Re: tests before lap surgery for endo mass on ovary (please read)
From: Sharon (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Oct 30 19:04:04 2005
Cindy, I know exactly what your going through, I had the same thing
happen to me. I suffer from endo, but they had also found a cyst on my
right ovary (6cm) and told me it was suspicious. You automatically
think its cancer and you cant help but worry, and think what if it is. I
know its a terrible feeling, and you just want it out, NOW! I to had to
wait for 8 weeks, which is normal where I live. They call you in before
your sugery to have blood work done and check your blood pressure etc.
I had my surgery a few weeks ago, it turned out to be fibroids grouped
together that looked like a cyst.
I can tell you to try to relax and think positive, though its hard to. I
thought of the worst case scenarios and then I thought I would drive
myself crazy before my surgery so I decided to think positive and if it
was cancerous, then I would deal with it. Fibroids and cysts can come
and go and grow, and yes, they can also burst, so get to the er if you
sense something is wrong before your surgery.
All the best to you, I will think positive for you..
At Wed, 12 Oct 2005, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>OH MY!! That's scary.
>You always have to have blood work done before surgery, I think it's so
>they can look at your cell counts or whatever. If they do a CA125 it is
>to test for ovarian cancer. Hopefully you don't have it. I'll pray for
>you.
>
>Don't get freaked out. Cysts do grow rapidly. One day no cyst, period
>comes around and oh look a 3.5 cm cyst (happened to me). If the cyst is
>filled with toxins and they're released into your body, don't freak out,
>but you can die, if surgery isn't performed right away. If the cyst is
>benign and it will just hurt very badly if it bursts. If it feels like
>someone is stabbing you in the stomach and turning the knife and the
>pain is so bad that any movement hurts. If it happens GO TO THE ER.
>With the size of the cyst on your ovary and not knowing what kind it is,
>I'd definitely go to the ER if you feel like it's burst. A friend of
>mine had a cyst on her ovary, that was filled with toxins. It ruptured
>during intercourse and her husband at the time rushed her to the ER.
>They had to perform surgery because if they didn't she would have died.
>If it bursts and is filled with blood I believe you can see blood in
>your urine. Don't quote me on that, just go to the ER if that baby
>pops. You'll know it when it ruptures. It'll feel like really bad shit
>craps, but you won't even be able to tighten those muscles to shit,
>it'll hurt so bad. Then when you get there, tell them you are scheduled
>for surgery and nobody's sure if it's blood filled or not, they should
>take care of you right away.
>
>I'm so so sorry!! I wish you the best of luck and hope you get to
>surgery sooner. FYI, a lot of ovarian cysts rupture during sex, so I
>know it's hard, but you might not want to do it until the problem is
>taken care of. Something about the pressure that causes the rupture,
>I've been there and it sucks!!
>
>-Val
>
>At Wed, 12 Oct 2005, Cindy wrote:
>>
>>Hi everyone, can you guys enlighted me on what it means to have to go
>>into hospital for "tests" before my surgery? i am thinking it means
>>ca125 tests and so on. i have head that this is a test to see if you
>>have ovarian cancer? i am just so damm worried as it is. i am more
>>worried about the tests then the surgery. one more thing i have a 7 cm
>>pretty rapidaly growing endo {they think} on my ovary. they cant get me
>>in to surgery for another 8 weeks or so. is that ok in your opionion?
>>that means i will have two more periods!the last two peroids were sooooo
>>light. cause i guess it is all being trapped in that mass. so with two
>>more i am soo concerned it will burst? what do you think? if it did
>>burst....lets say before surgery....could i die? i know that sounds
>>weird but it is onmy mind....
>>
>>This all came on so sudden for me only 8 weeks ago my period was fine no
>>health problems then one day i had a little pain and my peroids were
>>light. found out from ultra sound i have this thing that only 8 weeks
>>ago was just 4 cm now it is 7....i can actally see it coming out of my
>>belly!
>>
>>please let me know what you think.....
--
-Sharon
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