Any thoughts from the experts???

[montie2]

I've been having pelvic, rectal, bladder, groin pressure and pain for months.  I have had antibiotics for bladder infections, didn't help.  Ultrasound showed a 5 cm cyst mildy complex.  Follow up US showed it had decreased in size and says it's now over 3 cm.  I figure this is going to be the type of cyst that goes away on it's own. My dr. has ordered an MRI to see if there is anything else going on.  I go from aching and pressure in the lower, lower, pelvic area and the rectum, to lower back pain, to pain (not sure if it's the groin area) where the legs meet the body around the vagina.  I have lost 17 pounds in 2 months.  I have only had a couple days where I have not had to take pain medication so that I can work and not just curl up in a ball for the day.  I never am crying in pain, until I just am fed up and I am fed up.  My question for the experts is; if it is not the cyst causing all this, can you think of anything else that it could be from your experiences or maybe things you have read????  I do not know my family medical history so that makes it difficult too.  
If anyone has any thoughts or ideas of what to check next or where to go from here I would sincerly appreciate it.
PS. I did have my third c-section 6 months ago and have wondered if scar tissue could be the culprit. I also have already had my right ovary and tubes removed because of a benign tumor.

[Sharon2714]

ty montie .. im gettig out and about in about an hour and i am so excited !!
no more old charlton heston movies for me heheheh (but he was a hottie)
yeah that CA-125 really doesnt help out much in some cases ... doing the other tests
would help more .. so now they will have to take the opposite approach and in anything is amiss on the mri then order a tvus
try this link here it has a lot of info i use it regularly .. u may want to register so u can poke around that site

http://www.emedicine.com/med/TOPIC1699.HTM

if anyone knows how to add this to health topics please clue me in i have not tried that yet

love
sharon

[montie2]

Neither ultra sound was a transvaginal which I thought was strange. They said they could see it just fine.  I had the CA 125 and it was 13. I am premenopausal though.  So far that is all that has been done but now they are supposed to schedule an mri.  

By the way Sharon, how are you doing?? Feeling better?  And thanks so much for responding.  Not much action on this forum. Much more questions than answers.

[Sharon2714]

well were just regular folks on this forum ... were too poor to afford a cyst doctor (that was a little joke)
amazing ur cyst shrunk that i gather is g00d news were both ultrasounds transvaginal ? were any other tests ordered ?? there are a host of maladies that can cause abdominal pain and even an acute abdomen ... endometriosis aortic distention IBS ovarian cysts and possible ADHESIONS from your previous abdominal surgeries appendicitis u have a lot of ruling out to do :)
first thing is i would get them to draw blood cbc, chem, and ca-125 ... then do a pelvic exam then finally a transvaginal ultrasound ... and have the radiologist send u a copy of the report ... if anything is remotely suspiciou transvaginally then have them do a contrast dye ct for pelvic and abdoinal organs
i guess the bottom line is that u are ur best advocate ... let them know that this is not acceptable ad u need the answer not platitudes ... i wish u well
love
sharon