Hi,
I am 42, and am about 2 1/2 years postmenopause. I recently had about the 3rd episode of pelvic pain in about 7 months. This time, though, it was accompanied by a clear discharge, and most worrisome and odd to me, a swollen stomach and sudden weight gain of about 3 pounds. So, I went to the gyn. who thought it was nothing, but did send me for a transvaginal ultrasound. That found a small, 1-2 cm ovarian cyst.
The pain is much better, but my stomach is still bloated, and strangely blows up like a balloon when I eat. I look pregnant! I am petite, and it is really obvious and very unusual -- I have never gained weight easily, and certainly not 3-5 pounds all of a sudden! Also, a few weeks before the pain and swelling started, my stomach was itchy, which I thought was odd at the time, but didn't pay much attention to.
My gyn called with the results of the ultrasound and dismissed the cyst and my symptoms, saying "Did you ever get a period?" Huh? Of course not! Then, I e-mailed her to ask more about the cyst, and she replied that it is a "simple" cyst, normal for a young, menstruating female! ARGHH!!! Obviously, she's not paying attention.
Does this sound like it could be ovarian cancer? Do you think more tests are warranted, and if so, what would the next step be?
I plan to get the actual ultrasound report, but I don't know if it will say much more than what she already told me.