Ovarian Cysts

[suzzyq]

I'm confused, I went to the gyn after having pain and pressure since April and she said I had a 6.6 cm cyst, it could be cancerous and won't know if it's spread to anywhere else until I have surgery,,then she says it may or may not be cancerous,  I opted for BC for a few months to see if it will decrease in size, am I to understand, if it's not cancerous it will get smaller?, she says it's up to me, and didn't really offer me any advice,.I'm also losing weight even though I eat like a horse,  I'm getting worried. should I just have them removed, I've already had a hysterectomy in '93, a terrible experience to boot, I was full of infection post surgery and no one would listen to me about it till I burst open, I really don't want to have surgery again, Is it as painful to have ovaries removed as a hysterectomy?,   I'm 48 and have been HRT for 2 yrs, , I have a history of cysts but never larger than 2.5 cm,

thanks Sue

[suzzyq]

interesting, lol,
I've got to find out now,, thanks for sharing,

Sue

[suzzyq]

Thanks Mickey, I'll ask for a second opinion, I didn't like the way she spoke to me anyways. , it was like I was wasting her time, and she never gave me a straight answer,


Sue

[suzzyq]

She told me very little, she didn't even tell me what side it's on, , from the pressure I assume it's the left side,, I'll give her a call and see what kind of cysts it is and ask a bunch of question, I was just shocked she wanted to remove it so quickly,
without giving me any details, I did mention the blood tests and she said they're weren't any, Well, I know there is, whether they are accurate or not, but still there's a test, ,

Sue

[MickeyVicki]

My suggestion is that you seek a second opinion.  Given your age, that you have been on HRT,   you have a history of small cysts but not large ones, and that you are  losing weight, removing the cyst and ovary might very well be a good course of action.    That is not to say that you have cancer now, of course!  But in some cases the costs of leaving a cyst and damaged ovary intact can outweigh the benefits of avoiding surgery.  

Yes, surgery to remove a cyst and/or ovary is a much simpler procedure than a hysterectomy.  And I also presume that you will have any further surgeries performed by a competent and caring surgeon, who will listen and follow-up on any complaints or concerns that you have pre- and post- surgery!  Your story about the infection is not the first such story that I have heard, and considering that infections can be detected with a thermometer and a simple bloodtest, that women must suffer this way is inexcusable.

[MickeyVicki]

I thought that I would share with you an interesting discovery about my complex cyst.  All of the symptoms and odd sensations I felt in my abdomen led me to believe that my problem was on the right side.  I was stunned to learn the cyst was on the left ovary.  It was only during the last few days before my surgery that I began to have pain on my left side.

[Debdsk8gld]

I had a hysterectomy two years ago, along with my left ovary.  I have developed several cysts on my right ovary since then.  This past summer, I had one that was really causing me alot of pain, and it finally did not away after 4 months.  From what I have read, it is very unlikely that a cyst ends up being cancer.  Did your tests tell you what kind of cyst it was?  I had my left ovary removed because I had a complex cyst/mass.  This means that the cyst has some solid matter in it, whereas most functional cysts are filled fluid.  I would be concerned about the size of it.  Since you are already taking harmone therapy, it's obvious that you don't need your ovary anymore.  If it were me I would have it removed, since you are in menopause the chances of it being more than just a cyst is increased.  My doctor told me if I have anymore problems he will have to take my right ovary out.