What is wrong with me? Ovarian Cancer??

[Kriddle]

I have several swollen lymph nodes now for over 5 months. One under my right arm and several in pelvic area. The doctor said there was so many she couldn't count them all. The blood test came back fine. I had a CT Scan and it came back that I had a cyst(s) in my pelvic area. I just went yesterday and had an Ultrasound. The women asked me if I hurt more on the left side then the right, which I do. My symptoms: 1. Urinating a lot more often. I have to get up in the middle of the night several times to pee. I never used to do this..  2. One day I will be constipated and another day I will have diarrhea. 3. Sever pain where it feels like my ovaries. 4. Occasional sharp pain in my left side back area.  I read about Ovarian Cancer and it sounded a lot like my symptoms. Can you have swollen lymph nodes from having a cyst? Could this be Ovarian Cancer or some kind of Cancer? What do you think this might be? My doctor tells me she has no clue! Can you give me any ideas so I can have my doctor test for it.

If you need to know: I have had my tubes tied 2 1/2 years ago and had an infection. Couldn't walk or talk for 2 weeks after. Was in sever pain!
4 years ago I had precancerous cells that had to be removed.


Thanks Krystal

[hummingbirdmoth]

According to
http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?vascularity
vascularity in medical terms is the blood supply of a tumor.
The word 'tumor' does NOT indicate cancer though; a tumor can also be beneign and in that case called... a cyst, for example.

So yes, the vascularity your gynaecologist talked about is the blood flow, shown in colors through the dopler. I am not a doctor, but a skilled gynaecologist can estimate the likelihood of the tumor being cancerous or not.
But I do not believe it is a 100 percent sure diagnostic method. Ask your doctor.

[mary1750]

I would suggest you try to find a GYN/ONCOLOGIST (they are specialist in female cancers).  I just recovered from having a large ovarian cyst removed by one of those speciality doctors (after seeing my regular OB/GYN!!

Keep us posted..........

[babs_the_fly_girl]

How does the Doppler check of bloodflow relate to an estimate of cancer likelihood? The gal who did my ultrasound, when I asked what all the colors were about, said something about vascularity. Do you know if that's the same thing?

[hummingbirdmoth]

Go see a gynaecologist!

This is not something a general doctor should be examening (especially if she says to not have a clue...).

Through a socalled transvaginal ultrasound - an ultrasound made from within (doesn't hurt) - a gynaecologist can see exactly what you have going on. If your cyst looks like it might be a cancerous one, a skilled gynocologist can, with the right ultrasound equipment, make a 'dopler' to check the bloodflow around that cyst. With that he/she can estimate if it's likely to be cancerous or likely to be beneign.

Good luck!

[TrudieC]

Most of your symptoms can also related to ovarian cysts.  I'm not sure if the lymph nodes are related to your cyst or not.  It is possible that cysts can cause your hormones to go wacky or your thyroid to act up.  You need to see a gyn to discuss treatment options.  Do you know what kind and what size your cyst is?