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?

[twitch1031]

I so understand the frustration. I have been having problems for almost 2 years. I look like I am atleast 7 months pregnant, some days more. I have had surgery for endom. and then a partial hyst.. I have had CT scans, ultrasounds, put on diabetes meds, thyroid meds. Nobody knows. Some days, like today. I just cry and cry. I am constantly buying new clothes but I keep out growing the others. I have put on 50+ pounds in less than two years. Tried diets, can't hardly exercise. Can't tie my shoes or bend down to pic something up when seated. If I didn't know myself and I saw me in a store I would think I was pregnant. I am a substiute teacher so I see alot of kids and bless their hearts they are so honest, they are always asking about me having a baby. But today when my sons former teacher asked if I was counting down the days and I realized she was talking about a due date, I flipped out. I can't do it anymore. I am so depressed, I just want to stay home and hide. Why can't anyone figure out what is wrong with me.

[cg1374]

i am a 35 y/o female and have had problems on and off my whole life looking like i may be pregnat i have pcos and never thought much about it but in 06/09 i was taken to the er and the dr there told me that i had cysts on my ovaries and needed to have a hysteroctmy in 11/09 i went back to the er and had another cat scan and ultra sound and was told the same thing that they were HUGE i went to the gyno 2 days later he did the same test along with blood work came back i am NOT pregnat and that there were cyts but nothing to be conserned with to go to a gi dr, i did that i went to the gi dr and started a liquid diet for 2 weeks then fruit and vegtables for 4 weeks there was really no change in how i felt or how i looked i actually feel that i loook more swollen now then when i started, he told me to go back to the gyno to and to have more test run because he feels that it is something there how is it to er drs can say that i need to have a hysteroctmy but the gyno says no that it will be ok but NO one can tell me why i look like i am 7 mnths pregnat all the time, and they are not there to tell ppl that i am not pregnat and pleaseeeeeeee stop rubbing my belly, in 11/09 i did test postive for hpv but have not had the biospy yet could that be a sign of cervical cancer or are my cysts really that big????

[fedup30]

I really can't do it anymore...I look like i'm 5 months. i can't fit any of my clothes at times..and i'm sick of people askin when i'm due....i'm only 21yr and all i where is big T's to cover my open pants cause i can't close it. This is too much to handle and i wish i can disappear. If i can pull this Fibroid out myself I will. please help me cause i'm fed-up

[WardXmodem]

BTW, Debra's original fibroid was listed as "Melon" sized (that's bigger than a grapefruit).

Apparently fibroids "feed" on estrogen, so anti-estrogen drugs are first given to try to reduce the size of the fibroid, before the ultrasound / mri / ablation process.  

The drugs induce (temporary?) early menopause,  and at 50 she thought it might be permanent, but alas not.

Oh, and I forgot to say that excessive menopausal bleeding was part of her symptoms.

[WardXmodem]

My significant other just went through what is a remarkable new process, not surgical, for fibroids.

I'd have to get MANY details from her, but the "overview" is that
1 - yes, she looked pregnant, too, couldn't seem to lose weight.

2 - was having bowel movement difficulties -- not alarming, but in retrospect, a sign of the problem

3 - She heard of a new ultrasound "ablation" (focused ultrasound), in which they put you in a cat scan / mri, and watching carefully, blast away at the fibroids.

The process was not too lengthy, not very uncomfortable, required no sedation or surgery, was done on an out patient basis, and seems to have significantly reduced the fibroids.

Our insurance company, American Family, covered the process, which is good as it is probably a safer and lower cost alternative to traditional surgery.

This ABC News 7 chicago note discusses it:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/health&id=5056677

I hope URLs are allowed, if not, here's a fractured one:

abclocal . go . com / wls / story ? section = news / health&id=5056677
Remove the spaces and add the usual h t t p : / / to it.

There are not many places doing this treatment yet - one is in the northern Chicago suburbs, one in Texas, and I recall the other perhaps Mayo.  yet .. . it is well enough received as I said to have the insurance accept it, etc.

I've added this to my watch list - hope that means getting emails on it.

P.S. i showed up here to try to help out my sister-in-law who is undergoing chemo and radiation for multiple cancers, e.g. lymph, a growth that squeezed closed her one kidney exit tube (ureter? or is that after the bladder?) and they had to put a stent (?) in to open it up and relieve pain.

ANYWAY, she's losing weight, and shouldn't, and has soy and corn allergies, which rules out ENSURE and Boost.  

I don't want to start a thread HERE, but if you have ideas, reply, and steer me to the right place to post.  "Urgent" as the process is like 5 weeks, and we're looking for supplements soon.

[TrudieC]

Med Help moved your post to the cyst forum so I will answer here.  Please get to your doctor and ask for a transvaginal ultrasound to see if you have cysts or something else causing your issues.  You shouldn't have to live with this and stress does not cause it.  Good luck and let us know how it goes.