was your problem ever resolved?

[chant84]

I know that this is a very old post but Im curious to know if this ever got resolved?

I am having the same problem and doctors cant seem to find whats causing it. I had an ectopic pregnancy and thereafter was on fertility treatment for 3 months but it caused more problems - it ended up giving me a cyst. From the first month using fertility treatment and right after my first period post ectopic I started getting vaginal pain. its really difficult to explain the pain or the location of the pain. it hurt to have sex (burning) and when I sit down there is a pain. Sometimes it felt like i had too much sex and it hurt inside vagina. like a raw inflamed feeling. My then doctor gave me something for a yeast infection and it went away. 2 months later it burned during sex and then I started spotting for a day. The spotting went away and so did the pain. 2 weeks later my period came and 3 days after it was finished I started spotting again and I had the pain again. The pain was sometimes like the pain I explained above and then sometimes it felt like something is pushing on my bladder or bowel. I changed to a new dr who said I had a cyst which she removed. Pathology said it was a mucinous cystadenoma. Now after surgery i still have the pain. my CA125 is 45. my dr wants to wait 6 weeks.


This discussion is related to vaginal pain and pressure.

[HVAC]

Sounds like you are in good hands. At least your doctor is checking.

Alex

[old_before_my_time]

You can't really count on the CA125 test. Benign conditions such as ovarian cysts, inflammation, fibroids, etc. can cause an elevated result. Here are some links about that -
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ovarian-cancer/expert-answers/ca-125/FAQ-20058528
http://ovariancancer.jhmi.edu/ca125qa.cfm

I am glad to hear your surgeon removed the cyst and saved your ovary (cystectomy) and that the cyst was benign. How recently was your surgery? All that cutting can cause some lingering pain and discomfort.

I also had a mucinous cystadenoma but was over-treated. My surgeon whom I had trusted for 19 years removed both ovaries and my uterus when all that needed to be removed was the cyst. I have connected with many women with similar stories or ones who lost an ovary due to a benign cyst so it is so good to hear that you were treated conservatively.

I hope this pain abates soon and there is nothing else going on! Keep us posted.

[chant84]

my dr wanted to wait 6 weeks to retest CA 125. She said that its common for CA to be elevated after recent surgery. i tested ca a week after surgery and it was 45. About 2 weeks after the test my dr requested another ca as I had a lot of unusual spotting after my period, she seemed really concerned about it. My test (4 weeks post surgery) showed that it was now 24. Is that a good sign? My dr seemed relatively happy with it but said she still wanted me to test again at the 6 weeks mark and do an ultrasound the day after test to decide whether or not to remove the ovary

[HVAC]

What does he want to wait 6 weeks for?

Alex