Is it a cyst???

[Megpie]

I had an ovarian cyst in febuary 08 but I never really felt the symptoms of the cyst alone because I was diagnosed with pid and chlamydia at the same time. Now I am having a constant pain/pressure in my lower left abdomen and have had spotting on and off for the two weeks following my regular period. I am without insurance and went to planned parenthood to have a pelvic exam, all was fine and the doc chocked it up to stress, now the pain is increasing and so is the spotting...if it is just chronic cysts how is that treated, the strongest of pain pills are not helping...

[babyblue2449]

Birth control sometimes helps to prevent cysts.

[cirella]

If the pain is getting so bad that you need to take pain pills you really need to go back to your doctor.  If he/she doesn't suggest a vaginal ultrasound you should ask about it.  It's too bad they didn't do it at your last visit b/c then a comparison could have been made.

I suffered with chronic pain when I would ovulate and it was getting worse as I got older.  I hope they can help you but I really think some more investigating needs to be done.

[babypooh]

There's a chance you did in fact had a cyst, but it ruptured. Cysts can rupture and cause a lot of pain that usually subsides within a few days.  If the pain gets unbearable, go to the ER. They can do an ultrasound and make sure you don't have anymore or perhaps give you antibiotics to clear out the infection the ruptured cyst might have caused. Good luck!