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Re: Dr Daiter - Ovarian Cysts
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Thu May 31 02:31:59 2007
Hi,
I have had the same symptoms one time and the doctors in the ER told me
that it was a cyst in my uterus that had ruptured. So maybe the same
thing had happened to you?
At Wed, 30 May 2007, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>I don't get the bleeding part. Were you on your period? If you had a
>ruptured ovarian cyst the blood would not come out of your vagina. I
>would think something was going on in your uterus, could it have been a
>miscarriage? I don't know how long after a miscarriage the pregnancy
>test would show that there was a pregnancy.
>
>At Wed, 30 May 2007, Sabrina wrote:
>>
>>That was the first thing that they did was run a pregnancy test. All
>>three were negative. Plus when I found out in Jan 06 that I still
>>ovulated on the pill, I took measures to use a back up form of birth
>>control. Since I posted, I have seen a few doctors. They have all
>>suggested another lap. My pcp has agreed with that assessment. I see
>>my obgyn on Friday to discuss it. Thanks.
>>
>>At Wed, 30 May 2007, Eric Daiter, MD wrote:
>>>
>>>I did not hear about a NEGATIVE PREGNANCY TEST, since an ectopic
>>>pregnancy must be ruled out (even if you have been taking pills, if you
>>>miss days and ovulate a pregnancy may occur). Fertility doctors think
>>>everyone is pregnant until proven otherwise.
>>>
>>>If you are not pregnant, then it is possible for a ruptured and bleeding
>>>ovarian cyst to cause this type of pain, though this should have been
>>>seen on the radiologic tests. If you "ripped" or tore an adhesion (scar
>>>tissue) by making an ovarian cyst in a certain location on the ovary
>>>that pulled the scar tissue in a different direction, then it may have
>>>torn. If the pain persists or increases you might need to consider a
>>>laparoscopy to examine the tissues for the cause. If you have a fever,
>>>then it could be infectious and may be able to be treated with
>>>antibiotics. Often, the "mystery pain" goes away spontaneously... but
>>>10 days is a long time to be in pain.
>>>
>>>Good luck
>>>
>>>http://www.drericdaitermd.com
>>>
>>>At Fri, 25 May 2007, Sabrina wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I have been getting about the same opinion on pain that started 10 days
>>>>ago.
>>>>I had severe onset of pain beginning May 16th that night. All of a
>>>>sudden pain that doubled me over and felt sick and started sweating and
>>>>was nauseaus. I took Lortab. An hour after that pain started, I had a
>>>>gush of blood. Pain was much better on Thursday and Friday. Friday
>>>>night it came back and walloped me. It was severe through out the
>>>>entire weekend. I had light bleeding to spotting to none and back to
>>>>light again. It went from bright red to brown to none and then back
>>>>again. The bleeding stopped Monday night. Monday I called my obgyn's
>>>>office. The nurse told me to keep an eye on it and call in a month.
>>>>Later that day it was getting worse. So I called my pcp's office. She
>>>>saw me right away and said it was a) appendicitis b) ruptured cyst c)
>>>>adhesions. She sent me to the ER for eval of appendicitis. They did
>>>>bloodwork, urine, cat scan. All came back normal. Abdominal exam
>>>>showed pain on the lower right quandrant. Pelvic exam had pain on the
>>>>right ovary and tube.
>>>>
>>>>The ER drs and my pcp think it may be a ruptured cyst or an adhesion. My
>>>>ob said he really didn't think it was an adhesion as that builds month
>>>>after month and comes on gradually. I did have adhesions of the left
>>>>tube/ovary/bowel and peritineum wall. He said that he wasn't sure if it
>>>>was a cyst either. He said there was no free fluid in the pelvis. But
>>>>he also said cat scans were not 100% accurate either. He agreed with
>>>>doing an US (scheduled for a transvaginal and an abdominal pelvic one
>>>>next week). But he doesn't think it will show anything. I still have
>>>>really bad pain. He said to keep taking lortab and motrin.
>>>>
>>>>So do you think it was a burst cyst? If not do you have any idea what it
>>>>may be? My endo/adhesion pain never lasted this long before for a time
>>>>period. I am on Loestrin continuously and prometrium days 12-21 of the
>>>>pill pack. I still ovulate on the pill. It was confirmed by US in Jan
>>>>06. I am 33. Thanks for any help or insight you can provide.
>>>
>>>--
>>>http://www.infertilitytutorials.com
>>>
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