left were mistakenly swapped in discussion but the correct one was removed.  It's hard to imagine a trained surgeon removing an ovary that had no cyst in lieu of one that did have a cyst.  You would have had symptoms of the cyst for the past 7 years if it had not been removed.

It would not be the first time that ovaries with cysts were mis-identified on ultrasound.  My own cyst was diagnosed to be on the right ovary, but in surgery they discovered it was on the left one all along.

It's just one possible explanation for what happened.  I hope for your sake that the mistake you think occurred did not occur!
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