Large complex ovarian cyst

[dmt9616]

I am 44 years old and had a hysterectomy 2 1/2 years ago, leaving my ovaries. I have been having frequent urination symptons, so I went to a urologist who did an u/s and they foud a large septated cystic structure in the region of the right adnexa presumably representing an enlarged ovary with multiple septated cysts. this measures 11.6 cmin length and 10.9 cm in AP diameter x 8.9 cm in widthe. There is good through transmission. No internal echoes to suggest internal debris are seen. I have to wait several days to do a follow up CT scan and see my ob/gyn. Should I be concerned, givent it baseball size that this will be cancerous?

[dmt9616]

Hello Cysters,

Thanks for the advice, especially on the anesthesia options. I see my gyn tomorrow and my gyn/onc on Thursday, so everything is progressing to get a clear diagnosis and outcome.

Good Luck Ladies, keep me posted!

[dmt9616]

Hi again Lori, (one more glass of barium and less than 2 hours until CT scan). I HATE that feeling of having to constantly pee. That will be the hardest part of waiting for surgery. I am sick of having it press against my bladder. Lori, I guess your doctor isnt too worried about it being cancerous if they scheduled a month out. I guess that is good news... Do you remember what kind of results or diagnosis you received with your CT scan?

I wish you the very best and keep me posted. I cant imagine having two small ones but you are younger than me so that will help you handle it. I have an 11, 13 and 15 year old and I consider myself a young 44, so hang in there and let me know if you can feed me any more info on your cyst results. Sounds like from the size at least, ours are pretty similar....

[loralai]

Thanks to both of you! Laparotomy for me because of the size. I talked to a friend of mine who had this done. She told me about the surgery and recovery as best she could as it was for her. She was probably my age when she did it (34) so it was helpful to talk about it. She said to get up and walk around as soon as you feel up to it. I've heard this helps with the gas...yippee. But it helped me to hear I should be able to walk even if it is slowly before I leave the hospital. This was also good to hear because I already need to arrange child care for my 2 & 1 year old I didn't want to have to need a mommysitter to help me pee! She said you sleep a lot the first week. By the end of the 3rd week she was back to work but advised me she shouldn't have done this. For me not lifting my kids will be hard emotional and physically...but I know it's important to do it right the first time. I can't afford any setbacks. I am keeping a positive outlook on it and honestly what freaks me out the most is the thought of coming out of anesthesia...I always puke. I hate that feeling of knowing I am awake but can't move! Then when I do move I puke. I will tell all this to my anesthesiologist of course and hopefully this time will be different. After today the countdown is on. The cyst is pushing somewhere near my kidney or bladder (I tried to absorb as much as I could from the doc but missed this part exactly) so I feel like I have to pee constantly! Today I shuffled the kids as fast as we could through the food store and back. I just hope it doesn't get worse as the day gets closer. Other than that and being a little tired I feel fine. Me too...no symptoms no pain...I guess that's good. Thanks for letting me chatter on...I'll be back to update after my MRI. Lori

[dmt9616]

I just completed my CT a few hours ago and fortunately I have the privilege of already seeing the radiology report. It showed a 10cm serous cystdanoma, so that sounded to me to be less threatening than other possible diagnosis. I was worried about the kidney spots they saw in the US but those also looked to be a calcified cyst and very tinal renal cyst. All other organs looked pretty good to go. I wont see my OB/GYN until Wednesday,but from everything everyone else has been through, I think this is pretty good news, right???? (granted I know I need to see the pathology report)

[dmt9616]

Lori,

Good Luck with your surgery August 22nd!. I hope my sureger will scheduled by then too. Please keep me posted of your progress as I am a few stages behind you. I get my CT scans today (just about to start drining the barium (yek!)  I feel like you, I am so shocked about how much of this occurs for women. Too bad we couldnt devise a pill to reduce or eliminate cystic growth, we'd be rich!

I am going to call an gyn/onc today because whatever it is (cancerous or not) at 11cm, it needs to come out! Good Luck!

Dianne

[loralai]

I don't go for my MRI till Wed. I hope I get some answers as quickly as you did. I had to look up the Serous Cystdanoma but from what I found I didn't read anything scary. My doc didn't have me get a CT scan so we'll see. I will certainly keep you updated. Wednesday will be a busy day for both of us! Hang in there till then. Be Positive! Lori