Re: ovarian cyst
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue May 27 21:47:28 2008
love progesterone, suggest you send records to an endo specialist
check out, for example, centerforendo.com
At Thu, 22 May 2008, Shama wrote:
>
>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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