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Re: How can this be?Another Cyst so soon after Lap,How do I approach my Gyno?
From: Tara (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Feb 27 20:13:59 2006
Hi Storm,
You have been extremely helpful in here, especially to me. Thanks for
your thoughtful posts! I just want to say that I had a laparoscopy on
Monday the 13th of this month (no cysts to be found on either ovary). On
Thursday the 23rd of this month (10 days later) I was absolutely sure I
had appendicitis in my right lower abdominal quadrant. My pain too, was
"higher than the ovary". I went to my gynecologist, we did a CT scan,
and then it was found that I developed a 3.5cm right ovarian cyst within
a period of 10 days! I do have to say that she was so kind, believed me,
we did a scan, and she called me with the results in a very short period
of one day. I'm so sorry that you were blown off in your doctor's
office. It is time for a new doctor Storm. You have to trust your
feelings and when they give you really bad vibes, take forever to see
you, or say things like "they will probably find nothing" you need to
move on. I don't know where you live, I'm sorry I can't remember, but
there has to be another doctor that can help you! I would clone mine if
I could, but that has only been done in sheep and cats so far!!!
(((HUGS)))!!
At Mon, 27 Feb 2006, Storm wrote:
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>Hi all,
>
>I feel so selfish sometimes posting in this forum.I feel all I do is ask
>and never offer anything in return for all the wonderful advice I have
>rec'd on this forum.I just read Jenny's advice on if you've been newly
>diagonised with Endo and it has given me the courage to yet again ask
>for help.I am so devastated by this disease and more importantly by the
>treatment I have received from Doctors here in Ireland.If it's ok I will
>give you a brief a History as possible.
>
>Mid November had a sudden sharp shooting like pain in my lower left hand
>side, after these eased (after a few mins)I was left with a dull ache
>for the rest of the day.My period started that day but the pain didn't
>feel normal.Went to my local Dr who suspected a cyst and referred me for
>a pelvic ultra sound scan.
>Beginning Dec a complex 5.5cm ovarian Cyst was discovered and was in
>very bad pain and was referred to a Gyno (appartently one of the Top
>Gyno/Obs in the country)He saw me and rushed to get me a bed in Out
>patient for a Laporoscopy within 10 days, he told me he suspected I also
>had endo.
>End of Dec I have my laporoscopy. I am told that NO CYST was discovered
>and that I had 'mild endo' which he lasered.I feel great for TWO
>WEEKS.After only two weeks I feel the pain come back slightly.
>Mid Jan the pain is unbearable.I see my local Dr who tells me it's just
>not possible that I am in pain so soon after the Op, She writes a letter
>to the local Hospital to schedule a scan in the next few weeks but tells
>me she's confident they will find nothing.
>End of Jan the pain is just too much I nearly end up in A&E.I ph my
>Gyno, he is on Hols but his colleague phones me back tells me that it's
>just not possible that I am in pain again, they never found a cyst in
>the first place and they would under no circumstances operate again
>(like I wanted THAT??!!)and to just 'wait&see'.I was distraught.HOWEVER
>the day my gyno is back he phones me to make an appointment (I hadn't
>had a follow up from the op anyway)asap.I am delighted because I feel he
>must be taking me seriously if he's seeing me so soon.
>The 2nd of Feb I go to my appointment it is for 2.30pm there are SIX
>people to be seen before me (backlog from his Hols)still he manages to
>see me at 3.10pm!I start to tell him of the terrible pain I've been in
>since two weeks after Op.I tell him the pain is THE EXACT same except
>WORSE than when I orginally went to see him.He tells me that the Cyst
>was gone when they opened me (no I didn't ask where it went to & yes I
>wonder?)he lasered a few spots of Endo and that was it.He told me it was
>not possible that I have either a Cyst or endo at the moment.I told him
>I'd been through 3 cycles since op.He just 'hhmmmmed and hawwed' and
>wrote things down never asked me anything, had a brief look at me asked
>where the pain was, when I showed him he said 'that's too high you're
>ovary isn't up there' (I felt SO stupid of course I knew that,but I
>can't help where the pain is)but told him this is exactly where I told
>you the pain was before my op.He totally dismissed me from his office
>and told me 'there is NOTHING gynoclogical wrong with me and if I was
>still in 'pain' in 4 weeks to call him & he would refer me to a bowel
>specialist.I got his bill in the post the next day!!!I was 'dimissed' he
>had even said to me going out the door 'Hopefully I won't be seeing you
>again'
>23rd feb my previously scheduled Ultra sound scan. I have been in
>sometimes mild sometimes terrible pain since 2nd Feb.The nurse is so
>suprised with what she see's she calls a Dr.And YES Guess what????There
>it is in the SAME side as the last time (left)and the SAME size 5.5cm
>Yeap (ANOTHER?) Cyst???!!!Was I suprised?No not really.
>But the thing is WHERE do I go from here?I rang my Gyno this morning
>spoke to his sec who said she would get the results faxed to her asap
>and get my gyno (who would be in Clinic til late morning) to phone me
>back asap.Will it's afternoon now and he still hasn't called.I'm sure he
>will, but what do I SAY to him???????Has he made a mistake and missed it
>in the op(the radiologist seemed to think that maybe he'd missed it as
>my left ovary is unsually high,also explains why my pain was so high!)or
>when he told me on 2nd feb it just wasn't possible that I had another
>cyst............
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