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Re: To Emma, Re: Cysts
From: Tania (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Jun 2001 20:07:03 -0000
Terry,
i have a HUGE problem with rupturing cysts, as a matter of fact i was
in the emergency room lastnight. i have at least one cyst rupture per year,
this year so far i've been lucky enough to have 2. Do you think this may be
a sign of something else wrong with me(god forbid)?
tania
>From: "stedgar" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Subject: To Emma, Re: Cysts
>Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 11:43:06 -0500
>
>Hi Emma :-)
>
> > Multiple ovarian cysts, especially if they rupture are uncommmon in
>PCOS.
> > Usually (not always) women with PCOS don't have the right hormonal
>support
> > to develop cysts that are big enough to burst and cause pain.
> > The "cysts" talked about in PCOS are actually immature follicles on the
> > inside of the ovary, often upwards of 10 at a time.
>
>Yes, they are uncommon, but not unheard of.
>I develop large dysfunctional cysts that have to be surgically removed
>(Dinner plate, Grapefruit & Golf ball sizes) as well as the majority of
>other PCOS symptoms.
>
>This is why the Cyst in PCOS is such a misnomer.
>
>'Content yourself to be a Lover of Wisdom, a Seeker of Truth.'
>Epictetus
>Lux et umbra vicissim, sed semper amor.
>(Light and shadow by turn, but always love.)
>
>Terrie
>Vancouver, BC
>PCOSA of Canada
>PCOS@9, Dx@32
>CGP; 240-180
>Met, Effexor, Herbs & Anti-Candida
>
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