Re: ovarian cyst
From: Shama (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu May 22 12:45:31 2008
I am very new to this forum, but I have to thak Christy for her
encouraging story. THANK YOU SO MUCH! I am 29 years old and wanting to
get pregnant, diagnosed with 7cm choclate cyst, got it aspirated, came
back to orginal size. All my docs want me to for surgery, be it lap or
open. Or they want me to take hormones. Your story gives me hope to
stand for my opinion that it will go away by itself and never come back
a again.Thanks again!
--
Shama
At Mon, 23 Aug 2004, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>Hi Desiree,
>I'm new to this forum and want to thank you and Christy both for your
>posts.
>I am 44 years old -- no kids, pregnancies, or surgeries of any kind --
>and had my annual gynecological exam two weeks ago, during which I
>complained to my doc about heavier periods and shorter cycles over the
>last couple of years (same complaint as last year). My doctor said
>"menorrhagia," and he really wanted to schedule a D&C, but I said no to
>that (he had already performed an endometrial biopsy last summer with
>nothing found). I asked him if I could instead schedule a
>pelvis/transvaginal ultrasound, he said yes, and I had the ultrasound
>last week.
>The result? A slightly enlarged uterus (10.6 x 4.0 x 5.3cm), a normal
>endometrial canal stripe of 4 mm, and the "incidental" finding of a
>"large 6.9 x 4.8 x 8.5 cm cystic mass" on my right adnexa. There is no
>classification as to its make-up (fluid-filled, solid, complex?)... Only
>a recommendation of "surgical consultation" because of its size. My
>gynecologist wants to schedule a laproscopic surgery under general
>anaesthesia (and get that D&C he's pushing for done at the same time)...
>And I'm a little flipped out. I saw my PCP this morning, and he said
>that he thinks the surgery is a good idea, but was kind enough to refer
>me to another gynecologist for a third opinion. I'll see her week after
>next.
>
>Am I missing something? My gut feeling tells me that the radiologist's
>findings should be a little more specific before I submit to the risks
>and costs of surgery. I would like another ultrasound performed -- with
>specific attention to the features of this "cystic mass" -- but neither
>doctor seem to think that's necessary, and neither will even call the
>radiologist for clarification of the ultrasound I've already had.
>I'm a healthy woman and I'm very afraid of surgery. Do cysts this large
>ever self-resolve? Does Progesterone cream really help? My gynecologist
>told me *not* to use it... Help with any options, resources or a
>referral to a more enlightened, less cut-happy physician in Southern
>California would be greatly appreciated!
>Thanks,
>Staci
>
>At Mon, 4 Feb 2002, Desiree wrote:
>>
>>I am sorry that this was your experience! but I am more sorry that these
>>type
>>of stories will continue to happen to all woman-- until we realize we
>>have options.
>>I was diagnozed with an 8cm ovarian cyst (hemoragic type) and one docter
>>opted to wait - it has now been treee months and I still have it, with
>>alot of pain.
>>the other docter just informed me that having it removed is an option
>>-one I never knwew I had- but the "aspiration" sould somehow make me
>>less fertile?
>>that is the part that I do not know! and I would like to have childen
>>
>>I wish you well!
>>
>>At Sun, 9 Dec 2001, Christy wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi :o)
>>>
>>>Just wanted to share my experience with ovarian cysts with you......
>>>
>>>I am 31 and over the last 12 years, I have had many, many cysts. Most
>>>have been endometriomas (chocolate cysts) and hemmoragic cysts. I've
>>>had them as big as softballs, grapefruits, golfballs, and grapes. I've
>>>also had different doctors take different routes to treat the cysts.
>>>
>>>I have found that a lap isn't always necessary, regardless of the size
>>>of the cyst, because the important variable is the type of cyst it is.
>>>Also, I have had various doctors tell me that I needed a hysterectomy to
>>>cure me. That wasn't (and still isn't) an option for me.
>>>
>>>In May, an ultrasound showed that I had a complex, debris-filled cyst in
>>>my right ovary. It was the size of a grape...nothing big, right? Well,
>>>my doctor said it would spontaneously resolve itself within 4-6 weeks.
>>>In 4-6 weeks,the cyst was the size of a golfball. Once again, my doctor
>>>said it would go away on its own. This is when I started to worry. I
>>>let it go and in October, it was the size of a softball. With an
>>>upcoming lap for endo and adhesion excision, I decided to do nothing. By
>>>the time my surgery came, the cyst had started to shrink on its own. It
>>>was only the size of a golfball again and I hadn't taken any hormones.
>>>During my surgery, my doctor aspirated and removed it and it ended up
>>>being a hemmoragic cyst. I guess my point is that even when I'm worried
>>>that what's going on inside me requires some immediate action, my body
>>>has managed to take care of itself and I end up without going through
>>>unnecessary medical procedures and meds.
>>>
>>>Here's a great story about cysts and the reality that we don't have to
>>>have major surgery to be cured....
>>>
>>>My doctor (Dr. Thomas Lyons in Atlanta)had an Olympic athlete as a
>>>patient a few years ago. She had a 20 (YES, twenty!!) pound cyst in her
>>>ovary. She was the size of a woman who is 9 months pregnant.
>>>Laparoscopically he removed the cyst, saved her organs (all of them!)
>>>and 2 days after the lap, she was at the opening ceremonies for the
>>>Olympic games.
>>>
>>>There are so many options for women today....birth control pills taken
>>>continuously, Depo shots, waiting and watching, etc. Make sure to get
>>>several opinions before making a decision. You deserve it. :o) Please
>>>let us know what you decide.
>>>
>>>All the best,
>>>Christy
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