I Look Pregnant!

[MsFab]

I have a large ovarian cyst and now I'm getting fibroids.  I am taking a strong B.C. pill to shrink the cysts, and I don't really want to have surgery. I have put on 10 pounds and I look about 5 months pregnant.  I'm trying to work out more and watch what I eat, but nothing seems to work.  Has anyone had this problem, and has anything worked for you?

[SHONZIE]

It's reasuring,to find forums,with post from woman who are/have gone through what I am.I too have just about all these sythoms,I am blessed it hasn't lasted that long.I had my tubes tied 5 years ago,always had a regular period,until this month.I been gaining weight for about the last 7 months,my breast been sensitive,urinating a lot,nausea, my mid upper abdomian hurts,when I go to bed at night,it's uncomfortable,I have mood swings,very tired all day long,all in out,my stomach feels and looks bloated,all and out I feel like I'm 9 months pregnant,specially from the pressure.I feel yalls pain, I go for a ultra sound soon,I will keep posted my condition.

[laura210209]

A friend of mine at work just mentioned a conditioned called diastasis, where basically your abdominal muscles stretch out due to childbirth.I wonder if that's what we all have...she said it's a legitimate medical condition which if left unfixed can damage back muscles, etc. She mentioned that some insurances cover it.

i too have an abdominal mass. it's not an abcess or a cyst, rather a solid 5x3 cm mass. I have surgery this Friday and am terrified of losing my womb.

My main question is this...obviously the mass I have isn't big enough to make me look 6 months pregnant...but I DO look six months pregnant, but am not pregnant. It's SOOOO embarrassing. What then is it that makes one bloat so much? I've read about ascites (fluid in the pelvic area from ovarian cancer)? Or, is it possible to have a cyst large enough that can go undetected and mistaken for another organ? Standing up, when I palpate my abdomen, the inner surface feels hard and doesn't give way, like fat does.

I'm also short of breath often, and I'm not overweight. I drink electrolyte enhanced water all the time but i still feel as if I have pregnancy edema. I wake up and ALL of my sheets are marked,

Thank you for everyone's insight.

Laura

[worriedquinn]

I just want to find out. If anyone of you felt flutters or muscle spasms? I was told I have fibroids and had laparoscopy to remove my right ovary because it has a cysts. After that, i started feeling flutters in the area where my uterus is. Then it started moving up like right by my navel area. And then I started to notice that my lower ab is getting bigger. I'm thinking that my fibroids have grown some. Does anyone ever have this same experience?

[Melly74]

Hi Melly, my name is also Mel, I work out at the gym 4 days a week, walk everywhere with my 2 and 4 year old, eat well but I look pregnant now too! Had a smear done today and according to the doctor with my heavy period bleeding, (I have to change every 30 mins for 3 days and blood clotting), that I might have fibroids, so getting the ultra sound done on Friday, bloods as well. My clothes don't fit anymore and I don't know why, so am at the beginning of the process and have read this forum and theres heaps of good information...it doesn't sound life threatening just a process of elimination and dealing with what our bodies are telling us.
Have you had blood tests done? I'm in Australia and my doctor has been very efficient with the testing suggestions. Will wait and see now, but knowing that somethings not right, I'll keep asking the questions.

[melly160]

i get asked all the time when i am due,.....i look 5 months pregnant and skinny,toned everywere except my belly
i run 10k 5 times a week/50 minutes, i do weights,sit ups,fit ball, watch what i eat.
i take IBS tabllets, drink peppermint, green tea, eat loads of fish vegetables dont eat fat why i am i like this???
dr has tested me for ovarian cancer and it was negative, nothing showed up on an utrasound.
i have 2 children 5yrs and 2yrs i am now at a loose end any ideas????

[empayton]

Twitch, we sound like twins. Tonight while swimming the lifeguard said it must be nice on my back to be swimming. i couldn't figure out what she was talking about until I realized she thought I was pregnant. I am always getting this. I too am on diabetes meds with no results. Was on birth control for PCOS but had pulmonary embolii and can no longer take hormones due to a blood clotting disorder. I am going for a physical in a few weeks and after reading all of this I'm going to ask about cysts and other potential growths.